Reply #162: I'm sure you are sincere in your belief here but I disagree [View All]

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I believe Lieberman totally acted at the behest of the administration. He was the one promoting an early Medicare buy in back in September when no one else was really talking about it. I am certain Harry Reid put that in because he could get Lieberman's vote on it. The White House tanked this and used Joe to do it. I have no love for Joe Lieberman but this turn around with little real explanation was a stretch even for him. I think Joe took one for the team and it was only fair after Obama saved his chairmanship for him. There had to be some reason Obama did that.

The Senate bill is a right wing piece of garbage that places more costs on the working and middle classes (both by the excise tax and the lack of control on premium costs), covers fewer people, and puts more money in the pocket of a corrupt industry and Pelosi needs to make this the battle of her political life which it looks like she may do.