Sunday, November 22, 2009
Whats Another 300 Million Dollars?
Senator Mary Landrieu Voted for Closure on ObamaCare. Her Price, 300 Million Dollars
According to Dana Milbank of the Washington Post Sweeteners for the South
On the eve of Saturday’s showdown in the Senate over health-care reform, Democratic leaders still hadn’t secured the support of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), one of the 60 votes needed to keep the legislation alive. The wavering lawmaker was offered a sweetener: at least $100 million in extra federal money for her home state.
And so it came to pass that Landrieu walked onto the Senate floor mid-afternoon Saturday to announce her aye vote—and to trumpet the financial ‘fix’ she had arranged for Louisiana. ‘I am not going to be defensive,’ she declared. ‘And it’s not a $100 million fix. It’s a $300 million fix.’
Landrieu Still Expects More
‘My vote today,’ she said in a soft Southern accent that masked the hard politics at play, ‘should in no way be construed by the supporters of this current framework as an indication of how I might vote as this debate comes to an end.’ Among the concessions she’ll seek: more tax credits for small business and a removal of the version of the ‘public option’ now in the bill.
Apparently looting the treasury for any purpose including buying the votes of United States Senators is just standard operating procedure for Democrats. How did we get to a 12 Trillion dollar deficit and future obligations of 56 Trillion dollars? It’s easy. 300 Million here, 300 Million there, it adds up rather quickly.
Wake up America!
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