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Deb M
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Deb M asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Should Joe Lieberman be kicked out of the Democratic Caucus?

Joe Lieberman said today on the Senate floor he couldn't support the Public Option because simply he doesn't believe in Government run Insurance, yet he backed Medicare.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Ah Joe, what can i say about him?Let me start by saying he makes me think of a puppy.You ask what! a puppy.Yep a puppy, he is easily trained.He likes to run on both sides of the street. He wants everyone to love him.He starts every day by playing ( in the senate) then he looks for something to chew on ( Any lie the republicans spew out) Once he finds what he wants then he abandons it(Democratic party when he ran on the ticket with Al Gore) now he went back across the street to play with the Republicans. He doesnt want to be put on a leash , but sadly thats what happened the Republicans have him on a leash only he doesnt realise it because they are feeding him treats(stick with us we're going to defeat Obama).I think he shouldnt only be kicked out but also have his dog house taken away.

  • Taylor
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    1 decade ago

    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Why can't they get that a public option is no different than Medicare!!!!

    I heard today about the Medicare part, E meaning for everyone! Now they listen, or some of them do anyway! People on Medicare and SS are glad to have it, and pleased with their coverage...If that is Socialism, bring it on!

    People think Medicare is free universal health care! It is not free,they take money out of your SS check each month for it, plus you pay taxes on it, and you have to buy a supplement to pay for out of pocket costs!

  • Well, he lost his Environment and Public Works position for campaigning against Obama. Lieberman's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs chairmanship would probably be in danger if he tried to block Obama's primary policy initiative, and unlike his EPW position, he actually cares about this position. In addition, he isn't guaranteed to even keep his Senate seat if he doesn't have Democratic backing _ note that most Democrats rallied to his defense against Lamont in 2006, but will surely not rally to his defense in 2012 if he tries to filibuster this legislation.

    I personally hate the guy, because he's a backstabbing jerk, but he probably isn't even strongly opposed to the bill. He certainly can't kill it. Taking his chairmanship away from him at the moment wouldn't help health care reform, and would certainly give him a platform to whine on.

    Source(s): http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/1... (plus the rest of his website)
  • 1 decade ago

    He is no longer a Democrat. He lost the primaries while running as a Democrat. He ran then on the general as an Independent. Republicans elected him by voting against the Democrat in the general election.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Ha backed medicare? Wow I didnt know he was a Senator in the 60's

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Joe should be kicked out of the Senate period.He lost the primary to a real Democrat, then like the corporate ,Israeli operative that he is switched parties and ran as an Independent and got re-elected..he has no honor.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hell yes. He's a neocon and not helping the dem party. >0

  • 1 decade ago

    I thought he already left the Democrats.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Joe will get his due come the next election.....He'll be an independent again.......An unemployed independent....

  • 1 decade ago

    How the hell does it matter?

    Don't you see that this false left-right / dem-repub paradigm is distracting us from the real problem and all it's doing is dividing us?

    Wake up! both these parties are owned by the same overlord - the large international banks (commercial and investment) like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase who also a large share of the Private Banking Cartel called "Federal Reserve Bank".

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