Say it ain’t so, Joe! If you’re following the healthcare bill developments, you’ll know that:
Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s abrupt announcement that he will sink the health-care bill if it includes a provision to expand Medicare has spurred a torrent of angry recriminations from Democrats — and confusion among those trying to divine his motives.
A big issue is all the contradictions. The Connecticut Independent has for years been an ardent champion of the provision he now opposes. Lieberman has also reversed course on the question of filibusters, which he once denounced as a way of holding up legislation. And the same senator who was once critical of his electoral opponent for not exhibiting party loyalty has now fashioned himself into the ultimate rogue agent — happiest only when the full attention of the political world is on him.
Read HuffPo’s full post here. The Senator denies any flip-flopping, but of course, Youtube makes it impossible to credibly make denials:
