More bombast from Pharisee Joe.
Need another reason to support a government-run health care system? Joe Lieberman is against it. That’s good enough for me. If the Nutmeg Narcissist doesn’t like something, it has to be good for the rest of us.
Lieberman calls himself an “independent Democrat.” Hmmm. What would you call a guy who supports increasing defense spending, continues to support the war in Iraq, calls No Child Left Behind “progressive” educational reform, and wants to regulate the content in video games, the film industry, and the Internet?
Perhaps you were thinking “Republican.” Actually, “Pharisee” is a better term. Like those bygone pompous princes of presumption, Joe thinks he is the beholder of all things moral, legal, and desirable. He is an elitist of the first order, one who takes care of fellow elitists. Working people should have wised up to Lieberman when he voted to pass NAFTA. Who does he really care about? The insurance industry for one. That old Connecticut staple has been in decline for some time, but Lieberman continues to pander to it with his votes to limit damages in product liability suits and in curtailing the right to sue corporations. On health care he’s shown his true stripes once again. He has cosponsored the Healthy Americans Act. According to his own Website, it “would establish a centrally financed system of private health insurance options for all Americans.” And there it is; Pharisee Joe isn’t about to take a step that might cut into the profits of health care insurers; he values their health over yours.
Back in 2006 Lieberman lost the Democratic primary to Ned Lamont, an actual progressive. Rather than play the loyal party man, Lieberman promptly declared himself an independent, used the Iraq War as a scare tactic, and got enough frightened Nutmeg voters to give him back his Senate sinecure. In 2008, Lieberman again backstabbed Democrats by supporting John McCain’s presidential bid in 2008. These days he walks around with faux gravitas etched on his face and tells us he opposes a government health care option because “there’s danger in trying to do too much.”
How many times does Lieberman need to step out with a new floozy before Connecticut voters realize that’s he’s not going to keep his wedding vows? The path to meaningful reform begins with a “Recall Joe Lieberman” vote in Connecticut. If you live there, sign aboard—it will do wonders for your physical and psychic wellbeing.
Need another reason to support a government-run health care system? Joe Lieberman is against it. That’s good enough for me. If the Nutmeg Narcissist doesn’t like something, it has to be good for the rest of us.
Lieberman calls himself an “independent Democrat.” Hmmm. What would you call a guy who supports increasing defense spending, continues to support the war in Iraq, calls No Child Left Behind “progressive” educational reform, and wants to regulate the content in video games, the film industry, and the Internet?
Perhaps you were thinking “Republican.” Actually, “Pharisee” is a better term. Like those bygone pompous princes of presumption, Joe thinks he is the beholder of all things moral, legal, and desirable. He is an elitist of the first order, one who takes care of fellow elitists. Working people should have wised up to Lieberman when he voted to pass NAFTA. Who does he really care about? The insurance industry for one. That old Connecticut staple has been in decline for some time, but Lieberman continues to pander to it with his votes to limit damages in product liability suits and in curtailing the right to sue corporations. On health care he’s shown his true stripes once again. He has cosponsored the Healthy Americans Act. According to his own Website, it “would establish a centrally financed system of private health insurance options for all Americans.” And there it is; Pharisee Joe isn’t about to take a step that might cut into the profits of health care insurers; he values their health over yours.
Back in 2006 Lieberman lost the Democratic primary to Ned Lamont, an actual progressive. Rather than play the loyal party man, Lieberman promptly declared himself an independent, used the Iraq War as a scare tactic, and got enough frightened Nutmeg voters to give him back his Senate sinecure. In 2008, Lieberman again backstabbed Democrats by supporting John McCain’s presidential bid in 2008. These days he walks around with faux gravitas etched on his face and tells us he opposes a government health care option because “there’s danger in trying to do too much.”
How many times does Lieberman need to step out with a new floozy before Connecticut voters realize that’s he’s not going to keep his wedding vows? The path to meaningful reform begins with a “Recall Joe Lieberman” vote in Connecticut. If you live there, sign aboard—it will do wonders for your physical and psychic wellbeing.
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"Nutmeg Narcissist"-brilliant!
I am at a loss to understand the breadth of corruption that propels Sen. Lieberman to vow to halt health insurance reform in the US....how much money is enough?!
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