Health plan

As four Republican Senators are holding out on the new health care plan I am reminded of the two Democratic Senators who held out against Obamacare and how they were handsomely rewarded. -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., won between $100 million and $300 million in additional federal aid for her state's Medicaid population. The deal, secured before she cast her critical vote in favor of bringing the health bill to the floor, was immediately dubbed the "Louisiana Purchase," though the actual Louisiana Purchase was considerably cheaper. -- Nebraska's Nelson won permanent federal aid for his state's expanded Medicaid population, a benefit worth up to $100 million over 10 years. These two hold outs then voted in favor of Obamacare. I wonder what it will take to get the last two Republican Senators to vote for the new plan. In case you find this disgusting here is how it works. "This is just part of the normal legislative process," said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.