Virginia State Senator Shockingly Resigns After Cutting A Deal With Republicans

finance.yahoo.com/news/virginia-state-senator-shockingly-resigns-020418866.html

Democratic state Sen. Phillip Puckett will step down on Monday, news first reported by The Washington Post. According to the report, Puckett's resignation leads the way for him to get a job as deputy director of the state tobacco commission and for his daughter to be confirmed for a state judgeship.

It also means Republicans now have a 20-19 majority in the state Senate, something that could stall an expansion of the Medicaid program in the middle of an increasingly tenuous, partisan fight over the state budget.

Puckett's office confirmed he will make the announcement on Monday but declined to discuss specifics of the deal that reportedly led to his resignation — a deal some characterized as "bribery."

A furious Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, called the situation "unacceptable."

"I am deeply disappointed by this news and the uncertainty it creates at a time when 400,000 Virginians are waiting for access to quality health care, especially those in Southwest Virginia," McAuliffe said.



And the beat goes on...

GOP Straight Up Bribes Democratic Senator In Effort To Block Obamacare

www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/08/phillip-puckett-resign_n_5470640.html

The Washington Post is reporting 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. Pucket will officially accept the offer on Monday, the paper reported.

Report: Republicans bribe Democrat Senator to resign, block Medicaid expansion

www.examiner.com/article/report-republicans-bribe-democrat-senator-to-resign-block-medicaid-expansion

No matter how many spins this issue gets, it all still boils down to playing politics and nobody's going to stop it. So what's the freakin' point of even making an issue out of it in the first place?

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, news sells and money is exchanged.

Same ole same ole...