“Deal” Could Put Joe Lieberman In Charge Of Regulating Your Health Insurance

By GottaLaff

The title is Firedoglake's, the prospect is shudder-worthy. More like ominous:

Who in Congress would likely oversee this new OPM exchange? The answer is Joe Lieberman.

The plan emerging from negotiations among moderate and liberal Democrats would put a key part of the planned health insurance exchanges under the supervision of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). And jurisdiction for oversight of OPM falls to the centrist-dominated Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which Lieberman chairs.

Thats right, Lieberman, the biggest champion of the health insurance industry in the Senate, will chair the committee that oversees this “alternative” to the public option. It would probably be Lieberman’s finger on the public option trigger.

Anyone out there have anything to add? Is this empty speculation and not worth a hand-wring or two?

Frankly, I don't want Traitor Joe in charge of so much as the Senate bathroom.

H/t: Pigboy