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no_hypocrisy

(52,716 posts) Wed Jul 2, 2025, 06:03 AM Jul 2

Selfishness in extremis: Lisa Murkowski [View all]

Yeah, Murkowski did some negotiating and got Alaska exempted from the Medicaid and Medicare cuts from the "big beautiful bill". And she did it in exchange for her affirmative vote.

But . . . .

She could have held out to exempt the other 49 states and U.S. territories for the same things. But she didn't.

I got mine. F*ck you!

BTW, I hope there's a litigant out there who will sue at least on the premise that Alaska's favorable status violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.

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Selfishness in extremis: Lisa Murkowski [View all] no_hypocrisy Jul 2 OP

She sold out the rest of America for a little Alaska pork. Emile Jul 2 #1

ALL US taxpayers pay for her lovely salary, pension, perks, Irish_Dem Jul 2 #2

Very well put and Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2 #8

OK, I'm on board boonecreek Jul 2 #3

I saved my voters who make me very rich. Irish_Dem Jul 2 #6

What a selfish, heartless vote that was. democrank Jul 2 #4

Pathological selfishness... GiqueCee Jul 2 #5

They should no longer be called US Senators. Irish_Dem Jul 2 #7

She sold her vote and has no integrity Pachamama Jul 2 #9