Well Harry Reid got his 60 votes to begin the senate debate on healthcare reform. His little pimping tactic to get Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu to go along has turned out to cost taxpayers more than originally reported.
From Roll Call:
Landrieu defended the inclusion of the provision and said Republican critics who accuse her of selling her vote for $100 million are wrong and that she has the support of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.To help secure her vote, Reid also included a provision in the bill sought by Landrieu to provide increased Medicaid funds for states recovering from major disasters such as 2005’s Hurricane Katrina that devastated New Orleans and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
“I will correct something. It’s not $100 million, it’s $300 million, and I’m proud of it and will keep fighting for it,” Landrieu told reporters after her floor speech. “But that is not why I started this health care debate; I started this health care debate for all the reasons I just mentioned in my statement” on the floor.
Landrieu can color her words anyway she likes, but the truth of the matter is she sold her vote. While the price between Landrieu and a two-dollar whore is $299,999,998 the act is exactly the same.
Landrieu went on further to say that her vote for starting debate is not an indication of how she will vote for the final bill:
Landrieu went on further to say that her vote for starting debate is not an indication of how she will vote for the final bill:
In her remarks, Landrieu explained her decision by saying that her vote “should in no way be construed ... as an indication of how I might vote as this debate comes to an end.”
What we can construe is that if the price is right, Landrieu will “perform” as told. These lawmakers and their wheeling and dealings with OUR tax dollars really make me ill.
Via: Drudge Report
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