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GOP Is Trying To Bribe Sen. Murkowski By Letting Alaska Keep Obamacare

Someone should probably tell the base that's not "repealing Obamacare."


But boy, howdy, the bribe is...special. Basically, they are proposing that Alaska and Hawaii keep their Obamacare, because they like it, while they repeal it for everyone else.

Here's the most recent draft of the bill, with sweeteners (bribes) for Murkowski:

  • Provides for an increased federal Medicaid matching rate (FMAP) for both Alaska and Hawaii

Every single state should be asking for this. To be able to keep their Obamacare because they know -- they KNOW beyond every reasonable doubt -- that this bill is awful and would do grave harm should it pass.

By the way, at this time every major medical organization has come out against it, it will cause 32 million people to lose their insurance, and it would wreak havoc on the economy. But that's not stopping these fools from continuing to try.

Still, how cynical do you have to be to bribe a Senator to vote to take health care away from everyone else but keep it for her state? What the hell?

Here's some common sense for them:

Can you help us out?


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