Two key senators criticized the most recent healthcare compromise Sunday, saying the policies replacing the public option are still unacceptable.
Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) both said a Medicare “buy-in” option for those aged 55-64 was a deal breaker.“I’m concerned that it’s the forerunner of single payer, the ultimate single-payer plan, maybe even more directly than the public option,” Nelson said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
Lieberman said Democrats should stop looking for a public option “compromise” and simply scrap the idea altogether.
Motherf-ckers.
For the record, Ben Nelson is of Medicare age. I wonder if he enjoys single-payer health insurance. Anyone want to dig and find out if Nelson and Lieberman are on Medicare? Anyone?
Adding... Can someone tell me how President Obama could ever have pushed Medicare For All past these guys?
Also... It's clear that healthcare reform can't pass the Senate. If Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin can come up with a reconciliation path that doesn't eviscerate the bill, they should seriously be looking into it. If for no other reason but to hurl a gigantic "EFF YOU" in the direction of the Lieberdems who are crippling this process.