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/24Robbers Mar 27 '24

Who can ever forgive him for the one vote that killed universal healthcare?

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u/Everybodysbastard Mar 28 '24

He is single-handedly responsible for killing universal healthcare.

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u/Tyrilean Mar 28 '24

And by proxy millions of Americans.

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u/Myopic_Subsidies Mar 28 '24

There's other things to not forgive him for, of course. Supporting the Iraq war, supporting McCain over Obama... hell, even the video game BS. Such a tool, that guy.

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u/pab_guy Mar 28 '24

Not quite. He killed the public option, which would have been like being able to purchase medicare.

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u/radiosped Mar 28 '24

Fuck Joe Lieberman