Lisa Murkowski Got Harpooned by the Byrd Rule
Whew, chile. The Senate parliamentarian just threw Lisa Murkowski’s little political hustle overboard like chum in shark-infested waters. 🐋
So, the “Big, Beautiful Bill” Republicans were dangling in front of her like a harpoon wrapped in earmarks? Well, the Byrd Rule just gutted it—ripping out Alaska-specific Medicaid boosts and a bunch of carve-outs meant to justify her selling out millions of Americans who are about to lose health insurance.
Let’s keep it 100: Murkowski didn’t care about your coverage. She cared about cutting side deals to fund whale-hunting equipment and protect providers in her state. And now that her wishlist has been legally shredded, she’s left looking like the fool who got played by her own party.
You love to see it.
This is what happens when you try to trade people’s lives for pork-barrel favors—you get dragged, humiliated, and left holding nothing but a harpoon with no whale.
FAFO, Lisa. FAFO.
Read the full Politico takedown here:
👉 Senate rulekeeper deals blows to revised ‘Big, beautiful bill’
Now I see where you're right about only doing good for her state of Alaska. I didn't think she had managed to secure anything for her constituents, and I was wrong. She just said "screw everyone else ." Nice 👎🏼
If there was such a thing as a specific Senate version of FAFO, this must be it. Bitch didn't protect her constituents that are mostly on Medicaid. She was the biggest coward and failed in her duties to her constituents. Why? Because she is afraid of trump. I'm glad she's not one of my senators. Good riddance, Murkowski.