Glenn Greenwald: Lieberman And Bayh Enriching Themselves While Opposing Health Care Reform
November 2nd, 2009, 10:29 AM EST
Glenn Greenwald points out that even though Connecticut voters favor a public option 68-21 percent, Senator Joe Lieberman may have other reasons to oppose a public option. He receives huge donations from the health care industry and his wife, Hadassah, was hired in 2005 by PR and lobbying firm Hill and Knowlton as a “senior counselor” in their health and pharmaceuticals practice. Meanwhile, another conservative Democrat, Evan Bayh, also threatens to filibuster the vote. Bayh’s wife, Susan, is on the board of directors of health insurer Wellpoint, and the Bayhs own between half-a-million and a million dollars in Wellpoint stock. Bayh also receives big campaign dollars from the health care industry.
There oughta be a law.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Just like those Reichwing Rethuglikkkans, putting their padded profits over people. If they only realized the state could take care of everyone instead of the cruel racist homophobic xenophobe private sector war machine evil, don’t trust anyone with an R by their name… oh, wait.
Lee Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:41 pm
“If they only realized the state could take care of everyone ”
It’s a quite common trait of the Republican retort to present childish distortions of the truth rather than attempt to offer any salient points.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Apparently old Liebermann loves his money! And he’s willing to throw his constituents (and no doubt his own children) under the bus for a buck.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
oh wow, another politician who recieves monies from the health care industry…that brings the total to 1,000,000,000,000
TDro319 Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Sure, which is exactly why Liebermann sold out his oonstituents. They couldn’t match the payola he’s receiving from the insurance companies, so he’s willing to let them die.
GuidoVanHorn Reply:
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:35 am
wow….
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:48 pm
http://www.republicansforsinglepayer.org/?p=3
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:33 am