Tag Archives: Medicare

Go Ahead and Get Wonky. We’ll Wait

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Mr. Universe

It’s been a week since the first presidential debate and President Obama’s somewhat lackluster performance. Now it’s time for the clash of the number twos. Tomorrow night in Dannville, Kentucky Vice President Joe Biden and VP candidate Paul Ryan square … Continue reading →

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Republicans Off the Starboard Bow!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Health care reform is rapidly becoming a real ‘Kobayashi Maru‘ test for Republicans. Star Trek fans will recall this test as being the ‘n0-win scenario’ from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. The test is a computer simulated training exercise … Continue reading →

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Free Forum Friday May 27th Edition

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Whacky political week. Democrats won a long standing Republican seat in New York by defending Medicare against Paul Ryan‘s plan to dismantle it. New York-26 has been an historically Republican district yet the voters elected a Democrat for the first time in decades. Is … Continue reading →

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New York 26 Looks to Have Gone Democratic

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Polls are closed in New York’s special election to replace Representative Mike Lee after an Internet infidelity scandal. A traditionally Republican district, New York 26 appears to have elected Democrat Kathy Hochul (48%) in a three way race with Republican … Continue reading →

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It’s the Budget My Ass

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Careful what you wish for. Republicans have made the budget problem their number one issue. In fact it’s their national emergency. They are using it to demand lots of spending cuts that would essentially hurt a lot of Americans. But … Continue reading →

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Outrage at Republican Town Halls: Where’s the Media Now?

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Paul Ryan‘s (fake) budget plan is receiving a great deal of criticism and not just from liberal Democrats. Ryan himself was booed at his own town hall by his own constituents. Nobody is buying dismantling Medicare to give tax cuts … Continue reading →

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Intimidation Nation

Posted on April 9, 2011 by dcpetterson

What is it about Tea Party Republicans? These are the same people who turned town hall meetings into near-riots throughout 2009. They are the ones who were big on carrying guns to political rallies. They fantasized about armed rebellion. There … Continue reading →

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The Ryan Game

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Michael Weiss

This week, Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) published a budget proposal called “The GOP Path to Prosperity.” As I mentioned on Monday in “Shutdown Showdown,” the proposal neither addresses the issues in the 2011 or 2012 budgets, nor makes realistic assumptions … Continue reading →

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You Solve the Deficit

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Monotreme

The Sunday New York Times has a feature in their Week in Review section called “You Fix the Budget”. I’ve worked out a solution, at least given the parameters in the article. I know that some of you will attack this … Continue reading →

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