Say The Opposite Until He Leaves

Atrios today

Obviously not everyone reads all of my brilliant words, but I did tell people that if they actually liked a Medicare buy-in compromise they shouldn't say so...

And here's what he linked too:

But there's something else Lieberman said this morning that stood out for me. In an interview with the New York Times, he conceded that he'd supported a Medicare buy-in previously, but talked about the evolution of his thinking on the subject.

[I]n the interview, Mr. Lieberman said that he grew apprehensive when a formal proposal began to take shape. He said he worried that the program would lead to financial trouble and contribute to the instability of the existing Medicare program.

And he said he was particularly troubled by the overly enthusiastic reaction to the proposal by some liberals, including Representative Anthony Weiner, Democrat of New York, who champions a fully government-run health care system.

"Congressman Weiner made a comment that Medicare-buy in is better than a public option, it's the beginning of a road to single-payer," Mr. Lieberman said. "Jacob Hacker, who's a Yale professor who is actually the man who created the public option, said, 'This is a dream. This is better than a public option. This is a giant step.'"

This is exactly what I was afraid of.

Occasionally, there's something to be said for keeping one's cards a little closer to the vest.

Sure as hell is.

But damn if you, damned if you don't. Someone was going to say something to him, as the truth was always going to be revealed somehow on the hill.

Secrets get spread in the Beltway, especially if they are liberal ideas.