Posted on 01/30/2015 10:02:40 AM PST by PJ-Comix
Did you know that the future of Obamacare relies on the credibilty of former Senator Ben "Cornhusker Kickback" Nelson? Yes, the Huffington Post and other liberal media outlets seem to think that what Nelson tells us was going on in his mind at the time that Obamacare passed is crucial to the outcome of the King vs Burwell case at the Supreme Court.
Such is the desperate premise of Jonathan Cohn, Senior National Correspondent of the Huffington Post and other liberals looking for that lifeline out of the dilemma that the Obmacare law specifically says that only state based exchanges are eligible for subsidies. And it now appears that lifeline comes in the form of what Ben Nelson was thinking. Oh, and if we don't know what he was thinking at the time of the passage of Obamacare, we can take his word about it. Here is Cohn taking his victory lap over what Nelson claims his intentions were five years ago:
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He flushed his entire reputation down the toilet in return for one vote.
Desperation is relying on the integrity of ANY senator or elected official. That is the fault that brought us to where we are today. Control/Alt/Delete!!!
I assume he was paid well for that corrupt vote (no evidence of this, but I can't imagine any other reason to act in such an evil manner), and I hope he regrets the treasonous decision he made.
Yup!
...Nelson, who is now CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
With no objective definition of goodness, anyone can argue anything selfish was good. Hey it’s good for all the people who profited along with me!
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