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2007 Official photo of Senator Blanche Lincoln

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Following her awe-inspiring performance as corporate shill during the healthcare reform debacle, Blanche Lincoln has secured top ranking on the list for “Most Likely To Be Burnt In Effigy By The Progressives.”

To claim Lincoln is despised in her own state is an understatement. As of February, her approval rating stands at 27 percent. In related news, Arkansas supports the public option. More than 8 in ten Democrats and 57 percent of independents support it. Overall, 56 percent of all voters want the public option.

Despite the program’s popularity, Lincoln said she would vote against any measure containing the public option. Lincoln said the measure is just too darn expensive, ignoring the fact that the CBO has stated that the public option could save billions of dollars over the next decade.

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Written by Allison Kilkenny

March 1st, 2010 at 7:28 pm