The Senate health care bill passed yesterday along partisan lines in a vote of 39-60 Republicans to Democrats. Most polls indicate that a large majority of voters would rather not have the type of health care reform Obama and Congress are ramming down everyone’s throat. So how did the bill pass? Well, they just had to bribe a few Democratic Senators, with some of your money, for a sum totaling more than a billion dollars over the next 10 years.

Senator Ben Nelson for example, got a $100,000,000 exemption from new state Medicaid spending mandated by the bill for his state of Nebraska. How swell for just those living in Nebraska. Hurray for the liberal principle of equality!

These political bribes are a glimpse into how this type of health care legislation is going to transform the handling of health care in the U.S.

If you’re a liberal thinking that the ends justify the means, consider this:

The UK first passed its National Health Service Act, nationalizing health care, in 1946. And until this day they are still constantly debating, legislating, and changing how the National Health Service works.

If we go down this path in the U.S., there will be no end to health care legislation, and this wheeling-and-dealing bribery type government spending will go on forever.

But, but, but… the Republicans do it too you may say. Yes, that’s right, and Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate Majority Leader, seems to agree…

From the Wall Street Journal:

Democrats defended the provisions and said this was how lawmaking has always worked, including when Republicans controlled Congress. “That’s what legislation is all about — it’s the art of compromise,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.). “It’s no different than other pieces of legislation.”

Wow, that’s an amazing revelation, Mr. Reid! “It’s no different than other pieces of legislation.” So this means this is how government normally operates… on special interests and political bribes! Who would have thought! And with Obamacare we’re going for a WHOLE lot more of that.

So now we’re supposed to believe that legislation born in special interest and political bribes that mandates there would be no limits on health insurance payments and “insurance” of preexisting conditions would somehow cut the budget deficit and reduce premium costs.

To anyone who does believe that, I have some highly desirable beach front property to sell you in Nebraska… for 10 cents on the dollar… a real bargain!