Defeat?

The apparent abadonment of proposed early buy-in to Social Security appeared to be enough to gain the vote of Senator Lieberman... At least for now, because as Joe keeps moving the goal posts, he seems to find more reasons to say no.

It was too much for former Vermont Governor/2004 Presidential Candidate/DNC Chair Howard Dean. The prominent health care reform advocate withdrew his support for the bill, as then constituted, on Tuesday. And the following day a poll conducted for NBC and the Wall Street Journal revealed public support was flagging as well... Although the numbers didn't make a clear distinction between those absolutely opposed to the concept, and those unhappy with a process which seems to have "compromised" away all resemblance to reform.