My Left Nutmeg - Lieberman's Fifteen Year Record of Killing Healthcare Reform

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

short and to the point, and hey, they're from Connecticut so they should know.

http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/diary/11521/liebermans-15year-record-of-killing-health-care-reform
Lieberman's Fifteen Year Record of Killing Healthcare Reform
by: tparty
Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 12:08:24 PM EDT

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Joe Lieberman has spent his entire career killing any shot at real health care reform. There is no reason to think he will not spend the rest of 2009 making sure it dies this time too.

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[andym]

1. Yikes. nt.

[Cha]

2. Time to call lieberman on his arrogant chuzpah for

having a wife who works as a lobbyist for a 'health and pharmaceuticals practice'..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8720036#8720113

lieberman's email

http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issue

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

3. I'm familiar with that piece BUT

But I don't know that the phrase "she works" in the present tense is correct. My understanding is that she left that particular job after a fairly brief term there before the election in 2006. I haven't been able to find anything that has her doing anything more recently.

[Cha]

4. Sorry, I googled it

and thought it was still current..but maybe not.

Does anyone from Connecticut know if Hadassah Lieberman is still lobbying for the pharmaceuticals?

[Jennicut]

6. She did quit before the Senate race in 2006, I am not sure what she is doing now.

"Actually, Mrs. Lieberman abruptly quit the Hill & Knowlton job sometime earlier this year, perhaps sensitive to the problems her position might create for her husband in a contested Democratic primary, during a year when lobbying and corruption are potent issues. The Liebermans’ 2005 federal tax return, released by his campaign in July, showed that Hill & Knowlton had paid her almost $77,000. In the past she has worked for a lobbying company, APCO Associates, that had many pharmaceutical and healthcare corporations among its clients, as well as for major drug companies such as Pfizer." This was posted in 2006.

http://reconstitution.us/rcnew/?tag=corruption

[Cha]

7. Well, that answers that..

thanks, Jennicut!

Lieberman has some other strong reasons why he's denying more afforable health coverage to the people.

[Jennicut]

5. I just checked out that website and this cracked me up:

And we apologize for Joe Lieberman too.
I did not know it goes back fifteen years for the asshole I have to call my Senator.