My Short E-Mail to Harry Reid

"What good is Lieberman to the Democratic caucus, 60 votes or not, if he won't be part of that 60 votes? We need this health care bill and we need it with a, preferably robust (since pegging reimbursements to Medicare is the only way to make it work in terms of putting pressure on private insurers) public option. You have leverage over Lieberman -- his committee chairmanships. if he sinks this bill, he should be stripped of them. And he should know that this is what he faces. If there's a justification for him keeping these powerful positions, I wish you would tell me what it is."