The Reality Check

Senator Joe Lieberman was on CNN's State of the Union this morning expressing his views that it would bode well for the country if a complete overhaul of Health Care Reform was postponed until the economy recovered from the Great Recession. Of course, he makes tons of sense. President Obama is spending and printing tons of money when we're already in a deficit, and now he wants to overhaul Health Care Reform at a time when the economy is in the tank and we're not so sure that his Health Care Reform plans are going to work.

Like Joe Lieberman said today, it would be wise to pass incremental bill to reform sectors of the Health Care system instead of trying to do it all in one shot with a comprehensive Health Care Reform bill.

Now that Senator Joe Lieberman is in opposition to President Obama's plans, Democrats may lose their precious 60 votes to prevent a Republican filibuster. In addition, moderate Democrats have yet to put their support behind any proposals. The craziness at the town halls may have been ridiculous, but it bought some time for people to actually give it some thought. A comprehensive overhaul of Health Care Reform deserves a full debate, and I'm glad it's getting one.