The Democrats have been negotiating with an illusion. Conservatives have been stalling right from the get go. One of the ways they have slowed health insurance reform is by constantly changing their positions. Republocrat Joe Liberman (the Senator from the insurance industry) is a sad example. When running for Vice President with Al Gore he actively promoted extending Medicare for all. As recently as September he was for opening Medicare to all. So to get his support his idea was included in the insurance reform bill. Now that it’s there he’s opposed. The disingenuous nature of the negotiations has stalled and watered down this bill to the point it may be useless in getting health insurance for the 50 million uninsured Americans.
Listen to old Joe:
