Lieberman is still toying with Dem leadership and Olympia Snowe says she really just needs more time.
"Yes, I do have misgivings because I understand that there are a lot of unintended consequences," Snowe said Tuesday. "We haven’t had this bill laid down in its entirety so it makes it difficult, I think, to make a decision on a bill in such a short timeframe."
Snowe spoke to President Barack Obama on Monday and met Tuesday morning with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and his staff to go over the outlines of the latest compromise version of the healthcare bill. Reid has opted to forego several key liberal priorities, such as the creation of a government-run public option health insurance program, to secure the votes of centrists such as Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)
She sure is getting a lot of face time with the President. As of yet, no word on whether the House Progressives are going to get the meeting they requested.
Meanwhile, Durbin says the quest for 60 votes continues. We're not done with the carving up yet.