Lieberman Backing Down?

Boy - Reid must be getting desperate if he is starting up rumors of Lieberman being false to his word. I may not always agree with Lieberman, but he is a very honorable man. If he says something, his history shows he means it.

Please, Joe. Don't give in. America HAS to remain the only civilized nation that doesn't cover its citizens' healthcare needs. There is something uniquely American about pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps, and there is something uniquely American about having your life ruined because a bunch of Republican jackasses and a sycophantic independent block a humanitarian movement because of money. American lives aren't worth the "debt we'll pass on to our children." Nevermind that perhaps they won't lose their houses because of mounting healhcare bills. Nevermind the peace of mind one gets when one knows one is covered no matter what. Believe the fear, believe the lies, and believe the liars, Joe. You've proven yourself craven and cowardly in the past. Don't prove otherwise now.

jim albertson...all good points that can be acheived without spending a trillion dollars. too bad the democrats dont focus on the few things we really want and tort reform.instead they focus on tax and spend and freebies,

If this is true and you don't understand how Reid got him to switch, you may not be familiar with how politics is ruining our country. It is pure horse trading, two box tops for a bag of marbles, the heck with what any bill will put into law. We jumped from 2M to 12M illegal immigrants in a heartbeat. We're going to socialism and national health care as fast as they can get us there. What they can't change is what I think and want.

People should pay attention to the details in the bills. The House bill is going to cost at least $1.2 Trillion and will not lower the cost of health care. It's likely to increase the cost of health care with all the new mandates and little gimmicks like the one that prevents states from enacting any kind of tort reform. The current legistlation is going to increase what everyone pays for health care (at least those who don't qualify for FREE stuff).

Taxes will have to increase at some point to pay for this legislation and for Medicare which instead of being fixed is being used to pay for this legislation...as if that make sense.

Taxes will increase on the state level because of the dramatic increase in Medicaid. State budgets are already bursting and this bill will overwhelm them.

If Senator Lieberman changes his mind its because the Chicago thugs occupying Washington forced his hand. And if that's the case voters should make sure this is his last term.

If Lieberman filibusters health care, he is out of the caucus. Period. After his vigorous campaigning for Republicans in 2008, it is already a bit of a stretch for Democrats to keep him in there. If he is the reason healthcare is denied an up or down vote, then the Democrats need to make very clear the reason they couldn't do health care is because they DO NOT HAVE A SUPERMAJORITY - Lieberman wasn't even elected as a Democrat.

He's going to be packing it up before it's over with. He better save those 30 pieces of silver. He is done in politics.

30 pieces of silver? the dems supported another guy, after he was their VP candidate. nice bipartisanship displayed by you and your "take my ball and go home" friends

Note to Joe: We will take you over on our side if the democrats don't want you. You can caucus with us.

Note to those who think Lieberman is the only voice in opposition to the bill: If you had 59 votes, you would still get it passed with Snowe, but you don’t.

What the folks on the other side don't get is that the public option is just a convenient scapegoat. This is really about corruption in the government and the waste that follows it. This is about unnecessary layers of government inherent in a 2000 page bill written by democrats. This is about huge unfunded liabilities in social security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and adding another trillion to that. This is about people who care about their children more than they do about themselves. This is about a bill that takes everything from one side and asks nothing of the other (Can anyone on the democrat side say tort reform?) This is about post-purchase dissonance for those who thought change was just a word that politicians used to get elected, and not a complete restructuring of the government from capitalism to socialism. This is about a stimulus that was one-third cyclical (addressing the recession), and two-thirds structural (discretionary); in other words, 650 billion in wasted taxpayer money. And finally, this is about payback for the democrat opposition to social security reform during the Bush presidency.

What goes around comes around. Get over it.

Why would Reid try this lie that will really stiffen Joes back and he may even prevent it from comming to the floor.

Voting against the bill would be an honorable, principled stand. Participating in a procedural stunt to prevent anybody from having the opportunity to vote on the bill is just obstructionist grandstanding. Will the Senator from Aetna please stand down?

Aeeee Landrieu from Loisians is sceptical of reid bill so Joe has some awsome company when he tells reid to .... it.

Lieberman needs to choose carefully. He made his mistaking in saying what he would do before thinking....now he is in a no win situation. If he backs down the republicans will deny him and if he does not the democrats will take away his power which he begged to keep after he left the party. I think he cooked his own goose.

Joe Lieberman needs help. I think he's a person who absolutely must figure prominently in any debate. If filibustering the bill because of the public option puts his name in lights, then that is what he will do. I find it odd that anybody would want to fight what is best for most Americans. Perhaps belt tightening, and smaller government is great in times of plenty and obvious prosperity, but it is a crazy stance when so many people are hurting. After all, what are we paying taxes for except to provide services to the people.

That idiot has sealed his fate. He will lose big time next election.