Lieberman Backed Medicare Buy-In This Fall
by Jonathan Singer, Mon Dec 14, 2009 at 10:21:17 AM EST
Greg Sargent makes an excellent catch, finding that not only did Joe Lieberman support in the somewhat distant past the type of Medicare buy-in proposal he is now promising to filibuster -- he spoke out in favor of such a proposal just three months ago. Take a look:
The Beltway press is beginning to take note that Lieberman's position isn't really principled, and this video evidence isn't likely to help the Connecticut Senator convince anyone otherwise. Given that Lieberman's power stems from his cachet with the establishment, the potential that he will lose this cachet as more realize that his positions are less about principle than politics might actually be the way to get him to back down.
Tags: 111th Congress, Healthcare, Joe Lieberman (all tags)











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