Vote-A-Rama – Republicans Turn Senate Floor Into Middle School Food Fight

The Republicans have resorted to a ‘vote-a-rama’ in an attempt to show that they are still the bullies on the playground.  By proposing frivolous and controversial amendments, they are trying to set the Democrats up to take embarassing votes, knowing that they are trying to vote en bloc against amending the bill so as to avoid having to send it back to the House of Representatives. The ultimate goal being, of course, to use these votes against the Democrats in the upcoming election to help them win back enough seats in Congress to change or repeal the health care bill.

So, for example, Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] is forcing a vote on an amendment to bar insurance companies from covering erectile dysfunction drugs for people convicted of child molestation or rape. I’m sure you can imagine the kinds of attack ads that will be generated from a vote like that.

You can see all the Republican amendments submitted to the reconciliation bill so far here.

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