Kickback

Try them on with the swaggering "Kickback," from their 2008 project Umbrella.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-Four 2009

The Cornhusker Kickback, the Louisiana Purchase and an exemption for unions from the inevitable taxes.

Matthew Yglesias » The Public Wants Good Outcomes, Elites and Institutions Should Try to Deliver Them 2010

In the Senate, the much-ridiculed "Cornhusker Kickback" gave Nebraska an all-expenses-paid Medicaid expansion program.

The States Versus ObamaCare Pam Bondi 2011

This is a continuation of the trend of the "Cornhusker Kickback" and the "Louisiana Purchase" that Senate Democrats used to get the law passed in the first place, and that so disgusted the American people.

ObamaCare's March Madness Grace-Marie Turner 2011

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is one of those Republicans who has spent months “hammering the Nelson deal,” which he refers to as the “Cornhusker Kickback.”

Think Progress » Alexander Admits Senate GOP Will Obstruct Fixes To Improve Health Care Bill Simply For Partisan Gain 2010

The right had such fun making hay out of the “Cornhusker Kickback” that they decided to make up more funny-sounding names for other allegedly shady state-specific deals in the health reform bill.

Matthew Yglesias » In Defense of The “Louisiana Purchase” 2010

My memory was that the Louisiana Purchase was the first of the so-called dirty deals, to be followed by the Cornhusker Kickback and then the U-Con, Gator Aid, etc.

Matthew Yglesias » In Defense of The “Louisiana Purchase” 2010

The only hard part will be deciding the size of the cut given to Ben “Cornhusker Kickback” Nelson, Mary “Louisiana Purchase” Landrieu and Max Baucus.

Matthew Yglesias » Setback for Public Option Revival as Rockefeller Says No 2010

The lofty Republican members are now voting to _retain_ the “Cornhusker Kickback,” etc., as the law of the land.

Matthew Yglesias » It’s Done 2010

If they vote separately on the Senate bill, there will be ads claiming that Democratic Rep. Q “voted for” things like the Cornhusker Kickback.

Matthew Yglesias » How a Self-Executing Rule Works 2010