DAVIS: It's time liberals drop public option

The Conservatives vs The Republicans

By: amalgam80

With the recent battle between Conservatives and Republicans taking place across the nation, the reenergized conservative movement may in fact “fix” the Republican Party.   But I wanted to look at the situation as whether this is good for the Republican Party, is it good for the Democratic Party, is it good for the American ...

about 1 month ago

Reid Backs Health Public Option With State Opt-Out

By: chochii87

Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said he will ask the U.S. Senate to vote for a government-run health-insurance program that would allow states to opt out. Reid said the so-called public option with the opt-out provision is the “fairest way to go†...

about 1 month ago

Lieberman to filibuster health care reform with GOP

By: kimberlydvorak

In an announcement after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid-D proposed a public option plan, Lieberman said he would join the GOP in standing against the embattled Democratic Party health care reform efforts. Lieberman, an Independent, caucuses with the Democrats while touting his fiscal responsibility to the American people. In a report from ...

about 1 month ago

Time for Democrats to dump Lieberman

By: CaliforniaMike

Will someone please tell Joe Lieberman he is no longer welcome in the Democratic Party? Harry Reid and other Democrats have bent over backward the last couple of years keeping Lieberman happy as they approached the magic number of 60 votes in the Senate needed to cut off Republican filibusters. They figured it was all right to allow Lieberman to ...

about 1 month ago