Lieberman: ‘I Don’t Think Anybody Thinks That This Bill Will Pass’

"I don't think anybody feels this bill, as Senator Reid put it down, though he made a lot of progress in blending bills together -- I don't think anybody thinks that this bill will pass."

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November 23, 2009 at 9:00 am - Meet the Press
Dateline: Washington DC
Colascguy   November 23rd, 2009 - 9:29 am

What a Sac of dog mess. He sold out the American people just like the others that voted yes. 89% of bills that have come up for debate have passed. In all likelihood this is going to pass.

Bushnell Scope   November 23rd, 2009 - 10:00 am

Then why bring it for debate? So you can ram it down our throats. A s s holes one and all.

Liberals Are Parasites   November 23rd, 2009 - 10:05 am

Then why the he!! did you vote for it.

912Cindy   November 23rd, 2009 - 10:09 am

Me thinks they doth protest too much. It should have never been brought to the floor. It needs to be scrapped and a complete do over (after the economic summit – lol). With the amount of money that will be used to pay for votes these slobbering politicians will not be able to resist $$$$ and will cave in on their “moral” objections and we will be stuck with a bloated-pork barrel-socialist bill that will change our lives forever. It will bankrupt us all. I apolozie to all future generations that won’t even have enough money for national defense, no freedom or liberty. That is if the government survives the debt at all.

Who knew that our brave men and women who fought for liberty and freedom for us and others around the world would be completely done in by our own elected officials. We all should be ashamed.

Dr. doogle   November 23rd, 2009 - 10:11 am

All that’s left for us is to “drop trow” and wait for the government needle.

Hussein is a Socialist   November 23rd, 2009 - 10:21 am

Put a fork in this bill. It’s DOA. Understand that Sens. Nelson, Lincoln, Landrieau et al are receiving a threat a minute from those who voted for them. They know who butters their bread.

Ho hummmm…..just another Obama failure. His ice cream is melting.

Bill Smith   November 23rd, 2009 - 10:22 am

Watch out when politicians use weasel words like “want, think, believe, and feel.”

TrojanHorseAlerts!   November 23rd, 2009 - 10:30 am

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PAGE 1001 OF ‘HEALTHCARE’ BILL says that they are going to (TRY) to micro-chip YOU!!! GET AFTER THESE SCUM RIGHT NOW! SHOUT AT YOUR LIBERAL/PROGRESSIVE Neighbors to wake freekin UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!www.infowars.com To fight these demons!!!!!!!!!!

SubjectofUSSA   November 23rd, 2009 - 10:44 am

Could of fooled me, if it isn’t going to pass, it wouldn’t of made it through the vote on Saturday. It will pass, Reid will get it down to 50 votes. Mark my words.

oldbluesboy   November 23rd, 2009 - 10:58 am

I don’t want to hear what any of these dirt-bags have to say anymore. It is a waste of time listening to them jockey for our money. Arrest them all for money laundering or aiding and abetting of the same. clean out the corruption by cleaning out Congress.

NEOFREEDOM   November 23rd, 2009 - 11:06 am

ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES,AMERICA! Time to clean out all these Legal Crooks from Congress,The Senate and The White House with his Chicago Thug Minions.WAKE UP AMERICA,YOUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

Toby   November 23rd, 2009 - 11:31 am

I agree with NEOFREEDOM!! If we don’t vote out these crooks, we deserve everything they give us!!!

JF   November 23rd, 2009 - 12:09 pm

I understand prostitution is a good business. But Mary Landrieu must be the highest price wh*** in the world. She sold herself, and sold out this country for $300 million.

Desiree   November 23rd, 2009 - 12:17 pm

The time for words is over, it’s now time to take action

bulldawg   November 23rd, 2009 - 12:21 pm

This guy a turn coat dumb ass, he fell to the pressure of SEIU after they protested in front of his house. We have to vote these crooks out. http://www.givemeliberty2010.com

J.B.H.   November 23rd, 2009 - 12:28 pm

912Cindy,
Your points are correct, and reflect proper judgment. However, anyone who quotes a long since dead poet(Me thinks they doth protest too much) to show their refinement, needs a slap.

+Cloud+   November 23rd, 2009 - 12:47 pm

Darn, why did you have to vote to continue debate on this Lieberman? It just helps push this thing along, no matter if it will pass or not.

