Filibuster Senator Lieberman And Wife In Bed With Health Insurance Companies

[Purveyor]

Now that it has been just over a year since the banking collapse, hindsight is getting closer to 20/20 vision. Although we will probably never know the entire truth about how deep the "sleaze" went, the deregulation of the financial system and capitalist greed were clearly involved in the debacle. What will we know about what really motivated the healthcare debate - a year from now?

Will we only see by hidsight that the healthcare reform battle is being fought with influence bought by lobbyists from big drug manufacturers and insurance companies? Just look at how their stock prices have fluctuated through the news cycles of the past year. Add to that the fact that Senator Joe Lieberman,(I-CT) the filibuster leader against reform, "has accepted over $110,000 from private health insurance company Aetna in campaign contributions so far this year. "

Additionally, Lieberman's wife, Hadassah, has been an employee of Hill & Knowlton,a firm that lobbies on behalf of the healthcare industry.

It is difficult to ignore the fact that politicians appear to be motivated more by money from lobbyists, and less by their constituents.

"In 2009, Aetna has already spent over $2 million dollars in lobbying for a health care system (sic) based on private coverage, while denying countless claims for patients who need treatment."

Who pushes for legislation? Lobbyists. Who pays the lobbyists? The CEO's on Wall Street.

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http://www.examiner.com/x-17299-Hernando-County-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Senator-Lieberman-and-wife-in-bed-with-health-insurance-companies

[tosh]

1. The TOP item on our agenda should be

Campaign Finance Reform.