Dubious Facts Can't Explain Filibuster Threat – What Can? (*BARF ALERT*)
As you may have heard, erstwhile Democrat Joe Lieberman has vowed to support a Republican filibuster of any health care bill containing the dreaded "public option." Politicians and those who write about them spent the week scratching their heads, struggling to divine his motives. Perhaps I can help. First, toss out any theory connecting Lieberman's action to concern for health care policy. We infer this not only from the breathtaking opportunism of his late career but from the stunning ignorance on display in his remarks on the filibuster. Surely, a man operating on principle would suffer to learn the facts....
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Tags: Democrat, Filibuster, Health Care Bill, Health Care Policy, Joe Lieberman, Motives, Opportunism, Politicians, Principle, X96