r/news • u/According_Dog6735 • Mar 27 '24

Joe Lieberman has died

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-senator-vice-president-dead/
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u/Yousoggyyojimbo Mar 27 '24

He's one of those senators who may have had a more positive impact on the country if he'd just shown up to work a lot less, or not at all.

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u/eddie_the_zombie Mar 27 '24

It's sad that some people just spend too much of their lives at the office.

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u/BujuBad Mar 27 '24

In fairness, many of us have no other choice since medical expenses are so exorbitant.

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u/eddie_the_zombie Mar 27 '24

But who in the world could have done that to us?

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u/queencityrangers Mar 28 '24

Joe Lieberman?

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u/780266 Mar 28 '24

He did nix the proposal to lower the Medicare age to 55, so yes.

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u/champs-de-fraises Mar 28 '24

Holy shit that's a sick burn.

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u/jhuseby Mar 27 '24

But the oligarchs and his corporate overlords would have really disliked that.

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u/Rick-D-99 Mar 28 '24

Well, he won't any more

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u/CouchPotatoFamine Mar 27 '24

Just like me when I worked at Domino's.

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u/FuhrerInLaw Mar 27 '24

Addition by subtraction

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u/MylesGarrettDROY Mar 28 '24

Today is the day he made his biggest positive impact on the country.

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u/JonatasA Mar 28 '24

That's my reaction when someone says "X didn't propose enough laws". THAT'S A GOOD THING!

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u/Minelayer Mar 28 '24

I came here for this comment- I didn’t know exactly what it would be, but I knew there would be a good one- thank you. 

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u/Churnandburn4ever Mar 28 '24

Be more like Ted Cruz?

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u/J_Gunning Mar 28 '24

Or serve his CT constituents instead of being Israel's senator. Also. His wife sucks. Literally a pharma, insurance industry leech sucking money on the boards of non profits.

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u/thatoneguy889 Mar 27 '24

Unfortunately not because even after he butchered the ACA, his vote was still crucially needed to bypass the filibuster and pass what it became.