The following is a reprint of an article originally published on Dec. 23, 2009. In the nights before Christmas in 2009, the Obamacare health care bill was beginning to work its way through Congress. This is a look back at that process. It must be Christmas with all the presents floating around. The health care bill just cleared its first hurdle through the Senate and the amount of special favors and outright bribes for powerful senators and swing states is (expectedly) outrageous. The most egregious are as follows: The "Cornhusker Kickback" - For Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., "a provision exempting...