"Probably" good news from the blogosphere's BFF:
U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., whose vote could be crucial to breaking an expected GOP filibuster on health care legislation, Thursday said he would consider voting to move the bill forward, even if he ultimately casts his ballot against the reform package.
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Lieberman said he was "inclined to let the motion to proceed" (or cloture) go forward, but "I haven’t decided yet."
Believe it or not, as obnoxious as Lieberman sounds, this is actually as specific as he's been on the subject. He easily could have punted, or refused to answer the question about cloture. But instead, he chose to use words implying that it was more likely than not that he would vote for cloture even if he voted against the bill.
In the art of negotiations, this is what they call a "tell." Best read: he's holding out the prospect of blocking the bill to retain some leverage in negotiations, but he has no intention of being the one person who stops health care reform from happening.