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SUBJECT: Final 'reform' push: twisting arms
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Harumph #11038 from OHIO on
President Obama's attempts to ram health- care reform through an increasingly reluctant Congress are starting
to resemble a really eventful episode of "The Sopranos."
They've already bought votes with pork and special deals -- the "Louisiana purchase" ($300 million to bolster
that state's Medicaid program, which swayed Sen. Mary Landrieu); the "Cornhusker kickback" ($100 million to
Medicaid there, sweetening the pot for Sen. Ben Nelson), and Florida's "Gator Aid" (a Medicare deal potentially
worth $5 billion, a hefty price for Sen. Bill Nelson's vote). Plus the millions for Connecticut hospitals,
Montana asbestos abatement and so on.
Those who support the president can expect favors. No sooner had Rep Jim Matheson (D-Utah) suggested that he
might be willing to switch his vote and support the latest version of ObamaCare than his brother was nominated
for a federal judgeship.
Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) is also on the undecided list. And, purely by coincidence no doubt, the Justice
Department just announced that it is dropping an FBI investigation that has been swirling about the congressman.
Gosh, if only Charlie Rangel were one of the undecideds.
Those who oppose the president can expect the political equivalent of a horse head between their sheets.
Some of this is just traditional electioneering: On-the-fence Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is getting a primary
challenger with some backing from the national Democratic machine.
But some of it is much nastier. Massa's story may have credibility issues, but other opponents of the bill are
also starting to feel the heat. For instance, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), whose opposition to abortion funding
has become one of the bill's biggest hurdles, is now seeing attacks on his ethics.
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow recently questioned the legality of the low rent that a conservative Christian group
charges Stupak for his DC apartment. She even noted ominously that disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford
stayed at the same building. The liberal blog Daily Kos has picked up on the charges and suggested that both
the IRS and the House Ethics Committee investigate.
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Chicago thug politics at its finest.
By far the MOST CORRUPT administration in the history of this great nation.
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Eric-Maine (76.178.216.253) from MAINE says Rahmbo X: Nude & Rude
In the Congressional shower stalls
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Raggpicker (66.54.184.254) from TEXAS says There is no doubt that the 0bama Administration is among the most corrupt in American History
But, since they are preceived as being "progressives" and "liberals" who are doing it for "the people", despite "The People" not wanting a damn thing to do with this turd of a bill, it's "OK" and the Media gives them a pass.
0bama is without a doubt the most corrupt President we have had in recent history and I don't see how he is going to avoid major scandals like the ones that haunted the Clinton Administration.
I think the only reason why 0bama has not had a major scandal yet is because people are too busy laughing at him to notice.
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Eric-Maine (76.178.216.253) from MAINE says The Obama's are far more dangerous than
the Clintons but no way are they more corrupt. That is a record that will never be broken
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