http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/12/14/joe-lieberman-claims-he-is-against-the-medicare-buy-in-option/ I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations. James Madison Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:12:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/12/14/joe-lieberman-claims-he-is-against-the-medicare-buy-in-option/#comment-31893 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:20:53 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=11455#comment-31893 [...]   My optimism doesn’t come from Joe Lieberman himself, but rather from the politics that have been in play by Harry Reid to win Joe Lieberman’s vote. Joe Lieberman has been a staunch opponent of the public option and last weekend the Democrats thought they had reached a “broad agreement” that would technically kill the public option while offering a “buy in” to Medicare at the age of 55, coupled with a “national plan” that would have been run by private insurers. It was hoped by Harry Reid that Joe Lieberman would support this concession, he didn’t. [...]

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