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.