BWAA. Joe Lieberman just announced he will filibuster any health care legislation that has the public option in it.
This pretty much guarantees the death of the public option in public form. The Democrats will now have to surreptitiously implement it through some sort of “let the states opt-out” or trigger option nonsense that will still amount to the public option.
But at least they have to work for it now.
Thank you lefty bloggers so very much for primarying Joe Lieberman and helping him be bold enough to shaft you. HAAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Thank you my liberal blogging friends.
This pretty much guarantees the death of the public option in public form. The Democrats will now have to surreptitiously implement it through some sort of “let the states opt-out” or trigger option nonsense that will still amount to the public option.
But at least they have to work for it now.
Thank you lefty bloggers so very much for primarying Joe Lieberman and helping him be bold enough to shaft you. HAAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Thank you my liberal blogging friends.
I'm betting in the end, Lieberman will vote for cloture. I don't think he wants to lose his chairmanship. This is just a typical stunt for Joe LIEberman.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think liberal bloggers have to do with Lieberman saying he'll support a Republican filibuster?
ReplyDeleteI think bloggers play a sizable role in how the public officials react. Just like the protesters make a difference. When there is a protest in Rochester and lets say 100 people show up and only 3 guys are for higher taxes and the rest are against it makes a difference. They are the hartbeat of America. You may be right on Lieberman we will see.
ReplyDeleteChris - The liberals will never admit when something is going poorly for them. I can't wait to see how they spin losing governorships and the majority in the legislative branches due to their mismanagement and their out-of-touch radical liberal views.
ReplyDeleteThey can keep their heads in the sand and spinning their own news stories. They are only kidding themselves, while the rest of us are laughing at them.
Liebermann is just the beginning. There will be more to follow.
First the Republicans became too liberal and now the Democrats are way too liberal. In fact they are becoming borderline Socialist.
ReplyDeleteChris, in case you haven't notice, you're in the minority.
ReplyDeleteYou are a noisy minority, but still a minority.
What are you talking about. Conservatives are 40% of the population while Liberals are just 20%. We were the silent majority but now we are becoming more vocal. We are conservative not Republicans or Democrats. Now if you are talking about party lines then you are right that Democrats out number Republicans by a small %. Both are losing ground fast to Independents.While you are a Democrat I am a conservative independent that has voted most often Republican. Nice try though Bruce.
ReplyDeleteChris, I meant that you are in the minority in government. Also, using conservative/liberal to equal Democrat/Republican is not accurate. Unfortunately there are conservative Democrats and I'm sure that is part of the reason that poll breaks the way it does.
ReplyDeleteAlso, a lot of former Republicans now identify themselves in the independent column but my sense is that they lean voting Democratic.
Bruce why do you Democrats still blame the Republicans for everything they can't get done? Is it they are such a week party they have no clue what to do now that they are in power? Thanks for the clarification.
ReplyDeleteOk, we exist in a plurality, since conservatives and liberals don't constitute >50%. Do moderates, libertarians, greens, and others make up the rest or is it the apathetic?
ReplyDeleteAnd before I get flamed...since there are continuously more than 3 classes, (cut and paste from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/majority?db=luna) Majority, plurality, in the context of an election, poll, or other voting situation resulting in a statistically based statement, both denote an amount or number larger than some other. In situations in which only two candidates, options, or positions are concerned, the terms are interchangeable, though majority is by far the more commonly used: She beat her opponent by a large majority. The proposal received a large plurality of “Yes” votes. When three or more choices are available, however, a distinction is made between majority and plurality. A majority, then, consists of more than one-half of all the votes cast, while a plurality is merely the number of votes one candidate receives in excess of the votes for the candidate with the next largest number. Thus, in an election in which three candidates receive respectively 500, 300, and 200 votes, the first candidate has a plurality of 200 votes, but not a majority of all the votes cast. If the three candidates receive 600, 300, and 100 votes, the first has a majority of 100 votes (that is 100 votes more than one-half the total of 1000 cast) and a plurality of 300 votes over the nearest opponent.