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Lieberman Caves--Senate Set to Approve ObamaCare
Columbia Conservative Examiner ^ | 12/15/09 | Anthony G. Martin

Posted on 12/15/2009 11:08:21 AM PST by Welshman007

As the major power-broker in the current heated debate in the Senate on the pending government takeover of healthcare, Joe Lieberman indicated today that he is set to support the legislation.

Prior to the capitulation to Lieberman's demands by Obama and the Democratic leadership, the Connecticut Senator had threatened to join Republicans in blocking the legislation due to his opposition to a public option.

(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: bho; congress; examiner; healthcare; lieberman; medicare; medicare55; obamacare; reid
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1 posted on 12/15/2009 11:08:22 AM PST by Welshman007
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To: Welshman007

I think a certain Freeper named LS said “I told you so” on this one back in August and many said, “Oh, no. They would NEVER go against their constituents who can vote them out of office.”


2 posted on 12/15/2009 11:09:21 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: LS

These people do not intend to leave office.


3 posted on 12/15/2009 11:10:39 AM PST by exnavy (God save the republic)
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To: LS

Joe must go and Aetna will do him in.


4 posted on 12/15/2009 11:10:56 AM PST by DarthVader (Liberalism is the politics of EVIL whose time of judgment has come.)
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To: Welshman007

Government by the people?.....Long gone.....


5 posted on 12/15/2009 11:11:58 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: exnavy

What they intend and what is going to happen to them are two different stories.


6 posted on 12/15/2009 11:12:22 AM PST by DarthVader (Liberalism is the politics of EVIL whose time of judgment has come.)
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To: Welshman007

Of course he was going to vote for this crap. Did anyone ever doubt it..once a RAT always a damn RAT. I just wonder how much Harry paid him off to sell his damn soul


7 posted on 12/15/2009 11:12:50 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Welshman007

This disaster will not stand! Radicals will not be tolerated by mainstream America!


8 posted on 12/15/2009 11:14:20 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

How so? The people elected these stooges.


9 posted on 12/15/2009 11:14:40 AM PST by Sofia
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To: Welshman007

All these rat bastards will be history! I know they don’t care but they will when all their efforts are reversed!


10 posted on 12/15/2009 11:16:17 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Welshman007

LIEberman ALWAYS CAVES....ALWAYS.....he has spine like JELLO....like a GIRL.


11 posted on 12/15/2009 11:16:20 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion,,,,,,the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Welshman007

Public option is in/out/in/out again

Medicare plan tossed in like popcorn flovoring on top - then removed...

billions of dollars of changes at the drop of the hat- these insane politician will vote for any piece of crap- then add to it later, so what’s the diff?

Time for another revolution...


12 posted on 12/15/2009 11:16:37 AM PST by Mr. K (Deathly afraid my typos become a freeper catchphrase...I'm series!)
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To: Welshman007
CRUD (G rated four letter word)
13 posted on 12/15/2009 11:17:12 AM PST by FreedomProtector
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To: Welshman007

How much $$$$?


14 posted on 12/15/2009 11:17:44 AM PST by maggief
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To: Welshman007

A five million man march on Washington is brewing....These assholes need a wake up call.


15 posted on 12/15/2009 11:18:51 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Sofia

Yeah. People named Acorn.


16 posted on 12/15/2009 11:21:28 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: Welshman007

Landrieu cost us $300 million, Joe Lie-berman must have cost us a lot more.


17 posted on 12/15/2009 11:21:44 AM PST by Fresh Wind ("...a whip of political correctness strangles their voice"-Vaclav Klaus on GW skeptics)
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To: Welshman007

800 billion goes a long long way..........


18 posted on 12/15/2009 11:22:12 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Welshman007

When is the CBO set to release its score on the bill?

And will it score on the “new” concept?


19 posted on 12/15/2009 11:22:44 AM PST by Reagan69 (The only thing SHOVEL-READY since BO's stimulus has been MICHAEL JACKSON (tammy bruce))
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To: Welshman007
Keep in mind that they still have to do the reconciliation.
Pro-life Dems and the GOP will vote nay if it contains abortion funding.

20 posted on 12/15/2009 11:27:00 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (10 YEARS OF FREEPING! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EEE!!!)
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