Lieberman: Doing nothing on healthcare better than public option

[ccharles000]

Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday it's worth defeating a healthcare overhaul in order to prevent the creation of a government-run health insurance program.

Interviewed on CBS's "Face the Nation," the independent member of the Democratic Caucus said doing "nothing" is better than a so-called public option.

"'Nothing' is better than getting that," Lieberman said. "We ought to follow the doctors' oath and say, 'First, let's do no harm.'"

The Connecticut lawmaker said fixing the economy and creating jobs is a higher priority than healthcare, and a government-run insurance plan would damage the economy by hiking premiums, raising taxes or increasing the national debt.

Supporters of the public option say that it would help drive down premiums and lower healthcare costs by competing with private insurance companies who often dominate their markets.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/65765-lieberman-doing-nothing-on-healthcare-better-than-public-option

[dkf]

1. So Lieberman doesn't believe in Medicare?

[Justitia]

2. yeah, better for Lieberman & his wife's income statement. Rest of us? Not so much. -eom

[Orrex]

3. Lieberman is an expert on doing nothing

[lumberjack_jeff]

4. Who knew he'd find so many like minds here on DU? n/t

[nightrain]

9. I haven't seen one post supporting Lieberman, please point me to one...

[lumberjack_jeff]

10. I didn't say DU'ers supported *him*... just his goals.

"doing nothing is better than doing this bill"?

You haven't seen any of that sentiment here? Do you read what you write?

[nightrain]

11. please point me to one of those posts then.

[mascarax]

5. I agree with Norman Lear

I believe Mr. Lear has a point:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-lear/ibackpfeifengesichti-lieb_b_336738.html

<<Google the meaning of backpfeifengesicht and see if it doesn't evoke Joe Lieberman!!

You looked it up? See what I mean? What is it about that face? Would it evoke the same feeling if you didn't know who the man wearing it was, and what the man wearing it was thinking, and what the man wearing it was doing as a result of what he was thinking?

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-lear/ibackpfeifengesichti-lieb_b_336738.html
>>

Plus Lieberman needs to be stripped of his cushy chairmanships, banished, shunned, defeated, and so on.

[AndyA]

6. So "do no harm" means standing by watching while people die?

Does the doctors' oath say "Do not harm unless they're covered by insurance, and then work like hell to save them but only up to the limits of their coverage"?

Fuck Joe Lieberman.

I hope the good people in Connecticut send this hypocrite packing at the first opportunity. We would have been so much better off with Ned Lamont!

[Jeneral2885]

7. Well

One wonders if he was a good choice at all for VP back in the 2000 election

[Atticus]

8. Stop the bleeding. Amputate Joe. nt

[eridani]

12. Doing nothing on health care is better than mandated private insurance n/t