One thing to keep an eye on. Lieberman has made some specific demands, which he insists have to be met. But what's to stop Lieberman from making new demands if the White House and Senate leaders give him what he wants now? It's not like he's negotiating in good faith, and it's not like Lieberman's word has value.
The White House doesn't get it: if anything about this smells like a liberal success story - or even a big Democratic victory - Lieberman will use his procedural power to block it. He's not running again. He is reviled by most in his own party, disgraced in his won state. He doesn't care, about people's lives or the future of what used to be his party. The man who ran on universal healthcare in 2000 has ceased to exist. Yet, Rahm Emanuel is in healthcare bill-at-any-cost mode and will call it "historic" no matter what it contains.
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