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cpebbles wrote:It's unrealistic, relying on those mythical, undefined "discretionary spending cuts" to fund large parts of it. It screws over people who won't qualify for Medicare in the near future so as not to upset the people who already know they're dependent on it. It makes no attempt at improving care and pays doctors based on how well they pad the bill instead of how good they are at their jobs.

Socnorb11 wrote:http://www.desmoinesregister.com/articl ... hates-U-S-

Hank Williams Jr. played to a crowd of nearly 8,500 at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand Friday night. Following the song “We Don’t Apologize For America” a chant of “USA, USA” broke out amongst the crowd. Williams smiled, telling the crowd that he was their mouth piece, adding:

“We’ve got a Muslim president who hates farming, hates the military, hates the U.S. and we hate him!”

Probably bigger news here in Iowa than elsewhere, but wtf?

Socnorb11 wrote:

cpebbles wrote:It's unrealistic, relying on those mythical, undefined "discretionary spending cuts" to fund large parts of it. It screws over people who won't qualify for Medicare in the near future so as not to upset the people who already know they're dependent on it. It makes no attempt at improving care and pays doctors based on how well they pad the bill instead of how good they are at their jobs.

The way "they" explain it, it does just the opposite.

My understanding is that Romney/Ryan want the government stop paying medical bills (which are being padded by doctors) for the elderly, and instead give them a voucher to buy insurance.

So I guess one question is - would vouchers for insurance be cheaper than medical bills?

Vidor wrote:

pioneer98 wrote:Congressman Yoder went skinny dipping in the Sea of Galilee

The one where Jesus walked on water. Evidently, about 20 people jumped in, but he was the only one that did it nude. There's a Tea Party joke in there somewhere.

I really enjoy it when Republicans are embarassed and humiliated, but this guy doesn't deserve all the poop people are throwing at him. He went skinny dipping. BFD.

Socnorb11 wrote:Probably already discussed somewhere, but does anyone have objections to the Romney/Ryan medicare plan? All I've heard is "their" version of it (and why it's the best thing since white met rice).

Really, is there any downside?

Vidor wrote:

pioneer98 wrote:Congressman Yoder went skinny dipping in the Sea of Galilee

The one where Jesus walked on water. Evidently, about 20 people jumped in, but he was the only one that did it nude. There's a Tea Party joke in there somewhere.

I really enjoy it when Republicans are embarassed and humiliated, but this guy doesn't deserve all the poop people are throwing at him. He went skinny dipping. BFD.

Socnorb11 wrote:http://www.desmoinesregister.com/articl ... hates-U-S-

Hank Williams Jr. played to a crowd of nearly 8,500 at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand Friday night. Following the song “We Don’t Apologize For America” a chant of “USA, USA” broke out amongst the crowd. Williams smiled, telling the crowd that he was their mouth piece, adding:

“We’ve got a Muslim president who hates farming, hates the military, hates the U.S. and we hate him!”

Probably bigger news here in Iowa than elsewhere, but wtf?

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney believes that "some" Americans have taken the separation of church and state too far, "well beyond its original meaning."

The Republican Party is once again set to enshrine into its official platform support for "a human life amendment" to the Constitution that would outlaw abortion without making explicit exemptions for rape or incest, according to draft language of the platform obtained exclusively by CNN late Monday.

"Faithful to the 'self-evident' truths enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed," the draft platform declares. "We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children."

The party will reaffirm its opposition to federally-funded embryonic stem cell research and demand that the government "not fund or subsidize health care which includes abortion coverage."