A political hack is a negative term ascribed to a person who is part of the political party apparatus, but whose intentions are more aligned with victory than personal conviction.
Tell me the paragraph below makes sense.
"...came out of nowhere."
THAT is a lie. Joe Lieberman is 'playing' with symantics. A Public Option has always been a part of the discussion regarding the reform of health care. Whether it had that same name is the only aspect that is debatable.
"...it (the public option) not necessary to...Make insurance more affordable, and extend it to the 'uninsured (my word not his).'
He makes NO statement about the alternative to doing nothing. He only complains that the approach is going to cost him more in taxes. He doesn't state that, but, by avoiding the issue and spinning its crisis status is clearly stating, "I don't want to pay more taxes."
How indeed will insurance companies lower their costs if they don't have to? They won't. Wall Street has a long history of disregarding the best interest of the public in opting for profits over quality services and inclusion of even people unable to afford the vital services of life such as health insurance.
..."There're so many good things we can do to make health insurance more affordable and to extend it to people who don't have it now, but I feel so strongly about the creation of another government health insurance entitlement, of the government going into the health insurance business, I think it's such a mistake that I would use the power I have as a single Senator to stop a final vote."...
There are so many things? Like what?
"...the creation of another government health insurance entitlement..." There is no CREATION of another entitlement program. The bills before the House and Senate EXTEND the current Medicare and Medicaid programs to the uninsured with financial qualification. There is NO expense in creating anything. We already know how Medicare and Medicaid are run and how much it costs.
"A Single Senator..." My, my what a martyr, huh? There is NO WAY Lieberman is a single Senator within this issue. He represents the opposition to the priorities of the Obama Administration. He is a Republican. There is no other reason to consider him differently. He is an Extremist Conservative. He speaks words that reflect his electorate so they will put him back in office. He has no oppositon to them, now does he?
In his political rant about Afghanistan he simply reiterates the same old song. My words, not his, 'We need to nation build and continue to kill people that don't contribute. And hey, you know, this corruption thing can be overcome as it is simply an addiction that a good 12 step program can take care of.'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2009
Lieberman: Public Option Is "Wrong" (click title to entry - thank you)
Renews Vow to Filibuster Any Health Care Reform Legislation that Includes Gov't-Backed Coverage
By David S Morgan
...Lieberman told moderator Bob Schieffer that the public option "came out of nowhere," and said it was not necessary to achieve what he described as the two goals of health reform: "Make health insurance more affordable, and to extend it to people who don't have it now....
