Sellouts & Chicago-Style Politics

[n david]

Thanks to sellouts like Mary Landrieu (LA) and Ben Nelson (NE), the joke bill called healthcare reform is moving on towards a Christmas Eve passage .... even though Congress hasn't read the actual bill up for the vote!

I'm not naive and understand this happens on both sides of the aisle, but it should be illegal for members of Congress to sell votes or be bribed into voting a certain way in order to get federal funds or other favors. It may well be "the Chicago way," but we all know how corrupt Chicago-style politics has been.

In my job, a person would be severely fined and face jail time if they did what these Senators have done.

Up to now, Senator Nelson was the one Democrat I supported. Not any more. If this bill passes, I believe Senator Nelson will be voted out, as will many of the others up for re-election this-coming fall.

Unfortunately it will be too late to save us from this bill, but I'm looking forward to see the majority of these Senators who supported this bill get voted out.