Coburn's Viagra Amendment Goes Flaccid

[Conan71]

Headlines you'd love to see.  I can only imagine the ones the copy editors at the World wanted to write.

U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's Viagra amendment fails

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday in Washington. MANUEAL BALCE CENETA/AP Photo
By CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com
Published: 3/25/2010  11:04 AM
Last Modified: 3/25/2010  11:07 AM

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday killed a proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn to prevent convicted sex offenders from getting Viagra or similar prescriptions in the insurance markets to be established under the new health reform law.

Coburn's amendment was one of several shot down by Democrats working to approve a package of changes to the health care reform bill signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama. Among those killed was one that would put members of Congress in the Medicaid program.

Any changes to the package would force the House to vote on it again, so Democrats put up a united front Wednesday against amendments to keep the package intact.


Idea criticized
Coburn, R-Muskogee, called the new health reform law "the greatest assault on liberty this country has ever had," as he put Democrats in the position of voting down his proposal to prevent convicted child molesters, rapists and other sex offenders from getting federal drug coverage for erectile dysfunction drugs. The amendment was killed by a vote of 57-42

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=17&articleid=20100325_17_0_WASHIN56949

[Townsend]

Most of the amendments were placed as fodder to use on campaign ads.

"the democrats want impotent men to rape you" is coming soon.

[Conan71]

Most of the amendments were placed as fodder to use on campaign ads.

"the democrats want impotent men to rape you" is coming soon.

Yep, it's their season to collect ammunition

[Gaspar]

"If you elect _____________ he/she will take away your healthcare."

Ahhh that old ditty.

I think that's why they call them "Mad Libs"

"If you elect _____________ he/she will take away ___________."

How many can we come up with?

[Townsend]

Is Coburn the most talked about junior senator?

http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=12204773

Senate Republicans hold up jobless benefits

Associated Press - March 25, 2010 3:35 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans are blocking speedy passage of a stopgap bill to extend jobless benefits, saying its $9 billion cost should not be added to the national debt.

The clash comes less than a month after Republicans shied away from a similar battle that led to an interruption in unemployment benefits eligibility for some people and a 2-day furlough for some Transportation Department employees.

Last month, Kentucky Republican Jim Bunning blocked a similar extension of jobless benefits but ended up on the losing end of a public relations battle and backed away.

Now, it's Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn who's insisting that the measure be financed with money from last year's economic stimulus bill.

[Gaspar]

Coburn's Viagra Amendment Goes Flaccid

Shame!  He worked so HARD-ON that.

[fotd]

Most of the amendments were placed as fodder to use on campaign ads.

"the democrats want impotent men to rape you" is coming soon.

Wrong. It's another dumb tactic to prove a point....he does not have one to prove.

[guido911]

Is Coburn the most talked about junior senator?

http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=12204773

How many weeks of unemployment are people getting now? We closing in on 1,000?

[Gaspar]

How many weeks of unemployment are people getting now? We closing in on 1,000?

Almost 2 years, 99 weeks.  They have to push it to 4 years so that they can use the. . .

"If you elect __________ he/she will take away your unemployment benefits."

[Townsend]

Wrong. It's another dumb tactic to prove a point....he does not have one to prove.

What the hell is that?

29 attempted amendments...what's that got to do with one "he"?

[fotd]

What the hell is that?

29 attempted amendments...what's that got to do with one "he"?

Bunning take 2....

Coburn's Viagra Gambit   [Daniel Foster]
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=M2E0OTMwYmM2NWZmM2UzNjU1OTRmYTQ2NTRmMTVkMWU=
"Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) has offered an amendment to the Senate reconciliation bill that would make it illegal for the government to cover Viagra through the exchanges.

The rationale here is that Coburn is trying to force Democrats into a difficult vote. If the amendment succeeds, the reconciliation package would clearly represent a change of policy, and not just of taxation and spending, and would therefore be subject to a sixty-vote threshold. If it fails, Democrats will be seen as standing up for molestors' access to libido-enhancers."

Shenanigan's by a mega millionaire at the expense of the poor and helpless. Just great for you who support this type of logic.

[Townsend]

Bunning take 2....

Coburn's Viagra Gambit   [Daniel Foster]
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=M2E0OTMwYmM2NWZmM2UzNjU1OTRmYTQ2NTRmMTVkMWU=
"Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) has offered an amendment to the Senate reconciliation bill that would make it illegal for the government to cover Viagra through the exchanges.

The rationale here is that Coburn is trying to force Democrats into a difficult vote. If the amendment succeeds, the reconciliation package would clearly represent a change of policy, and not just of taxation and spending, and would therefore be subject to a sixty-vote threshold. If it fails, Democrats will be seen as standing up for molestors' access to libido-enhancers."

Shenanigan's by a mega millionaire at the expense of the poor and helpless. Just great for you who support this type of logic.

The republicans knew they'd get shot down but they wanted the ability to say "He wants your family raped" et al on the next campaign trail so they came up with crazy crap like that.

So they added several amendments like that.  Oklahoma was just lucky enough to have the limpist one.

[Gaspar]

K... so far in the Reconciliation process . . .

New tax on medical devices ($2  Billion, $3 Billion after 2017 in the signed bill) now 2.9% of sales starting in 2013 (around $20 billion). 

New tax on prescription drugs ($2.3 billion in the signed bill) now $4.8 billion in the new bill.

AND THEY'RE JUST GETTING WARMED UP

[Conan71]

K... so far in the Reconciliation process . . .

New tax on medical devices ($2  Billion, $3 Billion after 2017 in the signed bill) now 2.9% of sales starting in 2013 (around $20 billion). 

New tax on prescription drugs ($2.3 billion in the signed bill) now $4.8 billion in the new bill.

AND THEY'RE JUST GETTING WARMED UP

B..bb.bbb..but, I thought they were going to lower the cost of treatment, pharmaceuticals, and devices.  Where's Nathan with the mental gymnastics of how a tax increase will actually equal cost savings?

[fotd]

Cost savings to the many who can't afford insurance and have been left out in the cold by.....you all?