psssst...it's not Joe

[SHRED]

Joe Lieberman is a distraction.
So are the Repukes because we know where they stand.

It's every single Democrat that has turned their back on us regarding real health care reform.




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[StreetKnowledge]

1. Yeah, but Lieberman is their Vanguard.

And we'll have to get that piece of shit first.

[SHRED]

4. I truly despise him also

[Tansy_Gold]

8. Pun intended????? n/t

[RainDog]

2. he's the designated shit taker. but I still loathe him

and he deserves the recognition for a host of reasons.

[winyanstaz]

17. exactly...they need someone to blame as they betray us again.

[AllentownJake]

3. Joe Lieberman is still in the caucus

It appears whenever anything controversial needs to be done, Joe gets trotted out.

[MilesColtrane]

5. He's the only member of the Democratic Caucus that won't agree with the other 59 members.

And, he's the only one holding up the passage of this thing.

Sure, no one has managed to get all of their wishes granted in the final form, but gradual progress in spite of compromise is the way things happen to move forward.

If you're a union member you've seen this principle first hand in contract negotiations.

Lieberman's ploy is just another calculated power play. He's hoping that he'll be accepted with open arms when he changes his mind about who he caucuses with next year.

He's the kind of guy who bows and scrapes to whatever ascendant power he divines is on the horizon in the hopes of making a few bucks off of the scraps from their tables.

[tblue]

10. In other words, Lieberman IS the Democratic Caucus. nt

[laughingliberal]

13. I'm not convinced he is the only one holding things up. There may be others who would oppose it but

he got out front before them. If he decided to change his mind, we'd probably hear next from one of the usual suspects.

[RufusTFirefly]

6. Wise and correct, SHRED. But few will accept what you have to say

It's so much easier to demonize one man, one "lone nut," than to acknowledge the extent to which the system is rotten.

You have, with respect, my rec.

[waiting for hope]

7. Yes - he is the distraction.

I can't believe people are giving him so much power. Joe Lieberman - Gang of One! Can stop a speeding bullet with his teeth! :evilgrin:

[upi402]

18. Caving in to Joe... all the way to the bank! n/t

[leeroysphitz]

22. Exactly. n/t

[EFerrari]

9. Agreed.

[bertman]

11. Joe Tiger Woods Lieberman, the Great Distractor. AKA the official excuse. Rec.

[rwheeler31]

12. it is Evin

it is Ben

[Hannah Bell]

14. k/r

[bvar22]

15. Former Chairman of the DLC Joe Lieberman...

..is taking one for the DLC TEAM since he has nothing to lose.

If Team DLC needed another DLC Dem to fall on their sword to protect Corporate Profits, they could easily command one.



The DLC New Team
Republican Lite ONLY!
Working Class Democrats Need NOT Apply

(Screen Capped from the DLC Website)


”I am a New Democrat!”---Barack Obama
http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=254931&kaid=85&subid=900184

[emilyg]

16. k/r

[Raine]

19. Joe is being used as a smoke screen

that the others are hiding behind. x(

[chill_wind]

20. Some of these are especially grateful

to Joe, I bet.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7229247&mesg_id=7229389

[Fire1]

21. I can see that. n/t

[needja]

23. huh!

Joe Lieberman is a back peddling slime bucket!

[Laelth]

24. Agreed. Obama is 95% responsible for this mess.

I see Rahm's fingerprints all over this mess. I think the President has been in complete control of the process from top to bottom.

I am very disappointed in him.

:dem:

-Laelth