Bait and Switch Politics

Your Emperor has noticed the supreme skill with which the Order of the Donkey has kept the Health care Bill moving through Congress. They first managed to get Senator Snowe from Maine to break ranks with the Order of the Elephant by promising her that the "Public Option" would not be a part of the bill. As soon as the bill was moved out of committee, the option was added back in. Likewise, the bill narrowly passed the House with the backing of moderate Donkeys who were promised that abortion funding would be denied in the new health care plan. Now, the "Thin Skinned" has signaled that he will not allow the abortion amendment to be included in the final bill. While the Emperor is duly impressed by the skill of the Obamanites to trick wavering lawmakers into supporting the bill, he wonders about those who were betrayed. Their lack of outrage at having been duped indicates that perhaps they weren't fooled so much as given a plausible cover for their votes.