“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her henchpersons are whipping Democrats to secure 216 votes to pass the Senate’s healthcare reform bill. The Senate then would approve a companion ‘reconciliation’ measure to deodorize some of the more pungent legislative bribes and corrupt deals that helped grease the Senate legislation’s passage last Christmas Eve. Nebraska’s so-called ‘Cornhusker Kickback,’ the ‘Louisiana Purchase’ and Florida’s ‘Gator-Aid’ are among the most sinus-piercing payoffs. Before they vote, however, wavering Democrats should wonder: ‘What if the Senate doesn’t deliver?’ … ‘House Democrats are being asked by the president to hold hands, jump off a cliff, and hope (Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid catches them in the Senate after the bill is law,’ Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., told CBS’ Face the Nation last Sunday.” (03/17/10)