AP: Lieberman supported Medicare expansion

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Lieberman supported Medicare expansion

By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press Writer Andrew Miga, Associated Press Writer – 18 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Lieberman was for a Medicare expansion before he was against it.

Democrats circulated video Monday from a Connecticut newspaper's interview in September showing Lieberman voicing support for a so-called Medicare buy-in allowing uninsured people as young as 55 to purchase coverage.

The Connecticut independent, whose vote is critical to the health care reform bill's prospects, had threatened Sunday to join Republicans in opposing health legislation permitting a buy-in.

The video from an interview with The Connecticut Post shows Lieberman talking about the health care reform proposals he has backed over the years, including during his 2006 re-election campaign.

"My proposals were to basically expand the existing successful public health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid," the senator said.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091214/ap_on_go_co/us_lieberman_medicare_2

[thereismore]

1. Just 3 months ago, when he used medicare expansion as a way to kill the PO. nt

[David Zephyr]

4. Bingo.

That's exactly what he was doing. What a tool, he is.

[Kingofalldems]

2. He's very sneaky eh? I notice his followers are also sneaky and dishonest.

[bluestateguy]

3. A lot of good that does us now

So he's a hypocrite and a flip flopper. He doesn't care.

[Scurrilous]

5. Lieberman, caught red-handed?

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From NBC's Luke Russert

"Here's a clip from an interview Joe Lieberman (I-CT) did with "The Connecticut Post" newspaper in September of 2009. He flat out says that he supports a Medicare buy-in for those in their 50's and strengthening public options that already work.

Now, Lieberman is 100% against the Medicare buy-in for those 55 and older. This would seem to suggest that Liberman has flip-flopped on the issue outright. His support comes at about 1:04 into the video."

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/12/14/2151687.aspx

(video at link)

[BlueIdaho]

6. Good old Joe - the insurance industry hand puppet.

They just stick their hand up his ass and work his mouth.

[HughMoran]

7. Mutha-&*&*^a

scumbag loser is playing politics with the health of the nation.

I am so incensed with his malfeasance :mad: