Why Are Democrats Holding Louisiana Hostage?

posted at 7:26 am on November 24, 2009 by

Mary Landrieu’s deal for an extra $300 million in Medicaid funds for poor Louisiana residents has been hailed by Landrieu as a great victory for the people of Louisiana, and by just about everyone else as a shakedown of Harry Reid and the American people.

But there is another, equally unseemly, angle.

If the poor in Louisiana so badly need this assistance, why aren’t Harry Reid and other Democrats who control Congress giving Louisiana the aid without the string attached of Landrieu’s vote?

Why is Harry Reid using the poor of Louisiana as a bargaining chip? We know why, but let’s spread the blame around to all corners where it is deserved.

When it comes to passing Obama-Pelosi-Reid-care, it seems hard to distinguish between hostage and hostage-taker.

Cross-Posted with updates at Legal Insurrection Blog

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I’ll match your Katrina bid and raise you 1/2 million poor people………..

Pass me a cold one……

Robert17 on November 24, 2009 at 7:46 AM

Why do the Dems keep blacks on the affirmative action/welfare “plantation”?

Why do the Arabs hold the Palestinians hostage?

Because the people you espouse to “help” are simply bargaining chips.

Wethal on November 24, 2009 at 8:20 AM

At a hastily called noon press conference, President Obama said, Let me be perfectly clear about this, I do not want to run the state of Louisiana. My latest stimulus plan will grow their economy, ahhh create or save jobs, ummm and help LSU find a smarter football coach.

Kissmygrits on November 24, 2009 at 8:43 AM

Landrieu and Reid are equally contemptible. And..considering the vast amounts of money pumped into LA since Katrina, how did these poor folks in LA get into such a bad way anyhow? Now for the inevitable question about how much did Obama pressure have to do with this? Certainly quite a bit either directly or indirectly. He has to accept some of the blame for this disgusting behavior like it or not.

jeanie on November 24, 2009 at 8:50 AM

“Yo Legal Insurrection, I’m really happy for you, and imma let you finish, but Kanye had one of the best “don’t care about Katrina victims” lines of all time.”

Abby Adams on November 24, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Don’t question White liberals!

SouthernGent on November 24, 2009 at 1:45 PM

There is considerable speculation that the Dems have the goods on Landrieu. All the locals know that she was elected and re-elected using crooked vote counting in New Orleans and along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Money for votes is legal in the form of “expense” money given in the form of a check. Without this Woody Jenkins would have won and still hold that Senate seat.

One must also realize that this $300 million was requested by Jindal, who is no conservative, though touted as one. He is a centrist in that he believes in central control of government, thus a statist.

Kermit on November 28, 2009 at 9:20 AM