So it looks like President Obama will get his health care bill passed.  But at what cost?

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/12/21/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6006838.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

So much for change we can believe in.  This is old-style bribery.  A key senator in Nebraska got the federal government to start paying for his state’s share of Medicaid costs.  A senator in Louisiana got a similar pledge.  And a senator in Florida got special protections for seniors in his state who are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans.

This is how health care reform was passed?  Not by writing a good bill but by running up a bill that the taxpayers will have to pay for?