February 11, 2005


Semantic ju-jitsu

Help me out here, is this just Beloved Leader doing his best Rovian ju-jitsu or what?

In the face of mounting Congressional concern about the projected costs of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, President Bush today vowed to veto any attempts to limit it.

"I signed Medicare reform proudly," he said. "And any attempt to limit the choices of our seniors and to take away their prescription drug coverage under Medicare will meet my veto."

Never mind that this "reform" was passed with lies, smoke, mirrors, extortion and lies. What is a rightly-concerned congress asking for?
Some lawmakers have urged Congress to change the new Medicare law by granting the government power to negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies. The law prohibits such negotiations for Medicare, the government health insurance plan for the elderly.

Two Republican representatives, Zach Wamp (Tenn.) and Mike Pence (Ind.), who voted against the bill in 2003, have suggested that high-income people should not fully qualify for the benefit.

Other lawmakers have renewed their calls for allowing the importation of U.S.-approved drugs from foreign countries, and for allowing the federal government to negotiate costs with drug makers.

I don't see much there in that part of the story that makes it seem that they're going to ask for more money, just that congress wants to change to rules to allow the law not to bust the budget by using the buying power of the federal government to get lower prices. You know, that so-called "Free Market" stuff the republicans are always advocating. Except when inconvenient or possibly might interfere with their donors wishes. So instead of casting it in an honest light, something he's genetically incapable of doing, Preznit Corrupt DNA has to make it sound as though it'll cost more money to you know, use a market-based approach to buying drugs for medicare recipients.
In his comments, Bush suggested he would fight any cutbacks in the program, which has yet to take full effect.

"For decades we promised America's seniors that we can do better, and we finally did. Now we must keep our word," Bush said.

Liar.
posted by Jo Fish on 02.11.05 at 04:41 PM





Comments:

not only does preznit airhead not know what the medicaire program is, he cannot spell it. i wish everyone would stop calling these "reforms" the "President's" ideas. that is an insult to our intelligence.

 posted by: the drunken cheerleader on 02.11.05 at 05:36 PM [permalink]

"...any attempt to limit the choices of our seniors..." You mean like no importation of drugs? No negotiation on prices? "Seniors will be able to choose a health plan that meets their needs. And health plans will compete for their business, which will lower costs throughout the program," he said. Isn't this really protecting the profit motive? Seems like Bush wants to protect the capitalists, not the seniors. Sure, capitalism has an advantage (somewhat) of possibly improving a product, but it also lends itself to abuse when GREED gets in the way.

 posted by: Ray Robinson on 02.11.05 at 09:23 PM [permalink]

Keep in mind that Bush Jr. wants to wipe out farm subsidies. Why? To make room for more"Farm-aceutical" subsidies under his Medicare bill. To the contributors to the victor go the spoils.

 posted by: Shag from Brookline on 02.12.05 at 06:54 AM [permalink]

These guys can help.

The entire media chain of the reich wing will be at this week's meeting. Rove, Cheney, Gingrich, Ohio Sec of State Kenneth Blackwell, Morton Blackwell the media front man for GOPUSA and Talon news, Sam Donaldson, Pat Roberston, so very many more!


Expect a massive media blitz in a week and half's time complete with fake poll totals to push the Social Insolvency plan through.

 posted by: Mr. Murder on 02.13.05 at 09:17 PM [permalink]

Shag the farms went under when Bush had his boys in the Savings and Loan industry.

I was telling people this will the final straw to break the bull's back on family farms.
He'll milk it out and at the two year mark change his mind to shore up red state support. Not until he makes those proud farmers come to him on bended knee begging for the fruit of their labors.

The peasants must know their place. A good scare can do that.

 posted by: Mr. Murder on 02.13.05 at 09:46 PM [permalink]

What blows my mind about the Medicare bill is that it's something Bush shouldn't really be in favor of. The man sold out his core principles to the tune of $534 billion (and counting) and no one called him on it. That's a world record in the history of pandering.

posted by: Tony Goins on 02.14.05 at 11:33 AM [permalink]


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