Tom Coburn exercises Senate rights, forces to read single-payer amendment to ObamaCare!

If you recall previously, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma threatened to read the entire Senate version of the bill, but he has chosen to do so with the proposal from Bernie Sanders.  Sanders decided that on top of the existing 2,000 pages he was going to add another 300+ pages implementing a single-payer system.   Considering that Harry Reid already had to forfeit both the public option and the Medicare expansion this appears to be just a giant waste of time. 

Considering that none of the senators and certainly NONE of the house members actually read the bill they passed it would seem prudent to do so in the Senate, but it is peculiar that Coburn chose the silly amendment instead of the actual bill.  Most likely this is a warning sign to the Democrat majority that any attempt to shove a massive takeover of health care will be met with stiff resistance. 

As far as the single-payer system on the Senate floor right now, well it would appear that Coburn is simply making a mockery of the only socialist Senator in Congress considering that amendments are virtually never read. 

If you are interested in knowing what is hidden inside the  Sanders amendment, then you can watch it live right now on C-SPAN2 or if you have missed the thrilling reading then read it here!

While you are at it, might want to send a kind thank you note to Tom Coburn for providing the transparency promised to Americans during the 2008 campaign season. 

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