Seldom has America seen a more duplicitous politician than Joe LIEberman. He may claims to be an Independent. He caucuses with Democrats. But he is worthy of the worst insult imaginable. Joe LIEberman is a Republican. Ever since he returned to the Senate, having defeated Ned Lamont with Republican money and support, I have opposed his assignment to the Homeland Security Chair. He campaigned for the Republicans. He killed the public option. He is a war monger. But yesterday he proved unequivocally that he is unfit to occupy that chair and must be replaced with a Democrat or my favorite Independent.
This morning, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) took to Don Imus’s radio show to discuss the Wikileaks story. Lieberman did little to dissuade his critics on the left when he declared that his favorite television channels are “Fox Business” and “Fox generally, anything Rupert Murdoch owns”… [emphasis added]
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Here’s the video.
The Chair of Homeland Security must be equipped with reliable information about the issues that effect our safety and security. Only a fool would depend on Rupert Murdoch and the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, where lies are tantamount and facts are few and far between, for news.
Tell your Senator to remove Lieberman from the Homeland Security Chair.
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As you all know. Had congress passed a government-run robust Public Option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one, our economy and jobs would have taken off like a rocket. And still will.
The message from these midterm elections is clear. The American people want real healthcare reform. They want that individual mandate requiring them to buy private health insurance abolished. And they want a government-run robust public option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one. And they want it now.
They want Drug re-importation, and abolishment or strong restrictions on patents for biologic and prescription drugs. And government controlled and negotiated drug and medical cost. They want back control of their healthcare system from the Medical Industrial Complex. And they want it NOW!
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT AND MUST NOT ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL MANDATE TO STAND WITHOUT A STRONG GOVERNMENT-RUN PUBLIC OPTION CHOICE! AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
For profit health insurance is extremely unethical, and morally repugnant. It’s as morally repugnant as slavery was. And few if any decent Americans are going to allow them-self to be compelled to support such an unethical and immoral crime against humanity.
This is a matter of National and Global security. There can be NO MORE EXCUSES.
Further, we want that corrupt, undemocratic filibuster abolished. Whats the point of an election if one corrupt member of congress can block the will of the people, and any legislation the majority wants. And do it in secret. Give me a break people.
Also, unemployment healthcare benefits are critically needed. But they should be provided through the Medicare program at cost, less the 65% government premium subsidy provided now to private for profit health insurance.
Congress should stop wasting hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on private for profit health insurance subsidies. Subsidies that cost the taxpayer 10x as much or more than Medicare does. Private for profit health insurance plans cost more. But provide dangerous and poorer quality patient care.
Republicans: GET RID OF THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.
Democrats: ADD A ROBUST GOVERNMENT-RUN PUBLIC OPTION TO HEALTHCARE REFORM.
This is what the American people are shouting at you. Both parties have just enough power now to do what the American people want. GET! IT! DONE! NOW!
If congress does not abolish the individual mandate. And establish a government-run public option CHOICE! before the end of 2011. EVERY! member of congress up for reelection in 2012 will face strong progressive pro public option, and anti-individual mandate replacement candidates.
Strong progressive pro “PUBLIC OPTION” CHOICE! and anti-individual mandate volunteer candidates should begin now. And start the process of replacing any and all members of congress that obstruct, or fail to add a government-run robust PUBLIC OPTION CHOICE! before the end of 2011.
We need two or three very strong progressive volunteer candidates for every member of congress that will be up for reelection in 2012. You should be fully prepared to politically EVISCERATE EVERY INCUMBENT that fails or obstructs “THE PUBLIC OPTION”. And you should be willing to step aside and support the strongest pro “PUBLIC OPTION” candidate if the need arises.
ASSUME CONGRESS WILL FAIL and SELLOUT again. So start preparing now to CUT THEIR POLITICAL THROATS. You can always step aside if they succeed. But only if they succeed. We didn’t have much time to prepare before these midterm elections. So the American people had to use a political shotgun approach. But by 2012 you will have a scalpel.
Congress you could pass a robust government-run public option now during your lame duck session. You know what the American people want. You already have several bills on record. And the house has already passed a public option. Departing members could leave with a truly great accomplishment. And the rest of you would solidify your job before the 2012 elections.
President Obama, you promised the American people a strong public option available to everyone. And the American people overwhelmingly supported you for it. Maybe it just wasn’t possible before. But it is now.
Knock heads. Threaten people. Or do whatever you have to. We will support you. But get us that robust public option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one before the end of 2011. Or We The People Of The United States will make this midterm election look like a cake walk in 2012. And it will include you.
We still have a healthcare crisis in America. With hundreds of thousands dieing needlessly every year in America. And a for profit medical industrial complex that threatens the security and health of the entire world. They have already attacked the world with H1N1 killing thousands, and injuring millions. And more attacks are planned for profit, and to feed their greed.
Spread the word people.
Progressives, prepare the American peoples scalpels. It’s time to remove some politically diseased tissues.
God Bless You my fellow human beings. I’m proud to be one of you. You did good.
See you on the battle field.
Sincerely
jacksmith – WorkingClass 🙂
Jack, I support what you are doing, but this comment would have been more appropriate if placed in an open thread, as the focus of this article is LIEberman, not health care.
I disagree on one partial point. I think that an individual mandate is necessary to prevent people from opting out until they become ill. However, to justify the individual mandate, it must be coupled with a robust national public option, such as open enrollment in Medicare, available to anyone who wants to choose it.
It’s worrisome indeed… For a senator of the ‘realm’ to declare publicly that he swears by ““Fox Business” and “Fox generally, anything Rupert Murdoch owns”” is incredibly stupid. Seems to me that Murdoch got him by the balls. Has he gone bonkers?
HB, in case you’re not familiar, LIEberman was defeated in the Democratic primary in 2006, ran as an Independent with Republican money and support, and won. He opted to caucus with Democrats, and as part of that deal, was allowed to keep his seniority and given the Chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. He’s not just a Senator of the Realm. That chair makes him the most powerful Senator where matters concerning terrorism are concerned.