Vulnerable Democrats that supported Obamacare are being rewarded with huge chunks of cash from Democrat PACs as well as other Democrats in Congress:

Several of these members were last-minute yes votes, which helped push the legislation to passage.

Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) raised more than $140,000 from PACs and fellow members in the final 10 days of the quarter — which was more than one-third of the $400,000 total he raised for the entire quarter.

Rep. Scott Murphy (D-N.Y.) raised more than $100,000 from political committees after deciding to vote yes on the bill, and he raised about $475,000 overall.

Reps. Debbie Halvorson (D-Ill.) and Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) weren’t far behind, each raising more than $90,000 from PACs and fellow members of Congress in the final week-plus of the quarter. Halvorson raised $410,000 total, while Giffords raised nearly $500,000.

Frequent givers included labor unions and left-leaning groups like the Human Rights Campaign PAC. Several liberal members of Congress who championed the bill, including Reps. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), also rewarded those who voted yes with contributions.

While members flooded each other’s coffers in the final days of the first-quarter fundraising period, House leaders gave little to those who voted no on healthcare reform.

Public bribery and corruption in the halls of Congress. Vote ‘em out.

Meanwhile, Alaska has joined the ranks of states that are challenging Obamacare:

Parnell and state Attorney General Dan Sullivan released a 48-page legal memo on the case, calling the law an unprecedented and unconstitutional exercise of federal power to regulate commerce.

“For the first time, the federal government is dictating economic choices,” Parnell said. If that power is upheld, the Republican governor said, it could lead to mandates for gym memberships or the purchase of GM cars.

Oklahoma looks to be joining the suit soon, as does Mississippi.

The Obamacare ship may never sail after all. Unfortunately, now that Congress has launched it once it will come back again and again, even if the suit wins on States Rights grounds. Washington will find a way to screw up the country. They always have and will continue to do so. We can only stave off the inevitable slide into socialism for as long as we can, for the sake of our children.

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