Damn! Nice to see this!
...Sen. Tom Coburn, R, Okla., has filed an amendment to strip from the bill the $300 million "pork-bribe" that got Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., to cast the needed 60th vote to proceed to debate on the bill.
The amendment is only three words long -- "Strike section 2006" -- but it could be hazardous to some senators' health if it ever receives a floor vote. John Hart, his spokesman, released a statement that "Dr. Coburn believes it's immoral for the Reid bill to cut Medicare benefits for seniors while financing special-interest, pork-barrel projects for vulnerable incumbents."
Who wouldathunk moral principles are still alive and well in the US Senate?
...Sen. Tom Coburn, R, Okla., has filed an amendment to strip from the bill the $300 million "pork-bribe" that got Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., to cast the needed 60th vote to proceed to debate on the bill.
The amendment is only three words long -- "Strike section 2006" -- but it could be hazardous to some senators' health if it ever receives a floor vote. John Hart, his spokesman, released a statement that "Dr. Coburn believes it's immoral for the Reid bill to cut Medicare benefits for seniors while financing special-interest, pork-barrel projects for vulnerable incumbents."
Who wouldathunk moral principles are still alive and well in the US Senate?
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