Flash back to 2010. Harry Reid needs 60 votes to pass ObamaCare into law. This should have been a shoo-in since he had enough Democrats in the Senate to make it happen, but, there were several hold-outs who didn't think the law was the right thing to do. So, Harry took out his faithful taxpayer-funded checkbook and started handing out money to resisting Democrats in order to buy their votes. In total, there were about a half dozen Judas's that took their 30 pieces of silver in exchange for voting ObamaCare into legal existence. Senator Mary Landrieu got $300 million in Medicaid assistance for her vote in what has since been called the Louisiana Purchase. Ben Nelson, a former insurance executive who should have known better, sold his vote in what is now referred to as the Corn Husker Kickback. The sad thing is that, if just one of these Senators had stood on their principles and not taken a bribe, we might not have ObamaCare today.
Now, Mary Landrieu and other vulnerable Democrat Senators are scrambling for reelection despite their involvement in getting ObamaCare passed. Landrieu is running ads that say she's pushing legislation to "fix" ObamaCare. For that, she seems to think she should be reelected. But, the chances that Harry Reid will ever bring her "fix" to the Senate floor for a vote are zero and she knows it. So, she is simply blowing smoke to gain votes. Like Judas, who hung himself after betraying Christ, Mary Landrieu has hung herself politically. What she and the Democrats have done to the American people should not be rewarded.
Reference:
Payoffs for states get Harry Reid to 60 votes: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30815.html
Landrieu touts ObamaCare fix in first ad: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/192741-landrieu-touts-obamacare-fix-in-first-ad
The Democrats in the famous Obamacare signing photo are rapidly retiring: http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/24/the-democrats-in-the-famous-obamacare-signing-photo-are-rapidly-retiring/
Showing posts with label Louisiana Purchase. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
Senator Landrieu Ignores The Big Bus She Threw The Rest Of America Under
In an emotional speech on the Senate floor, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu defended her payoff of the $300 million of taxpayer funds for her state, in exchange for her vote for ObamaCare by saying she would "never, ever throw the people of her state under the bus."
Unfortunately, Ms. Landrieu seems clueless as to why there is so much anger in America over her particular case of bribery -- now commonly referred to as the Louisiana Purchase. It isn't because she didn't throw the people of Louisiana under the bus. She was just being their pimp. Instead, the anger is over the fact that she threw the rest of America under that bus!
Unfortunately, Ms. Landrieu seems clueless as to why there is so much anger in America over her particular case of bribery -- now commonly referred to as the Louisiana Purchase. It isn't because she didn't throw the people of Louisiana under the bus. She was just being their pimp. Instead, the anger is over the fact that she threw the rest of America under that bus!
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