December 15, 2009
Lieberman!
This egomaniac, this so-called Democrat, this humanitarian, this former VP candidate on Democratic ticket, would apparently let thousands of people not covered by health insurance die over the course of the next 10 years in order to punish Democrats in Connecticut for voting against him in his last Senate race when they nominated Ned Lamont. (Let's hope that was Joe's last Senate race!) Nice guy. He parades his religious beliefs apparently to camouflage his incredible desire to be the the center of attention, while acting pained and explaining that he is "torn" by his convictions. Well, time for action. Relieve his angst. Show him the door of the Democratic caucus now.
I know, I know, that could cost us the health bill, but so what? Mo-Jo has killed most of the good stuff already, so kick him out, change the filibuster rule, and start over. Blackmail ain't pretty, and that is what Mo-Jo, Evan Bayh and Ben Nelson are up to. (And Olympia Snow? No better.)
Time for Harry Reid to step aside, kick Mo-Jo out on his way, and move in a new leader who is willing to take on the battle and go at it with the lobbyists. If the Democrats keep agreeing with Lieberman why not admit defeat at the hand of Aetna--the real Senator from Connecticut?
In Wisconsin, Doyle and Barrett are feeling better about their proposed loopy mayoral takeover of Milwaukee Public Schools. Why are they feeling so good? They were running low on excuses to justify this anti-democratic move. Arne Duncan won't give them a dollar figure for one. Well, not to worry. The unofficial governing class has spoken. Yes, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) has spoken.
Led by Jim Klauser, Ave Bie, Richard Graber and other rightwing Republicans calling themselves "non-partisan," WPRI warns that MPS is broke. I think I get it. After 12 years of Klauser and Tommy Thompson and eight years of Doyle, MPS is broke. Solution? Blame incoming MPS board president Bonds and run for River Hills.
An interesting side note. We learn of this from the MacIver News Service. What's that? Ask Klauser, Bie, and Graber. "Birds of a feather flock together," said my 4th grade nun.
Final note: How embarrassing does it get? The U.S. has decided to raise wages for Afghans who are employed by us. How much? Not quite as high as, get this, Taliban wages, but higher than they were. Who takes credit? Who is making policy?
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How Lieberman has conducted himself with regard to healthcare reform is outrageous, indeed. He came across as a whiner whilst running for VP. Thankfully he never made it. Healthcare reform and debate has truly brought out the true Joe Lieberman. Sadly, he still serves in the senate.
Where do these inept politicians come from? How do we, the voters, dare to put them into office?
Health insurance has removed us from the reality of what medical care really costs. We see the doctor and someone else gets the bill.
We have tailored our political system to do the same: we show up on election day and then let the great unknowns do all the work. We need to take control of those we put into office. Better yet, we need to put into office those who reflect the will of the people.
-Franz Fripplfrappl | Stoughton, WI | December 15, 2009
I just figured it out. Joe doesn't care about you or me. He already has free health care. He's out of touch.
-Franz Fripplfrappl | Stoughton | December 16, 2009
How do people like Lieberman get elected in the first place?
-Oleandra Smjirkin | Madison | December 16, 2009
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