Lieberman pulls a last minute swerve to destroy health care
Senate Dems struggle to get health care on track
What an asshole.
"Contrary to the claims of anonymous aides, Senator Lieberman told (Majority Leader Harry) Reid on Friday that he had problems with the Medicare provision," said Marshall Wittman, a spokesman for the Connecticut Independent.
"This position was also told to negotiators earlier in the week. Consequently, Senator Lieberman's position came as no surprise to the Democratic leadership. Any contrary charge by aides who cowardly seek to hide under the cloak of anonymity is false and self-serving," he added.
Wittman made his comments one day after Senate Democratic aides, speaking anonymously, said Lieberman had initially indicated support for a proposal allowing uninsured individuals as young as 55 to purchase Medicare coverage. The senator said Sunday he opposes it, speaking in a television interview and later in a private meeting with Reid.
Democrats need 60 votes to overcome Republican opposition to the legislation, and have been counting on Lieberman to side with them.
