- Huh "@rkref Funny, you know who led investigation of 60 Minutes getting played by source? Ex-CEO of the AP Louis Boccardi and an ex-USAG."
- Memo to all the @twitchy people who were getting at @kurteichenwald yesterday: @tomcoburn wants disaster aid offset http://t.co/RsOp8pXjuQ
- Praying for Oklahoma.
- RT @ezraklein: All of journalism, in one comic book frame. I need to get this blown up and framed. http://t.co/8cqZHZ78Ph
- More proof that the right lacks irony--> "@ehbrown77 wow, I can't believe the garbage that people write and then retweet!! #ImpeachObama"
- Ok JHud is doing the Donna summer songbook at the rock and roll hall of fame induction. That should do until Game of Thrones comes on.
- Ok what else is on? #BillboardAwards
- If you want to understand the depleted state of rap right now? This last category on the Billboard Awards, and who introduced it.
- Remember when Dan Rather had a major scoop after obtaining George W. Bush's national guard records from a source? Good times.
- @TwinSiSTAR aww, thanks ! :)
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Category Archives: Medicare
That was quick: OFA already out with Romney-Ryan-Medicare ad
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Posted in 2012, Medicare, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Politics
Tagged Medicare, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, vouchercare, vouchers
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(Video) ICYMI: Economist Jared Bernstein schools GOP wonder-genius Paul Ryan
Major big-ups to C&L for pointing me to this clip from CNBC Monday. It’s a wonk’s paradise when you can hear an actual economist debate the right’s ideological boy-wonder, Paul Ryan, on trickle-down economics and vouchercare. Watch: And you know … Continue reading
Posted in Medicare, Paul Ryan, People, Politics
Tagged Medicare, Paul Ryan, The Economy, trickle-down economics
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Filed for future reference: the 40 Senators who voted for vouchercare **UPDATE: Krauthammer warns GOP
You’ll be seeing this list a lot, I suspect, as we head into 2012. Hell, you’ll probably see it in 2014, too.
Posted in 112th Congress, Marco Rubio, Medicare, News and Current Affairs, People, Political News, Politics
Tagged Medicare, Paul Ryan, Reupblicans, U.S. Senate, vouchercare
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Remainders: RINO hunting, the right digs in, and the Senate vouchercare vote
If you want to get a peek inside the Republican psyche heading into 2012, you have to go to the source.
Posted in 112th Congress, 2012, Medicare, News and Current Affairs, Paul Ryan, People, Political News, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans
Tagged 2012, Candidates, Conservatives, Jon Huntsman, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republicans, Right wingers, Tim Pawlenty, TPaw, U.S. Senate, vouchercare
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(Video) GA Republican: seniors who need medical care should fend for themselves … or leave the U.S.
Steve Benen puts it about as well as it can be put: its one thing when Democrats and President Obama say Republicans want to tell Americans they’re on their own; “what’s interesting, though, is when congressional Republican effectively respond, “Damn … Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, Medicare, News and Current Affairs, Political News, Politics
Tagged Medicare, Republicans, Rob Woodall, vouchercare
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Well that should fix it: after angry Medicare town halls, West touts award from right wing ‘seniors’ front group
GOP freshmen are not having a good spring. Ever since they voted to end Medicare, their constituents have been mad at them. They’ve tried convincing them at town halls, and even begging Democrats, up to and including the president, to … Continue reading
Posted in Allen West, Florida, Florida to D.C., Medicare, News and Current Affairs, People, Politics
Tagged Allen West, GOP, Medicare, privatizing Medicare, Tea Party Movement
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GOP freshmen write the president: stop making us defend our vote to kill Medicare!
House GOP frosh aren’t enjoying the aftermath of their vote to deep six Medicare. Now, they’re asking the president to throw them a lifeline.
Posted in Medicare, News and Current Affairs, Political News, Politics
Tagged Medicare, Republicans, Tea Party Movement
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The GOP blinks on Vouchercare … or do they? **UPDATED**
Republicans may be rethinking those “draft Ryan in 2012″ plans, in light of their walk … no, their run-back on his Medicare voucher scheme.
Allen West: ‘Medicare as it is now will destroy America’
Allen West defends his vote to replace Medicare with vouchers at yet another town hall, this time admitting how he really feels about the program that’s so important to his Palm Beach constituents.
(Video) What a Libertarian believes: Ron Paul would ‘transition America out’ of Medicare, Social Security
And according to Rep. Paul, who has had his salary and healthcare paid by the American taxpayer since 1976, the young people would LOVE IT. Watch: Oh, and by the way, for my progressive friends, you wanna know who else … Continue reading
Posted in Medicare, People, Politics, Ron Paul
Tagged Gary Johnson, Libertarians, Medicare, Ron Paul, social programs, Social Security
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WTF Has Barack Obama Done So Far?