An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Dems Want Granny To Croak
Well? How else can you explain this:
Democrats win $400B in Medicare cuts
In the first showdown over the Senate health care bill, Democrats on Thursday successfully defended more than $400 billion in Medicare cuts, turning back a potentially lethal stab at the measure.
On a 58-42 vote, the Senate defeated an effort by Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, to send the bill back to a committee where lawmakers would have had to drop the cuts in Medicare payments and instead find another way to pay for the bill, which overhauls the nation’s health insurance system and guarantees coverage for tens of millions of people who lack insurance.
“This isn’t the first time defenders of our broken health care system have tried to scare seniors, and it won’t be the last,” said Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, Connecticut Democrat and chairman of the Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee.
Excuse me, Dud….er…Dodd, since when is the truth a “scare” tactic? When you cut funding for Medicare, there will obviously be a shortage of services. Contrary to what you might believe, we’re a WHOLE lot brighter than ya think. And hey, while we’re at it, why are you still a chairman of ANYTHING? Why aren’t you hanging your head in shame, hiding under your desk…resigned from your position, or behind bars? Hmm… Oh yeah….you’re a DEMOCRAT!
Perhaps there should be a LOT of oversight on approving all the fraudulent claims? How many BILLIONS have been wasted due to rubber stamping? I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but I have always taken that “Thou shalt not steal” thing pretty seriously. Isn’t it a shame we can’t say the same for everyone, including taxpaid government employees?
