To get Senator Mary Landrieu's (D-La.) vote, just to proceed, just to go across the starting line, language was inserted in the Senate Health Reform bill that gives the state of Louisiana up to $300 million. To get Senator Ben Nelson's vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid agreed to drop a request that you take away the antitrust exemptions for insurance companies. I ask again.....Is healthcare reform important enough to buy votes?
This got us to day one of the debate. Is this the way to do things Mary? The central promise of the Obama campaign was to change the way Washington works, remember? This is Washington as usual, is it not?
I will reminded you that Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) claimed Saturday "very partisan Republican bloggers" were making the case that she voted for cloture as a result of the provision added to the bill giving her state additional healthcare funds.
I Can't speak for the Republican bloggers, but you can add me to the list that think you were bought out by the Senate leadership! Congress is full of gutless people without integrity, and doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea, Senator.
But a least your trained to do something when
we boot you out of office next election!
we boot you out of office next election!
She's not the only one. Every member of Congress who votes for this is selling us out.
ReplyDeleteI just placed a call to my senator's office and told him I don't want him to vote for this. They said they would forward the message to the D.C. office. I'm sure they have a wastebasket labeled "D.C. Office" right there below the phone. They don't much care what We the People think.