Sorry, but I don't buy the "But we couldn't have gotten single-payer" defense

[JoePhilly]

19. Let's test your argument more directly. I'll spot you every bluedog Senator ...

... except Joe Lieberman.

Here's the test. YOU are now the President. And because you are super awesome, you've convinced all of the other bluedogs to go with a single payer bill. That is, all but Joe Lieberman. You need him to get the 60th vote.

So Mr. President, how do you get Lieberman to vote YES?

A few points to address when you respond.

1) Lieberman campaigned against you in the general election, and he campaigned for John McCain. McCain was going to make Lieberman either SecDEF or SecState ... Graham was getting the other spot. You stole this prestigious position from Lieberman when you beat McCain.

2) Lieberman has said he's not running for re-election. Instead, he's setting himself up for a 7 figure think tank job for when his term ends. (He now holds that 7 figure think tank position)

3) Lieberman was nicknamed "Senator from Aetna", and careers of members of his family rely on positions in that industry.

So go ahead, flip Lieberman. Explain how YOU as President get him to vote YES.

Oh ... what did we win via the ACA? My niece's life. And the lives of kids like her who had cancer as children and who were blocked from getting insurance after. Their lives.

She doesn't feel further behind.