How The GOP Flip-Flopped On Medicare

Wall Street Journal:

The Republican Party issued a new salvo in the health debate Monday with a "seniors' health care bill of rights" that opposed any moves to trim Medicare spending or limit end-of-life care to seniors.

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[RepublicansRejected]

07:35 PM on 08/26/2009

Courtesy of mrsmdressup:

Media accused liberals of politicizing King funeral, ignored conservatives' use of Reagan funeral

http://mediamatters.org/research/200602090007

[Moshe]

04:42 PM on 08/25/2009

The DEMs blew an incredibly obvious opportunity: They should have started with Medicare for all, creating a more efficient single-payer system, and putting the GOP in the position of attacking Medicare.

Instead, they have now drifted and waffled so badly that even the GOP is trying to beat them over the head with Medicare.

This was blown so badly, and so consistenly, that I'm starting to wonder if even the DEMs ever had any serious intention of real health care reform for the American People, if that meant cutting out the highly profitable insurance corps that pay both the GOP and DEMs so well.

[petermax]

03:56 PM on 08/25/2009

The Republican "policy" states nothing about the rationing of health care going on right now by the health insurance companies--lifetime caps, denial of payments and services, etc.

[respected]

02:51 PM on 08/25/2009

Micheal foot in the mouth Steele

[IRCan]

01:52 PM on 08/25/2009

Seniors' health care bill of rights:

Excellent policy but a strategic mistake.

Because none of what the Republicans are stating in their "Seniors' health care bill of rights" is in the proposed Health care reform legislation, the Dems should embrace it. Call the Repubs bluff. Have a vote to endorse it. Put the Repubs on the record supporting and preventing cut backs to Medicare. Since there are no cuts to services and there are no 'Death panels', the Dems can support this in good conscience. Should drive the 'small government' /no entitlement/fiscal conservative base crazy or show the Repubs true colors i.e. manipulation of fear for political gain.

[JackRusselTerrier]

01:52 PM on 08/25/2009

It's Us against Them...
Who is Us and who is Them? "Us" is the American people. "Them" is the people who manipulate "Us".

The health care debate is a sham. The American people spoke in November of 08. The mandate of the people was clear, "We want change". What we have gotten is more of the same. The left and right paradigm is nothing more than a way to divide and conquer the people. Propaganda put forth by the Oligarchy uses ideology to pit one side against the other.

Disinformation is used to foment one side into believing the other side wants to take what they have and give it to people who don't deserve it. The other side "thinks" they have the correct information, but they have also been deceived.

If the true wishes of the peoples mandate were being addressed, there would be action to make those wishes come true. The single payer plan would be on the top of the stack of plans being considered. Instead we have the gang of six compromising with the GOP. We have been conned into thinking the "public option" will solve our problems, when really if one takes the time to read such bills as HR 3200, it is a giveaway to the insurance companies and corporate health care and will solve none of the problems we face today and will face in the future.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/08/obamas-insurance-plan-comes-right-wing-think-tank

[JackRusselTerrier]

01:53 PM on 08/25/2009

Continued...

There are some people who think that we should wait until the final bill is ready for review. By then, it will be too late. It will be voted on in the house and the senate and end up on the presidents desk to be signed with great fanfare. This is why we must push now to have our voices heard.

There is already two plans that will lower cost and provide quality health for all Americans. They have already been written. HR 676 proposed by the House and S 703 in the Senate will accomplish what we need, but the establishment has manipulated Washington into proposing other plans.

It is "Us" against "Them".

[BeachBubbaTex]

01:39 PM on 08/25/2009

Why not new banner main: "GOP fully endorses single payer"

[ekoorb]

01:55 PM on 08/25/2009

in just 44 years

[ProgressiveAndProud1]

01:34 PM on 08/25/2009

It's time to put the gop in front of "the panel".

Seems like the merciful thing to do in their final days of existence.

[babyboomerorig]

01:26 PM on 08/25/2009

I'm thinking that this nothing "reform health care for Seniors" will help to make some of those seniors who think that the government is out to kill them a safe feeling once they understand that the provisions of Steele's reforms are already in place.

My first thought is why don't people read instead of listen to whatever Fox dishes out for the day, but I have a concentration problem and all the words seem to run together, so I can't absolutely blame anybody.

I have a real problem with people believing that any administration is out to kill them off. Just seems plain stupid.

[motoGpifupleez]

12:41 PM on 08/25/2009

The RNC is attempting to shore up the last line of defense. The old white people who look back fondly on he days when "darkie" knew his place and well and truly understood he consequence of being "uppity".
Where oh where are the police dogs and fire hoses when ya need 'em?

[freedomfighter1]

12:44 PM on 08/25/2009

It grieves me to no end to say that you're right. In this day and age. It saddens me so much at times.

[gladys46]

12:54 PM on 08/25/2009

I too am so saddened by these people even exploiting b i gots/ra cists ... I'm just too weary of it !

[SammyD]

12:27 PM on 08/25/2009

Why is this news? The current administration flip-flops daily.

[drumz]

01:38 PM on 08/25/2009

Did Lush tell you that? Then it must be true, huh?

[forpeace]

12:22 PM on 08/25/2009

This shows how out of touch and i g n0r ant Republicans are:

STEELE: I mean the reality of it is that, you know, this single payer program known as Medicare is a very good example of what we should not have happen with all of our health care.

Enough said!

[freedomfighter1]

12:25 PM on 08/25/2009

It seems in one breath they denounce Medicare and in the next breath they praise it. Why can't people see this?

[Grunty1]

12:26 PM on 08/25/2009

Two reasons

1) Most people know that the GOP are li@rs and cannot be trusted
2) The rest are lemmings for the party.

[gladys46]

12:28 PM on 08/25/2009

They have no idea what to do with this "socialist" program called medicare/caid ! They just know how to take things !

[forpeace]

12:15 PM on 08/25/2009

flossophy AKA RandyJones

You're up early today!

[KarateKid]

12:24 PM on 08/25/2009

Did you see Randy commenting to his alter ego, January 2010. It's a sure sign of dementia.

[forpeace]

12:26 PM on 08/25/2009

KarateKid
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No, I have not!
You're right .......... dementia that is. lol

[forpeace]

12:27 PM on 08/25/2009

KarateKid
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No, I have not!
You're right .......... dementi@ that is. lol

[flossophy]

12:25 PM on 08/25/2009

too early :(

I gotta run. Until next time!

[gladys46]

12:07 PM on 08/25/2009

Repubs believe that the recession began on Jan. 20, 2009 !

They also believe this L I E:

http://washingtonindependent.com/56344/cia-documents-provide-little-cover-for-cheney-claims

[forpeace]

12:08 PM on 08/25/2009

gladys46
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NOooooooooo ......... it started by 2007.

They did some cover up till September 2008.

[gladys46]

12:09 PM on 08/25/2009

That's a discussion reThugs don't want to have among many, many others!

[Grunty1]

12:27 PM on 08/25/2009

Even that was a Bush failulre. The goal was to contain the worst of the damage until Obama took office. Even in sabotaging the country, Dubya is a failure.

[connordad]

01:51 PM on 08/25/2009

Mr. hip hop is all over the map, Is he the best they got,VERY SCARY

[forpeace]

12:06 PM on 08/25/2009

RandyJones
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An 11 years old kid with the IQ of 21 ............

Or maybe the other way around!

.

[LittleOldLadyWho]

12:22 PM on 08/25/2009

Potato, po-taw-toe--neither are glowing numbers in this case!!

[forpeace]

12:24 PM on 08/25/2009

LittleOldLadyWho
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LOL .......... good one!