According to Washington Post blogger Greg Sargent, Howard Dean will be advocating via an interview on Vermont Public Radio tonight that the U.S. Senate's health care legislation should be killed. Dean's decision, of course, is based on the news over the last 48 hours that Senator Joe Lieberman has apparently succeeded in his attempts to strip the Medicare buy-in provision from the bill.

Here's an excerpt from Dean's upcoming VPR interview:

“This is essentially the collapse of health care reform in the United States Senate. Honestly the best thing to do right now is kill the Senate bill, go back to the House, start the reconciliation process, where you only need 51 votes and it would be a much simpler bill.”

Did you hear that Senators Leahy and Sanders? If not, let me repeat: Kill the bill. 

Call them to make sure they understand that, in this case, no bill is better than a meaningless bill.  

Senator Leahy's Office: 1-800-642-3193

Senator Sanders' Office: 1-800-339-9834