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Subscribe to RSSObama shot back against the Romney-Ryan Medicare charges. "Here's what you need to know -- I have strengthened Medicare," Obama said in Iowa. USA Today: “The changes will not hurt current Medicare recipients, Obama told the crowd. The cuts are aimed at health care providers, such as hospitals and medical device manufacturers, as well as waste and inefficiencies.”
That’s not a good headline for the president: “President Obama leads Mitt Romney among registered voters not likely to vote.”
“In an interview with People magazine Wednesday, Obama defended Biden, saying his running mate’s only meaning was that consumers won’t be protected if Wall Street reforms are repealed,” AP writes. ‘In no sense was he trying to connote something other than that,’ Obama said.”
“The selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) as the Republican vice presidential candidate presents a new set of challenges” for Biden, the Washington Post writes. “Unlike four years ago, when Biden squared off against an unknown and largely untested Sarah Palin, the vice president is competing against a longtime congressman known for being a quick-minded policy expert. Now, unlike then, Biden must defend the Obama record while, associates say, keeping an eye on a potential 2016 White House bid of his own.” Biden said yesterday, “I know I’m sometimes criticized for saying exactly what I mean. It’s not going to change.”
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Plenty of time to turn this around for the President. He should target anyone not interested in voting with anti birth control and medicare voucher positions of the right to motivate them to get to the polls. Also the inevitable Romney increase in fees for everything from getting sick to being blind. Look it up! Yes a Romney President will resemble Romney's stint as Governor of Massachusetts where he cut taxes for the wealthy and increased fees for people who could least afford them. Gutsy guy this Romney.
Turning Medicare into a Groupon special and giving more tax cuts to the already wealthy is not gutsy, that's just sickening.
AnaBanana, Finally someone else has done there homework on Romneys past as a Gov. I lived in MA when Romney was Gov. and what you stated is 100 percent correct. I know the Republicans do not like to here this but it is time to wake up and smell the roses. The only thing Romney cares about is cutting taxes for the wealthy and putting the burden on the low and middle income, Which is what he did as Gov. of MA. Last night (Tues Aug. 28) at the convention Boehner came out and stated they are already planning more tax breaks for the wealthy, which is what Bush did in an attempt to create jobs. Not one job was created from the tax breaks and they are already planning the same policies. Do we really want another Bush in office again while we are still recovering from his 8 years of tax breaks for the rich,Tax breaks for Oil and Gas companies, Free reign for Wall Street and the Banks, Privatize Social Security, Ending Medicare for anyone not on it and or under 55 years old. Romney/Ryan will do nothing but cost us more money and
Jobs.President Obama will be on the list of the greatest Presidents of all time.
He has empathy for the people. He cares and we know it.
Joe Biden is my favorite Vice President. He also cares about the people and we know that too.
Obama promised me a Unicorn. Unfortunately for him, I'm not a lefty loon who swallows his lies. Neither of the clowns running for president are very impressive. They're both lying scum bags. Some around here are too dumb to see it. Joe Biden could be president one day. I find that scary since the idiot doesn't know where he is or what century he's in. What an idiot!!! Nice example of a progressive. lol Dumb as a rock.
"a lefty loon?" Only loon I know of is a righty named Michelle Bachmann. She represents her state bird very well. Unfortunately her state cringes every time she opens her mouth. If it's Unicorns you want I recommend LSD.
AnaBanana - when the far righties call you a loon, it just shows they have no arguments at all. But, they'll defend the duffus Romney even as he destroys them!
I'm pretty sure kenva has already done LSD - many times!
Obama/Biden 2012
Nah guys, kenva is just desperate, like all the other conservative republicans. When they don't make any sense it shows desperation on their part.
Dennis UFO Kucinich is pretty much a loon.
"I have strengthen Medicare"...
Yeah stealing $700 billion from the medicare program strengthened it!!
Oh yeah and I cut the deficit in half too!!
We can't afford 4 more!!
maxx he did not steal 700 billion from the medicare program, what he cut did strengthen it, he cut the payment to the providers and insurance companies (which was the amount agreed upon by the providers and insurance companies) in order to reduce the waste - thought you neocons liked cutting the budget and reducing the waste? Guess only when it is your idea, right? Sorry buddy, you are not going to win this fight, medicare, social security, and public education are the 3 main things that neocons hate the most because those 3 things keep millions of people safe, healthy, and well educated. ryan's plan cuts every bit as much but his does not cut payment to the insurance companies or providers to reduce waste, his cuts actual care. Read them both, tell me which one you want for your parents or grandparents. Do you think they want to give up the donut hole protection? I seriousley doubt it.
Maxx Power is another desperate republican. When all they have is to repeat the conservative republican lies, it shows desperation.
Union Baby, Tennessee
"medicare, social security, and public education are the 3 main things that neocons hate the most because those 3 things keep millions of people safe, healthy, and well educated."
Actually, medicare and SS are going to bankrupt us and public education system is failing despite all the money being spent on it.
The push is to reform and try to privatize as much as possible. The government is too slothful and inefficient.
The end result is we will have none of these benifits unless we have reform.
Tex, another desperate conservative republican repeating their lies. It's amazing how desperate these conservative republicans are. But they should be, it's over for them and they know it.
Firring blanks again.
An empty suit.
Brief and pointless. Why did you bother posting?
Desperation leads to brief and pointless posts.
I pay less in premium and get the same medical care now that I have switched from corporate insurance to Medicare. Instead of vouchers assuring profit for insurance companies strengthen Medicare and the Affordable Care Act.
Romney has vowed to restore seven hundred billion to Medicare costs. Then we can return to waste, fraud, abuse, and hundreds of billions in unearned tribute payments to insurers. Those are Affordable Care Act reductions that were made, even though Republicans have been lying for over two years claiming they were cuts to benefits. The actual benefits were extended by 10 years due to the cuts to waste, fraud, abuse, and free money for insurance companies.
Romneyhood is for looting Medicare to give away billions to big insurance out of the people's contributions in the greed, not need plan of the past.
The Medicare board of trustees says that under Obama's plan that Medicare will be bankrupt in 12 years.
Under Romney's plan it's solvent.
Watch it TLT, or you'll be branded as desperate. Right wingers aren't allowed to have coherent thoughts according to mo. Only desperation. They're so desperate in fact, that they clearly can't see that Social Security, Medicare, and the entire Country for that matter, are all perfectly fine. Right?