Ralph Nader: "Senator Joe Lieberman's motto seems to be 'L'Senat c'est moi.' (The Senate is me)

[Better Believe It]

Still Waiting for Health Care
by Ralph Nader
November 11, 2009

The victims of medical malpractice - estimated by the Institute of Medicine and the Harvard School of Public Health to be about 100,000 deaths a year - escaped having to overcome more hurdles before they have their full day in court. Helping to beat back the Republicans, who define "medical malpractice reform" as letting the negligent perpetrators get away with their lethal consequences, was Congressman Bruce Braley (D-IA).

Rising on the House floor he delivered a factual plea for patient safety. Hardly had he started to speak with Republicans started shouting "trial lawyer, trial lawyer" referring to his previous profession of representing wrongfully injured people before local juries in Iowa. This rare display of shouting by opponents was punctuated by one of their unleashed members rushing down the aisle shouting "You'll pay for this."

During this overall debate on the bill, Republicans stood up one by one, as prevaricatory dittoheads, to often scream and howl (like coyotes) that this is "a government takeover of one sixth of the economy," "would destroy the economy," "put 5.5 million people out of work," "destroy the doctor-patient relationship," "be a steamroller of socialism," "force millions of seniors to lose their current health coverage" (meaning, Medicare?) and, in a passionate appeal to the Almighty, Congressman John Fleming (R-LA) declared "God help us as the government takes over your day-to-day life."

Never mind that this bill is just an expansion, however misdirected, of government health insurance designed to increase corporate profits and increase the corporate grip over the day-to-day decisions regarding who, when and how people get their health care or get their bills paid.

To top off the madness, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), an ever maturing political hermaphrodite, reneged on his assurance to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and imperiously announced on Fox News Sunday that "if the public option plan is in there, as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote."

For media-centric Joe, his motto seems to be "L'Senat c'est moi." (The Senate is me)

Read the complete article at:

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/11/11-12

[Odin2005]

1. He botched the French.

Should be "Le Senat c'est moi", "l'-" is only used before vowels.

Kudos for Nader for bashing the right people this time.

[Better Believe It]

2. I hadn't notice.

:)

[Odin2005]

8. LOL, bugged the OCD in me.

:)

[tomm2thumbs]

11. even Google translation tools did it right

Le Sénat, c'est moi

[Darth_Kitten]

7. Oui.

:)

[sellitman]

3. Two politicians I hate in one OP

Congrats!

Eff'em both.

[kenfrequed]

4. yeah screw nader

What has he done for us anyhow?
Other than 8 consumer protection laws, motor vehicle safety laws, the safe drinking water act, Osha, the EPA, and the Consumer product safety administration. Oh let us not forget the Public Interest Research Groups that help get tens of thousands of people active and engaged in trying to influence politicians to look at issues from a liberal or progressive point of view.

But yeah, definitely screw Nader.

Seriously I am so tired of these Nader bashing posts I could puke. I have a suggestion for Nader-haters. If you want the progressive populist vote of people that usually seem to (sadly) stay home then try to appeal to them instead of running to the right to chase votes and voters who will NEVER vote for you anyhow.

[sellitman]

6. Your Progressive God is a fraud

He has consistently put his own self needs above the needs of fellow progressives. He is the fucking Joe Lieberman of the left.

Fuck him forever.

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[sellitman]

13. Nader took Republican money

He knew why it was donated to him and you do too.

To fuck up Al Gore.

For him to say there was no diffence between Gore and Bush was a joke.

Without Nader we have no Bush. The numbers don't lie.

You can thank Nader for at least 4 years of Bush at least partially.

Nader can rot in hell.

[malaise]

15. Have to agree with this post

Nader has paid his dues and he was on the side of citizens not corporations.

[kenfrequed]

17. Isn't it great

That if you respond to profanity with profanity you seem more likely to get dumped if yoru defending Nader.

[Better Believe It]

10. How dare you talk about our President that way!

Oh .... you meant Ralph Nader.

Nevermind.

[The Gunslinger]

21. I agree

I wish more Democrats were like him.

[ThomCat]

5. That article wanders a bit, but makes many good points.

Trust Nader to zero in on some of the most deadly deficiencies in this bill, and some of the most costly oversights.

[Ferret Annica]

12. La diarrhée de la Senat. C'est Joe Lieberman.

[WI_DEM]

14. Two egomaniacs--Lieberass and Nadir.

[MilesColtrane]

16. Yes, Ralph. We must destroy the village, to save the village.

That's worked so well the past eight years.

[Better Believe It]

19. Leiberman and Gore should not have let Bush steal the 2000 election.

And talk about a lame election campaign! Millions of registered Democrats voted for Bush and even Ralph Nader was able to get a few million votes!

Gore couldn't even carry his home state!

250,000 registered Florida Democrats voted for Bush! Way to go Leiberman/Gore! Gee .... wonder why the Gore/Leib ticket didn't easily win Florida. Think that might have had something to do with it?

[Toasterlad]

18. "I AM THE SENATE!"

"So this is how liberty dies. With thundrous applause."

[mdmc]

20. Nader!

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. I think it means "The Senate is mine"

Same difference though.