Where are the Patriots??   November 23rd, 2009 - 12:49 pm

After all that has been written and reported about this fraud of a bill, after all of the marches on DC, the calls to our so called senators and representatives offices both in DC and at home, after calls and visits to the state capitals, this bill still sails through congress. Today a poll came out stating that while only 38% of those polled now favor this health care plan, 73% of registered democrats are in favor it. WHAT BILL ARE YOU IDIOTS READING FOR CRYING OUT LOUD??? This mess can’t be stopped, as those so called moderates haven’t cleaned their ears out or opened their eyes since the election. They don’t give a hoot what the majority wants TODAY, only what happened on election day.

Mike   November 23rd, 2009 - 12:59 pm

It is beyond me why Lieberman voted “aye” on progressing this monstrosity of a bill for further debate. On the one hand it could be considered a brilliant move by Lieberman for him trying to portray Republicans and Independents as not just the party(s) of NO and to give the existing bill a chance for a thorough working over and revision by all parties involved i.e. Dems, Rep, and Ind., and possibly present something that would actually be beneficial to the American people with OUT the notorious public option or the other misgivings currently in the existing bill before the Senate. On the other hand, if this monstrosity of a bill passes essentially “as is” then Lieberman will be looked upon by the American people as a “traitor” to America and he will no doubt lose his seat during his dubious re-election attempt in 2012.

Make NO mistake. Those Congressmen and Senators who continue to choose “self” aggrandizement OVER the betterment of America and its citizens = will NO LONGER be tolerated in the eyes of a vast majority of the American populace. Remember, all that is necessary for “evil” men and women to prevail is for “good” men and women to do nothing. The time to act is NOW! Stand up for America! Stand up for the common good of your Country! Vote these lily-livered corrupt politicians who won’t take a stand for truth, justice, or the American way = OUT ON THEIR CANS! It doesn’t matter if their name is Lieberman, McCain, Obama, or Bozo! Corruption in the halls of Congress AND the White House must be stopped! If not us, then who will?? Let’s put an axe to the “root” so the stump doesn’t have a chance to flourish once again. ROOT IT OUT!! Be GONE!

The majority of Americans do NOT want this monstrosity of a health care bill in its current form. Yet, the Democratzi seem hell bent on pushing it through regardless of what the vast majority of Americans think!?!?! If that isn’t “totalitarianism” I don’t know what is. The Democratzi have made it clear that their way of governing is NOT: of the people, by the people, for the people. NO! Their way of governing is: of the Democratzi, by the Democratzi, for the Democratzi! And you know why the Democratzi are hell bent on passing this monstrosity of a bill through don’t you?? Because the Democratzi want “control”. They want their “tentacles” to be wrapped even more tightly around the the American people’s lives. This bill is NOT about helping more Americans get better health care or more Americans getting better access to health care. Even if this bill passes with a ‘public option’ millions of Americans will still be with OUT health insurance, and instead of Americans getting better health care they will then be subjected to losing their current and fully acceptable private health insurance and will be forced into a spiral of ever increasing health care “rationing”. Where are the million and a half new doctors going to come from if this bill passes?? If the government insures more people who will care for them without the neccesary doctors on hand? In fact, if this bill passes in its current form you will likely see thousands upon thousands of doctors retiring or taking up a different occupation altogether because the doctor patient relationship will be in.. you guessed it.. the government’s control! The Government will then decide who lives and who dies! >> Getting older and you just so happen to get cancer or some other serious medical condition? The Government can then decide if you “deserve” to live or not! NO THANK YOU! The U.S. Government has NO business nor any Constitutional obligation to run our countries health care system! Just like they have NO business running car companies, or financial institutions, or banks, etc., etc., etc!

The role of Government should be confined to what’s stated in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. But Obama and his Democratzi cohorts want to turn America into the next Soviet Union or Venezuela in my humble opinion! Don’t let them get away with it America! Let’s stop them in their tracks come 2010 and/or 2012 – if not before. VOTE EM’ OUT!

Sundowner   November 23rd, 2009 - 1:05 pm

Maybe you clowns should start doing something about unemployment, Joe. This POS healthcare bill is something best left for another time, not for while you idiots are doing your best to trash the economy. How about tackling unemployment for a change?? Getting bad when even CNBC is posting articles on it…

http://www.cnbc.com/id/34040009

FastFacts   November 23rd, 2009 - 1:30 pm

So you won’t let it pass but did voting for it on Saturday show that you are still pandering to the left. Could Lieberman be sitting on the fence? Will he stay true and not vote for the health care bill as it is? Will he change his mind like he did with HillaryCare? Who else will do this and can they be bought like the Senator from Louisiana for $300 million dollars to her constituents?

