Joseph O. Patton: Troy King’s hypocrisy on the “Cornhusker Kickback”

  The pot has formally called the kettle black… and while we’re at it, I’m calling Troy King an insufferable hypocrite.

  King - along with a coven of other Republican state attorneys general - is calling for an investigation into the deal-making as part of the recently drafted health care reforms in the U.S. Senate, specifically concessions made to the state of Nebraska in order to land the support of Senator Ben Nelson.

  Whether you approve of the wheeling and dealing, such quid pro quo, back-scratching bargaining is the hallmark of all America’s representative bodies, from Congress to each and every state legislature and even city councils and county commissions. If you have issues with such practices, you might want to reconsider our form of government - a representative democracy ain’t always pretty, y'all! But would you prefer socialism, communism or even a theocracy or a totalitarian form of government though?

  King’s claim that this rush to investigation isn’t “political” is like Bill Cosby claiming he doesn’t like Pudding Pops. Each participating attorney is a Republican and the target of the investigation is of course a Democrat. Doing that math doesn’t require a calculator.