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Joe Lieberman threatened to filibuster any bill that had a public option. We wouldn't have had the votes to pass single payer, even when the Democrats controlle
by chris11 10y ago
Joe Lieberman threatened to filibuster any bill that had a public option. We wouldn't have had the votes to pass single payer, even when the Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate.
- oh_sigh 10y agoSo let him filibuster and let the whole world judge him.
- emiliobumachar 10y agoI heard Hillary Clinton, when first lady, got a mandate from her husband to lead health-care reform, and tried precisely the strategy of not compromising in the hope that no one would actually vote against universal health care with the world watching. It failed, legislators just voted against it and carried on with their day. No noticeable public blowback against them.