[jveritas]

I totally agree. Lieberman has in fact has been saying very forcefully that there is no way he is going to vote to end the debate on any bill that contains a public option.

Collins will filibuster any bill with a public option as well.

Snowe wants a trigger public option that starts in 5 to 6 years from now under the conditions that the insurance companies will meet certain requirements during this period but in reality a trigger never really gets triggered and that is why the left wing lunatics are so much against trigger public option.

[Frantzie]

Insurance companies are BIG employers in CT. Good jobs that pay well and are needed badly in this economy. Aetna is huge and I doubt Joe will cross them.

I think Maine also has some insurers. Cigna is not HQ in ME (they are in PA) but they have operations in Maine. I am suprised Cigna did not muscle the PA scum senators. Big Blue Cross operation in Maine.