At least some people will get turned on by the Democrats
As much as I love blogging about Ann Coulter (seriously, I love it) I figured that the 1% of you who don’t care may appreciate some news about a Strictly Right favorite, healthcare!
You all know that healthcare passed in the House last week by the tiniest of margins, through using reconciliation. With that, you may not have known that even the tiniest amendment to the bill would result in the bill having to be sent back to Congress to get voted on. Well, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) didn’t disappoint, putting forth an amendment to not provide Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drugs to sex offenders. If the Democrats vote “yes” on this amendment, they have to re-vote on the entire bill (and they risk alienating their ex-con support base.) But, if they vote “no” Allahpundit raises the million dollar question:
How long after they vote on the Viagra amendment before we see a YouTube ad asking, “Why does Harry Reid want to give rapists erections”?
Tags: Harry Reid, Health Care Reform, Healthcare, Obamacare, Tom Coburn
March 24th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Wow. Coburn is astoundingly ingenious for “discovering” that loophole … (1) in terms of policy, it’s almost completely insignificant, and no Democrat would think it worth amending on those grounds; BUT (2) in terms of politics, it’s a golden opportunity for Republican ridicule and shaming. I’ll be eager to see if the tactic works.
In summary…
Slimy? Maybe.
Intelligent? Yes.
Hilarious? In-fucking-credibly.
March 24th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Well said CH. This was hilarious…I think it’s more theatrical than pragmatic, but it will be fun to watch.
March 24th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
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March 24th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Ha! I knew there was a reason as to why I loved the republicans. Cheers to whomever it was in Coburn’s office who discovered this little loophole!
March 27th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
nice post. thanks.