Lieberman to Kill Healthcare, So Says Eisenstadt
November 4th, 2009 . by Marty
What an exciting day it was for me today. While visting old colleagues on Capitol Hill, I bumped into my dear friend and mentor Senator Joe Lieberman. As readers of “I Am Martin Eisenstadt” can tell you, Joe and I share a special bond since it was Joe who suggested that I write my tell-all memoir in the first place. And it was Joe who put in the good word with John McCain that secured me such a prominent position in his campaign. So imagine my sense of kismet when I spotted Joe coming down the hallway while I exited Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska’s 7th floor office in the Hart Senate office building.
Just prior, I had been sitting in Ben’s study autographing a copy of my book when a bevy of “moderate” democrats looking all stern and secretive came barreling in. First Lincoln then Landrieu. After shooting me a dirty look, Landrieu reminded Ben that this pow wow was private. Apparently, Mary still hasn’t forgiven me for mistaking her for a street walker that overcast Mardi Gras night some years back. In my defense, I had been imbibing since the morning and my drinking buddy David Vitter was egging me on. Not wanting to ruffle any feathers, I politely excused myself.
After departing Nelson’s office, I stopped to take a picture of myself for my blog. Which is when my good friend Holy Joe rolled through my frame on his way into Ben’s office. Knowing my proclivity for spreading rumors, Joe put his finger on his mouth and instructed me not to tell anyone about this behind closed doors Blue Dog rendevous. When I asked Joe why all the secrecy, he winked, pinched me on the cheek and whispered “Wouldn’t you like to know? But that’s why I’m the Senator and you’re the pundit. I know. You guess.” So dear readers, allow me to guess. The “moderate” democrats met today behind closed doors in Ben Nelson’s office without press or staff to craft a healthcare “compromise” (Translation: kill the public option). You heard it here first. The Blue Dogs have made their decision: The public option is unacceptable for a democracy since one of the cornerstones of a free society is that if there are no losers, what’s the point in being a winner?
