LA Sen. Mary Landreau took a hit from various media quarters for caving at the last minute and supporting the effort of fellow Democrats to get the health care reform bill to the floor for debate.
The immediate reports were that she was bought off with a Medicaid increase for her state worth between $100 million and $300 million.
But remember that lone House Republican who voted for the bill? Turns out that may have been his price, too.
In fact, it looks like everybody from the governor on down wanted that item in there, and Landrieu helped get it done.
And God knows, Louisiana needs it.
The straight skinny from a Daily Kos diarist. It's short and worth a read just to see how politics really works, contrasted with the daily sketches we get.
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