Category Archives: Medicare

What Paul Ryan Hopes You Gloss Over In His *New* Budget

Posted on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 by Lucas Kawa

This morning, Paul Ryan released a rehashed version of the “Path to Prosperity” – and it’s nearly identical to the Romney/Ryan economic blueprint roundly rejected by Americans in November. Medicare is turned into a voucher system, Medicaid is block-granted to the states, … Continue reading →

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Ryan Borrows a Page From Romney’s Playbook

Posted on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Republicans have done it to America again – plucked some less than qualified dolt from the party rank and file and convinced them they could run the country. Many believe Paul Ryan will seek his party’s nomination in 2016, which … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Got a Brand New Bag

Posted on Monday, January 21st, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“I’ve got such a bully pulpit.” –Teddy Roosevelt Inaugural addresses usually seek to inspire, rally the country together, commit us to our ideals and lay out a vision for the future.  Obama’s speech today did all that, but it also … Continue reading →

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Republicans don’t know S-H-I-T about the social safety net

Posted on Monday, December 10th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up. Rex Stout, Death of a Doxy The latter clearly refers to the numbers Republicans pull out of their asses on Social Security and … Continue reading →

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Moms Rising Counter Protest

Posted on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

I posted Tuesday on a Salon report on Campaign to Fix the Debt, which appears to be a faux grassroots organization leading people to believe they’re concerned about the debt. In reality, they’re funded by rich, fat cats pushing to … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, Our Fellow Dems Need Their Asses Kicked

Posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Like many of you, I was shocked to read that in the fake “fiscal cliff” talks Republicans are, once again, working to cut Social Security payments and raise the eligibility age for Medicare.  After losing an election where much of … Continue reading →

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The GOP Needs to Move Further Right and Suppress the Vote Better: A Modest Proposal

Posted on Thursday, November 8th, 2012 by Marc Belisle

It would appear that many of these “voters” gathered the wrong message from our pitch.  As he poured my wine, Reginald observed that Romney, old boy, convinced the commoners he’d had such an illustrious career in the private sector that … Continue reading →

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Romney Tries To Lock Up The All Important Lyme Disease Issues Voter

Posted on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 by Ken

The Romney campaign  is distributing a flier in Virginia which focuses on the Romney plan to fight the scourge of Lyme Disease. The flier is headlined with the screaming bold upper case warning, LYME DISEASE: A MASSIVE EPIDEMIC THREATENING VIRGINIA.  Romney … Continue reading →

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The Go Back Team

Posted on Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Like most things concerning Romney, he can’t mislead you if its on video. Romney WILL eviscerate the social safety net and leave millions of America’s most vulnerable to fend for themselves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWyk-Mr6cfc&feature=player_embedded

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Möbius Romney

Posted on Thursday, September 20th, 2012 by Lucas Kawa

The Möbius Strip, pictured above, was discovered by the German mathematician August Möbius in 1858. Though it appears to have two sides, it is unique because it has only one. Wikipedia provides an apt example to help understand the features … Continue reading →

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