Very disappointed in Lawrence O'Donnell tonight.... he's generally great....

[scheming daemons]

But we're basically passing the same law they have in Massachusetts... It's not the onerous thing he describes.


I'm wondering if he's jealous that Obama is accomplishing what his old boss couldn't.

[high density]

1. He's been a downer for months on the issue

I'd rather listen to the GOP spout the same lies over and over on C-SPAN.

[Jennicut]

2. He has had sour grapes for this whole thing...months.

He is being petty. Obama will accomplish what Bill Clinton could not. Sorry, Lawrence.

[11cents]

22. Uh - Lawrence O'Donnell hates Bill Clinton.

Calls him "that fat fuck." He used to work for Moynihan, not Clinton, and Moynihan had a lot to do with killing the Clinton healthcare bill.

[Jennicut]

28. Really? I didn't know that. Wonder why Moynihan disliked the bill so much.

I was only 17 in 1993 so I have vague memories from then, I had just started paying some attention to politics.

[firedupdem]

3. You may have a point. n/t

[TheDebbieDee]

4. Ding! Ding! Ding!

You win the prize!

LO should just get over it, already.

[FrenchieCat]

5. You should have seen him on Charlie Rose! He was way worse!

Yes, he's jealous. He probably feels like if they couldn't do it,
no one could. It's kind of sad that he can't hide it.
He's been giving the Republicans points on how to scuffle it in the Senate,
but it won't work.

[Inchworm]

16. Video link to interview

http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10915

[FrenchieCat]

25. Yep. He was the Eeyore. Thank goodness for the other two guests!

Of course the Republican who was on was slightly worse than him...
but Klein, and I forgot the other's name, they kicked ass!

[angee_is_mad]

6. We have a winner!!!!

:toast:

[annabanana]

7. Well,.. He's been proven wrong, He poormouthed this bill

from day one. He was used to being deferred to as an "expert" in the pitfalls of the process. While he may actually be pleased that this is being passed, he's pissed that he didn't call it.

[Peacetrain]

8. We have been talking about that for a couple of weeks around here

do not understand what is going on with him

[scheming daemons]

12. I guarantee he'll be the "liberal" representative on Morning Joe tomorrow...

...ugh.

[jefferson_dem]

9. His whiny pessimism grew old long ago.

Hey, I'll give the guy a break. The bill is about to pass after he has been droning on for months about how it wouldn't.

[Cha]

18. One really should try to avoid becoming

such a droner..especially when you're flat out wrong.

[Cha]

10. It's been speculated for awhile now

on DU..what is exactly up with Lawrence O'Donnell on this HRC..such eeyoreness, oy vey.

[impik]

11. He is jealous. You got that right. He was there 15 years ago and he's having a real hard time now

Which is a real shame, because Bill Clinton, the one who had the real justification to be heartbroken by what happened - Gave Obama all the support he needed over this fight. I guess that's the difference between great people and the rest.

[O is 44]

13. I'm glad I just tuned back in and missed him...

he has been a real disappointment, I suspect jealousy. He also has gotten some key issues wrong, so I don't trust his analysis.

[mucifer]

14. Bill Clinton himself has been lobbying congress. O'Donnell needs to get over it.

[Clio the Leo]

15. Be easy on him, eating crow is never fun. NT

[stray cat]

17. O'Donnell like many DUers doesn't like the bill - he never has

[Cha]

21. He above all should realize

what it takes to get this far with such rabid opposition and how they can and will improve on it but it has to get into law for it to be improved upon.

[Pirate Smile]

19. He's been horrible on this topic all year. Bitter, party of one.

[MiniMe]

20. I like Lawrence as a guest, but he is very cynnacle as an anchor

[Top Cat]

23. I hate when he fills in for KO he has been hating for weeks.

[BlueIdaho]

24. Larry's high water mark was a little over a year ago.

Since then he has become increasingly tiresome - especially when it comes to health care.

Let's hope no one gives him his own show...

[11cents]

26. People, PEOPLE. O'Donnell hates Clinton.

And he didn't work for Clinton. He worked for Pat Moynihan, who also hated Clinton. Moynihan helped deep-six the Clinton bill. Whatever problem he has with this bill, it has nothing to do with being "jealous" on Clinton's behalf.

(Not just talking through my hat here. I know what he thinks of Bill Clinton.)

[butterfly77]

27. He has been talking down the bill and

giving repubs their talking points...

[inna]

29. -1

[girl gone mad]

30. It's a shitty bill.

It's kind of hard to ignore that elephant.

[Change Happens]

31. He is not generally great...He is the most NEGATIVE person on Tee Vee!!!