SOURCE OF THESE STORIES: http://www.americanparchment.com

Sean R.   November 23rd, 2009 - 1:50 pm

Since both congress & the senate passed this bill that will further bankrupt this country
we have officially become a Banana Republic! Here’s the question, where the hell is the
money coming from? You folks know that these corrupt and bankrupt politicans are
printing money, and NO this didn’t start under Obama (you can blame Obama til the cows
come home), Bush did the samething too last year around this time and further back many
years ago as well. With both congress & senate doing this, they along with Obama remind
me of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, you see people, King Ludwig II back in his day did the
samething, he did alot of spending in Bavaria, completely bankrupted Bavaria by spending
just about 16 million marks (german currency) for all sorts of wasteful spending
programs, and King Ludwig was officially declared “insane” by his lackeys!

Liberalism is a Mental Disorder!!!

Borders, Language & Culture!!!

Katz   November 23rd, 2009 - 1:56 pm

People!

Don’t get your hopes up with Joe’s shallow words. He’s playing the public like Jascha Heifetz.

Sean R.   November 23rd, 2009 - 1:59 pm

Oh and BTW, I would like to hear from all of the left wing leftist/progresstard morons
that post here on a daily basis (they post here more than me I can tell you people that)
what they actually think about this, that goes for Ice Cream Rover, Realist, whatwhatwhat,
Larse, Cletus, B Holland, JamesS, etc. What do you useful idiots who espouses the party-line
think about this latest spending bill that will bankrupt the country and also continue
to ruin the economy?

Liberalism is a Mental Disorder!!!

Borders, Language & Culture!!!

Other   November 23rd, 2009 - 2:36 pm

Lieberman voted “yes” to allow the bill to go to the floor. Thats it. He needs to show some connection to his caucus.
Yet, he is from Connecticut and that means he is the insurance companies pockets. He is virtually guaranteed to vote against any health insurance reform.

He is having it both ways; as an independent can.

Reid - Chairman of the National Socialist Party   November 23rd, 2009 - 2:58 pm

There is no way Reconciliation will be used. It is only another threat by National Socialist Party head, Harry Reid. Obama’s time in office is better off spent at the ice cream parlor while real Americans run the country. Shouldn’t have buzzed downtown New York City for a “photo op”; shouldn’t have tried to close Gitmo; shouldn’t have apologized for America; shouldn’t have bowed down; shouldn’t have covered up the symbol at Georgetown; shouldn’t have spoke at Notre Dame; etc., etc. You may have gotten some semblance of health care reform then.

Cam   November 23rd, 2009 - 4:25 pm

I’m not sure I trust Lieberman

Liberty   November 23rd, 2009 - 5:36 pm

Of course it’s gonna pass. These Dems won’t stop at anything unless we pull out the desperate measures that Acorn and SEIU use. Instead of protesting at the Capital, we need to start protesting at their homes and let their families (wives, husbands, fathers, mothers, and their children) see what Marxist they are.

Puck 30   November 23rd, 2009 - 5:46 pm

Gee, wasn’t it a week or so ago. All these “Lieberman is a great guy” Comments.

Sean Hannity, Mark Levin & that ‘Village Idiot’ Bill Cunningham told me over & over “Lieberman is a great American.”

I’m shocked there are folks on here saying they are shocked.

Remember that old saying.

Fool me once……

Libs are Tards   November 23rd, 2009 - 6:26 pm

The latest polls show only 38% of Americans favor the current version of Obamacare, while 56% oppose it.

Obamacare is dead, toast, DOA…stick a fork in it. While you are at it, you can stick a fork in Harry Reid’s re-election chances….and likewise with many more of the Libs in 2010.

Oh happy day!

duncan   November 23rd, 2009 - 6:48 pm

The original Connecticut whiner

ELDER   November 23rd, 2009 - 6:49 pm

All politicians are sociopaths and lie without remorse. This bill will create more bureacracy which means more taxes to pay for these government jobs. It will give insurance to people that don’t or won’t buy insurance this will increase taxes. Most cuts will be in Medicare to help pay for this also. This is only one bill that will be passed by the progressives that will eventually turn this once great country into a second rate psuedo utopia. All the sacrifices and hard work of the past generations are going to be wiped out by so called progressive thinkers and takers.

