Reid Strips Texas of Big 12 Championship

More details are coming out about the deal brokered between Nebraska Senator (and whore) Ben Nelson and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to secure Nelson’s vote on the seante’s Health Care bill.

To finalize the deal and get Nelson’s vote, securing passage of the Senate bill, Reid not only promised Nelson’s home state millions of dollars in federal “aid,” he added one more tidbit.  Reid will include in the bill – with President Obama’s sanction – an amendment that will require the NCAA to re-review the infamous last pass by University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy in the Big 12 Championship on December 5th. In that review, it will now be ruled that the game clock did, indeed run out, ending the game and giving the Nebraska Cornhuskers the conference title.

This concession answers several questions about the process adopted by Reid and the Democrat leadership in the politics of this controversial legislation.  First, the secrecy – why there was none of the promised transparency guaranteed by this administration.  Second, it explains why there is such a rush in getting this thing done.  The Senate needs to complete this BEFORE the BCS Championship game on January 7.

Besides, both senators from Texas are Republicans as is George W. Bush.

NEXT: Reid to replace the Pledge of Allegiance with “Viva Las Vegas.”

~ GS