The Socialist Party of America managed to get a worst-of-all-options healthcare bill rammed through the Senate this morning before they ran like the cowards they are back to their homes for the holidays. Many thanks to the Architect of the Minority Mitch McConnell for making that vote happen in secret and expediently. Why fight when there's eggnog to be drunk.
The big winners in this sham are Louisiana, Nebraska, Vermont and Massachusetts. Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Landrieu (D-LA) let the nation off easy by only highjacking a few hundred million each of extra money for their states. What is extra money you say? Apparently, to the Senate, extra means money that you still have in your pocket. Nebraska and Vermont were the big winners though. All of those massive unfunded mandates in the Senate bill that will be crippling states for years to come? Not a worry for the cornhusker or maple syrup states. The Senate, in all it's charity, decided that these two states are special and should have all of their massive unfunded mandates paid for by the taxpayers of the other states. A high price for votes.
How very generous of us all! I kind of wish I lived in one of these select few states, but hey, the man in the black coat with the gun in my back says I should be happy to do my fair share and subsidized both the people of Colorado as well as Nebraska, Vermont, Louisiana and Massachusetts so who am I to argue? Hopefully I get some coal this Christmas, with all this "charity" and "goodwill" I may need it to heat my house.
Merry Christmas!
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