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   November 23rd, 2009 - 7:55 pm

America…never…say never! We cannot assume that it will “not” pass…we have to work as if it “will” pass!

That is the passion and determination we need to KILL THIS BILL!

Remember what assume does…

MAKES AN “ASS” OUT OF “U” AND “ME”!

Let’s make sure this bill is killed and buried once and for all!

Call/email/write/show up at their meetings…march/protest in front of their local offices and their homes during the Thanksgiving break!

We will never, ever give up and neither will they!

This is a war to the finish! United we stand…divided we fall!

——————–

THE REVOLUTION OF THE SILENT MAJORITY HAS BEGUN – WE WILL BE SILENT NO MORE!

1. GETTING INFORMED!
2. GETTING INVOLVED!
3. GETTING OUT THE VOTE TO THROW THE SLUGS OUT!

YOU WILL NOT TREAD ON US ANY LONGER…

YOU HAVE BEEN DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND TO THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER BY VOTING ‘YES’ TO THIS ‘GOVERNMENT RUN’ HEALTHCARE…

AND WE WILL BE SAYING ‘YES’ TO SENDING EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU WHO DID…HOME… STARTING WITH NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA IN 2009, INTO 2010 AND BEYOND…GUARANTEED!

IMPEACHMENT OR THE ‘ORIGINAL’ KENYAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE…IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME!

frank   November 23rd, 2009 - 8:19 pm

WE can’t vote them out, stupid is as stupid does and the stupid vote in large numbers and they vote for free stuff which means they will vote democrat.

gaetano   November 23rd, 2009 - 9:54 pm

I`m 66 years old and I have cancer.I fear the united states govenment is trying to purposely bankrup america so it can start over with a new type of government. I am thankful for one thing,and that is, that I won`t be around to face what american people will suffer because of our corrup government. I will, however , regret that those in my family will have to suffer.I feel that every thing happening to america is in Gods hands now.This government that was once a great government is nothing but full of fraud,crooks.There will be no america as I once knew and respected.
GOD BLESS AND HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL!

Greg Zotta   November 24th, 2009 - 12:37 am

If it’s such a bad bill Joe, why vote for cloture to bring it to the floor? Below is what I sent to Liebermann regarding his vote. He responded to me in an email stating he appreciated the information but I should contact the representatives from my state, because he responds to residents of Connecticut. I sent him another email stating the information regarded him and I would like an answer and I do contact my representatives.I’m waiting for his response.
Bribery or Politics?
If the healthcare legislation is so GREAT, why are the Democrats voting on it in the dark of night on a Saturday night? Why are they not presenting the facts of the bill to the American people? Is it because the numbers do not add up? The Democrats say that there is a need to pass this legislation today because thousands of people are dying because of the lack of healthcare. Yet the benefits do not go into effect until 4 years from now, so by their calculations are they going to let thousands more of Americans die? Why do they want to put people in jail for not wanting to buy health insurance? Would that even be constitutional? Why do they have to bribe certain Senators in order to get them to vote for it? Is Eric Holder going to investigate this bribe? Will the news media begin doing their job and expose this fraud? Why is it that politicians say one thing but do another, Joe Liebermann? Will the American people stand up and be heard to stop this monstrosity? These are just some questions that should be answered before proceeding with this legislation.
Greg Zotta

OBOWma - Head of the Democrat Socialist Party of America   November 24th, 2009 - 10:38 am

David Gregory is pretty much a waste of time. He’s dumb and only used as an enforcer for the Democrat Socialist party of America. This bill is dead folks and OBOWma’s ice cream is melting.

Sean R.   November 24th, 2009 - 1:14 pm

Gaetano, great post buddy, you couldn’t have said it any better my friend, and to those
who wants the government to regulate our health system, like I asked yesterday, exactly where
the hell is the money coming from? Unfortunately one of my sisters is in favor of the
government taking over our health system, and I had to ask her, does she know where the
money is coming from, she couldn’t even answer my question and she overtly told me that
she doesn’t mind paying health coverage for illegal-aliens, etc. My sister is a liberal,
but she’s more of a centrist-liberal instead of a radical progressive nutcase, yes the
two of us have our agreements and disagreements, but on this one, I had to 100% disagree
with my sister on this healthcare reform stuff!

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