My email from the jerk, otherwise known as Joe Lieberman, my senator.

[Jennicut]

October 28, 2009




Thank you for contacting me to express your opinion regarding health care reform efforts. I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts with me, and I want you to know that I hear and understand your concerns.



Americans today are faced with great uncertainty about their health care coverage and insurance. These concerns focus around rising medical costs, access to coverage, and quality of care. With more than 45 million uninsured Americans and health care spending levels that exceed any in the world, our current health care system is unsustainable. Too often, we reward quantity over quality. The need for health care reform is clear. We must begin to provide Americans with the high-quality, affordable health care they need.



As you may know, various health plans have begun to emerge from both houses of Congress. These initial plans outline key objectives that President Obama has stressed as essential elements to any health care reform plan, including cost reduction, preventive care, health systems modernization, and long-term care and services.



I will continue to work with my colleagues and the Obama Administration on a bipartisan basis to resolve the remaining aspects that are key to reaching an agreement. A broad coalition is needed when addressing an issue as large, and as important for our nation's citizens, as health care reform. I do feel strongly that any health care reform legislation that I support must not only be budget neutral, but also reduce health care costs over the long term for individuals, groups, and businesses and for the federal government. That is the primary reason why I oppose a public option. It would be better to first sustain the long-term solvency of Medicare and Medicaid before creating a new government-run health insurance program.



I am hopeful that Senators on both sides of the aisle will come together to achieve meaningful health care reform that expands coverage, reduces costs, and improves the quality of care for everyone.



Please rest assured that I will continue to keep your concerns and suggestions in mind as the health care reform debate continues to play out and as we move forward on this important issue. I hope you will continue to visit my website at http://lieberman.senate.gov for updated news about my work on behalf of Connecticut and the nation. Please contact me if you have any additional questions or comments about our work in Congress.



Sincerely,





Joseph I. Lieberman

UNITED STATES SENATOR



JIL:vdh




So...no public option because we must keep medicare and medicaid solvent!?! Total BS. Without reform, medicaid especially will just take on more and more people. Jerk.

[firedupdem]

1. His letter sounds like the letters I get back from Nelson......

basically saying nothing. They make me sick.

[Jennicut]

3. Yup. Total and complete BS.

I threatened not to vote for him in 2012 too...LOL. Hey, he lies so I can too. I never would even consider voting that loser.

[firedupdem]

10. LOL!! I would stay home before I could vote for Nelson....no way

in hell.

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[rwheeler31]

4. That is wrong we wish no ones death.

[Jennicut]

5. No, I just wish he would decide to quit and leave CT forever.

That would be nice.

[IndianaGreen]

7. Holy Joe wishes us dead by supporting the health industry

If I came across him crossing the street, I would running over with my car.

[Fridays Child]

12. Exactly. He pronounces the continuation of death sentences for five Americans every hour...

...but we're supposed to pull our punches? Uh uh. I feel exactly as much charity and compassion for him as he feels for me. If you know ahead of time when you'll be running him over, please let me know. I'll bring a picnic lunch.

[Clio the Leo]

6. Do NOT pimp out OUR President who YOU tried to prevent from being elected!!!

(I'm speaking to Joe btw, not you Jenni lol)

And I would have just DIED lauging if your letter read, "thank you for writing me, unfortunately, I do not accept correspondence from those outside of the Insurance industry..."

as he did here..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8722652&mesg_id=8722652

[Jennicut]

9. I should have saved it. I told Loserman I voted for him in 2006 and would not

do so again in 2012. I thought maybe he would be so worried about reelection he might write a reasonable email back to me but no such luck. I did not vote for him in 2006 but what the heck, he is a bigger liar so...

[Clio the Leo]

17. Oh yeah, I do that all the time....

.... in my letters to my GOP reps. Portray myself as more of a supporter of theirs than I am. Of course they probably have my name on a list of "Commies who Hate America" or something.

I am SERIOUSLY considering calling my Rep tomorow and telling him that if he votes in favor of the House bill, I will guarantee my vote for him when he runs for Governor.

And I will renig on that promise faster than Papa Bush changed his mind on raising taxes.

[jonnyblitz]

8. I would email him as well if I thought it mattered.

:o

seriously though. I am curious to see what he runs as the next time around, a DEM or a Connecticut for Lieberman.

and one last thing, on behalf of those of us here in CT who bitch but never email, I thank you for emailing him. :hi:

[Jennicut]

14. Thanks. Well, I am not sure. He left the CT for Lieberman Party.

He would have to make a new independent party as the the Dems don't want him. Maybe the Rethugs will? :shrug:

[Cha]

15. Email him his words posted in #13 from

2006 when he bragged about wanting "Universal Health Care".

[Whisp]

22. email him some of the juicier links here at DU talking about him....

FUCK YOU JOE!

I think there were about 73 of them ;)

[Cha]

27. And, he cares not a

whit..'cause he only cares about joe.

[tblue]

11. The schmuck! Since you're a constituent, write/phone him often

tell him you once supported him and contributed $$$ and volunteer hours to his campaigns, but you won't if he supports the fillibuster. Get him where he lives. I wish I lived in Connecticut just so I could tell him I was gonna vote and work for whoever runs against him in every election he runs in for the rest of his life.

[Cha]

13. Thanks, Jenni....lieman needs to be reminded en masse

of his words in 2006 when he was trolling for votes, no doubt. He's such an inveterate liar.

<snip>

WASHINGTON — After spending most of his Senate career advocating piecemeal health care reforms, Joseph I. Lieberman said Wednesday he strongly supports universal health care.

Lieberman devoted a conference call with reporters to an issue that his main rival in the U.S. Senate race, Democratic nominee Ned Lamont, has highlighted in recent days.

“I have long supported the goal of universal health care,” Lieberman told reporters.

Ned Lamont can talk about it. I’ve been doing something about it all the time I’ve been here.”

http://news.firedoglake.com/2009/10/27/memory-lane-on-joe-lieberman/

How much better life would be for so many Americans if only Ned Lamont had been sent to Washington.

[Jennicut]

16. Liar, liar, pants on fire. He is such a total tool.

The reality is he won in CT in 2006 because of Rethug and conservative voters. It was about 70% support from Rethugs and 30% from Dems. He is appealing to them to stay in office.

[Cha]

18. Yeah, you're right..that's reality but here's a petition..:)

PETITION TO SENATE DEMOCRATS:

"Any Democratic senators -- including Joe Lieberman -- who support a Republican attempt to block a vote on health care reform should be stripped of their leadership titles. Americans deserve a clean up-or-down vote on health care reform that includes a public option."

Over 90,000 signatures and growing...

http://boldprogressives.org/majorityvote/p-typ-fb

[Jennicut]

19. He should be stripped. Does not want to cater to Dem citizens in his own state.

He is as much a Dem now as I am a Rethug.

[Cha]

20. I'm thinking he's a

sociopath.

[ProgressOnTheMove]

21. "Sincerely" oh he's a piece of work isn't he.

[CTLawGuy]

23. I got that exact same letter

NT

[Jennicut]

24. He is real original, right?

I guess the people of CT are not worth much.

[CTLawGuy]

25. well to be fair

that's SOP for members of congress. I used to intern in Congress and if they got lots of letters on the same issue, they cranked out a standard form response.

[Life Long Dem]

26. Lieberman worked months and months on this...

just so he can be compromised by special interest. Now he wants a pat on the back.