Having said that, this story is a variant of the first game:
The Republican Party in Virginia has resorted to what appears to be outright bribery in its ongoing effort to deny low-income residents in the state access to the Medicaid expansion authorized by Obamacare.Right away, this is the fault of the GOP! This man was powerless to stop himself! It doesn't matter that later the State Senator reversed his decision to take the job or that some of his fellow Democrats were appalled that he was willing to sell out his party (and I guess his principles, though it is murky if he had any beyond looking out for Number 1) what matters is the GOP hijacked his brain by making him a job offer!
The Washington Post reported Sunday that Republicans offered to move Democratic state Sen. Phillip P. Puckett and his daughter into prestigious jobs in exchange for Puckett's resignation, which will flip the chamber into Republican hands. Puckett officially accepted the offer on Monday, but then appeared to back away amid a public outcry.
The Senate was on course to pass an expansion of Medicaid, as the law allows, while the House of Delegates, in GOP hands, aimed to block it. In such a scenario, Democrats hoped that Republicans would be blamed for the resulting government shutdown. With Republicans in control of both chambers, Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) must now veto the GOP budget in order to force a showdown over Medicaid.
The apparent quid pro quo has sent Democrats railing.
"It's astounding to me. The House Republican caucus will do anything and everything to prevent low-income Virginians from getting healthcare ... They figure the only way they could win was to give a job to a state senator," Delegate Scott A. Surovell (D-Fairfax) told The Washington Post. "At least they can't offer Terry McAuliffe a job. I hope Terry continues to stand up to these bullies."
This story, beyond adding to the countless numbers of anecdotes which have collectively eroded the public's trust in the government, shows the contempt the left has for personal responsibility (at least when it comes to their fellow leftists). If you are a Democrat, espouse the proper beliefs, give to the right causes, are a member of a protected class, a welfare recipient, or an illegal alien then the idea of personal responsibility is nothing more than a racist/sexist/homophobic construct with which the man is using to keep you down. Personal responsibility only matters when a conservative is caught doing something wrong - then it is time to point out their hypocrisy. If this story doesn't illustrate the left's complete contempt for being responsible for you own actions then I am not sure what would do the trick.
The larger point is that these journalistic games and patterns, while fun, point to a much larger issue which is how the left pushes it's agenda through tricks and deception in what is supposed to be unbiased news reporting. The tricks the left uses to mask opinion as fact are fun to call out, but with fewer people willing to use critical thinking skills to dive into what is being reported this represents a serious issue. The left knows they cannot win on the facts alone so they condescend to their fellow citizens by presenting their opinion instead. This State Senator wasn't duped by the GOP, the GOP offered him and his daughter a job in exchange for his and he took the deal, case closed. Suggesting this is anything else isn't just another enlightening look at how the left operates, it is a reminder that the left will not risk engaging in a battle over the truth and the right must be prepared to wage a war where the media will happily propagate lies fed to them by their fellow leftists.
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