Romney Worships 2011's False Idol: Paul Ryan | Common Dreams
Romney sides with Ryan to kill Medicare.
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PolitiFact's 'Lie of the Year' is true
PolitiFact's 'Lie of the Year' is true
Politifact runs cover for the republicans and ends up losing all credibility.
Politifact runs cover for the republicans and ends up losing all credibility.
12/19/11
McConnell Takes Every Single Judicial Nominee Hostage To Sabotage Consumer Protection Agency
McConnell Takes Every Single Judicial Nominee Hostage To Sabotage Consumer Protection Agency: pOn Saturday, the Senate closed off what was supposed to be its last day of business for the year (the Senate may need to reconvene, now that Speaker John Boehner has blown up a deal to extend tax cuts to middle class Americans). Yet the Senate closed out the year without confirming any of the [...]/p
Majority Of Americans Oppose GOP Efforts To Cut Back Medicare, Social Security
Majority Of Americans Oppose GOP Efforts To Cut Back Medicare, Social Security: pRuy Teixeira argues that Republican candidates who are calling for the elimination — or significant reduction — of programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, may have a hard time attracting general election voters, who overwhelmingly support the safety-net initiatives. According to a Pew survey, “58 percent thought it was more important to keep Social [...]/p
Bachmann Issues Doomsday Warning To Tea Party Activists: ‘This Is Our Last Election’
Bachmann Issues Doomsday Warning To Tea Party Activists: ‘This Is Our Last Election’: pOn a conference call with Tea Party activists last night, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) said she dreams of the day when Medicare will no longer be needed. Bachmann told the Tea Party Patriots “tele-forum,” which featured most of the Republican presidential candidates, that she wants to create a new health care system in which individuals [...]/p
12/16/11
Health Care Experts Warn That Wyden/Ryan Plan Will End Guaranteed Access To Care For Seniors
Health Care Experts Warn That Wyden/Ryan Plan Will End Guaranteed Access To Care For Seniors: pA group of progressive health care policy analysts are pushing back against the Wyden/Ryan Medicare reform plan this morning during an event at the Brookings Institute. The analysts — Urban Institue’s Judy Feder, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities’ Paul Van de Water, and Brookings’ Henry Aaron — will argue, in remarks obtained by [...]/p
Paul Ryan Convinces Ron Wyden To Support Greater Privatization Of Medicare
Paul Ryan Convinces Ron Wyden To Support Greater Privatization Of Medicare: pRep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) will unveil a new Medicare premium support plan during an event at the Bipartisan Policy Center this morning that is a stark departure from the Budet Committee Chairman’s proposal to end the traditional Medicare program that most Republicans voted for. Under the new bipartisan plan, beginning [...]/p
Paul Ryan has always been the "Destroyer of Medicare" now he has convinced one democrat to join him. Ron Wyden is a dishonest, corrupt coward who has turned his back on the seniors of Oregon.
Paul Ryan has always been the "Destroyer of Medicare" now he has convinced one democrat to join him. Ron Wyden is a dishonest, corrupt coward who has turned his back on the seniors of Oregon.
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GOP: Raising Taxes On Millionaires A Non-Starter, But Hiking Taxes On Medicare Retirees Is A-OK
GOP: Raising Taxes On Millionaires A Non-Starter, But Hiking Taxes On Medicare Retirees Is A-OK: pThe Associated Press’ Ricardo Alonos-Zaldivar has this devastating take of the House GOP’s proposal to pay for a payroll tax cut by further means testing the Medicare program: Raising taxes on millionaires may be a non-starter for Republicans, but they seem to have no problem hiking Medicare premiums for retirees making a lot less. The [...]/p
12/9/11
Mitt Romney Goes After Gingrich: ‘We’re Going To Have To Make Changes Like The Ones Paul Ryan Proposed’
Mitt Romney Goes After Gingrich: ‘We’re Going To Have To Make Changes Like The Ones Paul Ryan Proposed’: pDuring a town hall in Cedar Rapids Iowa this morning, Mitt Romney doubled down on his support for Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) Medicare privatization plan, which would essentially eliminate traditional Medicare for all future enrollees and force them to buy private insurance with a voucher. “I spent a good deal of time with Congressman Ryan. [...]/p
12/8/11
Romney’s Attack On Newt: I Pledge To Get Rid Of Medicare Faster
Romney’s Attack On Newt: I Pledge To Get Rid Of Medicare Faster: pMitt Romney’s campaign is stepping up their attacks against current GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich today over his criticism of Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) Medicare privatization plan. In a press release to reporters, Gail Gitcho, Romney’s communications director, charged, “Speaker Gingrich’s attack on Paul Ryan’s plan as ‘right-wing social engineering’ – and then denying his [...]/p
BREAKING: GOP Filibusters Middle Class Tax Cut — Again
BREAKING: GOP Filibusters Middle Class Tax Cut — Again: pA bill to extend the payroll tax holiday failed in the Senate this afternoon after Republicans filibustered the extension for a third time, preventing it from getting the 60 votes needed to begin debate or receive an up-or-down vote. The latest bill would have paid for the extension of the holiday, which primarily affects middle [...]/p
12/7/11
Romney: Medicare May Not Be Guaranteed Every Year, If I’m President
Romney: Medicare May Not Be Guaranteed Every Year, If I’m President: pMitt Romney clarified his plan to partially privatize the Medicare program during an interview with the Washington Examiner’s editorial board Wednesday morning, suggesting that he would allow Congress to vote on the amount of “premium support” credits (or vouchers) seniors receive to buy health care coverage every year. Broadly speaking, like Paul Ryan, Romney seeks [...]/p
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Debunking The America’s Health Care System Is ‘Based On The Private Sector’ Myth
Debunking The America’s Health Care System Is ‘Based On The Private Sector’ Myth: pConservatives like to pretend that the United States enjoys the best private health care system in the world, where some may have trouble purchasing insurance coverage, but everyone has access to care when they absolutely need it. Case in point, Sarah Kliff’s interview this morning with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) about his support [...]/p
Democrats Introduce Bill To Protect Medicare From Sequestration
Democrats Introduce Bill To Protect Medicare From Sequestration: pThe Budget Control Act of 2011 includes a sequestration process that will make automatic cuts to domestic and defense spending in January 2013 unless Congress can agree on a proposal to lower the national deficit by at least $1.2 trillion over 10 years. Since the demise of the super committee, both parties have signaled their [...]/p
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