To the public option:
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, speaking in that trademark sonorous baritone, utters a simple statement that translates into real trouble for Democratic leaders: “I’m going to be stubborn on this.”
Stubborn, he means, in opposing any health-care overhaul that includes a “public option,” or government-run health-insurance plan, as the current bill does. His opposition is strong enough that Mr. Lieberman says he won’t vote to let a bill come to a final vote if a public option is included.
We’ll have to see how firm he stands – after all, the left has been after his scalp for a while and might force Reid to threaten Lieberman’s committee assignments if he doesn’t toe the line. On the other hand, Lieberman just might figure that any loss of committee will be temporary – either the Democrats will win a reduced, need-Lieberman-majority after 2010, or the GOP will have won a narrow, better-make-sure-of-Lieberman majority. We’ll have to see – but, meanwhile, this does bode well for our ability to prevent the liberals from forging the shackles of slavery for us…
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