Posted by
Defend America on Monday, December 21, 2009 4:46:27 AM
Via Michelle Malkin:
1. Sen. Ben Nelson’s “Cornhusker Kickback.” The CBO says the Nebraska Democrat sellout’s special Medicaid expansion subsidy will initially cost an estimated $100 million. The Hill reports
that while Nelson credited Nebraska’s governor for giving him the idea
to lobby for the government preference, Nebraska’s governor assailed
the payoff:
“Nebraskans did not ask for a special deal, only a fair deal,”
Heineman said in a statement Sunday. In response, Nelson fired off a
letter Sunday to Heineman saying he’s prepared to ask that the
provision covering Nebraska’s Medicaid share “be removed from the
amendment in conference, if it is your desire.”
2. New England’s Special Syrup. Vermont and
Massachusetts will get similar (though less generous) special treatment
by the feds in covering Medicaid expansion costs. Combined with
Nebraska’s tab, the exclusive clique’s payoffs will cost taxpayers $1.2
billion over 10 years. At least.
For more:
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/12/21/cash-for-cloture-demcare-bribe-list-pt-ii/