HolyJoe strikes again

Some of you know from my derisive nickname for Lieberman, "HolyJoe," that I have no kind feelings for this man. He is sanctimonious, weasley, and vindictive. I regret ever voting for him, although I guess I had to in order to vote for Gore.

I say: Let the silly Republicans filibuster and claim HolyJoe as one of their own. Their 19% rating on "who do you trust more to do the right thing" isn't likely to improve. Denying health care reform to people in need won't raise that. Call their bluff. See how long Olympia Snowe sticks with them. Let everyone get even more disgusted.

And it looks like HolyJoe must think he's going to play kingmaker, with the power to bring it down. Then let's play hard ball. If they start appeasing him to get his vote, I will denounce the whole lot of them, Obama included. Appease HolyJoe? Hell, strip away his subcommittee.

And now, Mickey Nardo reveals that HolyJoe's wife has a cushy job with a lobbying firm that represents one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies. One month after she began the job in 2005, Lieberman introduced a bill that would award new incentives to such companies to produce flu vaccines at a cost of billions to taxpayers. Perhaps he would have introduced the bill anyway, but it looks damning. It was even more generous to BigPharma than one introduced by the Republican leadership.

And what do voters in his state of Connecticut think about the public plan? They support it 64-31.

Holy Smoke, HolyJoe. You should re-examine your priorities and think about who your constituents are. BigPharma and the BigBlues? Or the people of Connecticutt?

Ralph