House Republicans vote to end Medicare, again (passes Paul Ryan's Budget)

[ProSense]

House Republicans vote to end Medicare, again

by Joan McCarter



House Republicans did it again, passing yet another budget from Rep. Paul Ryan, which cuts $4.6 trillion over the next ten years, (turns) Medicare into a voucher system, and repeals Obamacare, in a 221-207 vote. Every Democrat voting, along with 10 Republicans, voted no.

Despite some grumbling from within the GOP leadership ranks about how the budget goes too far, the Republicans were pretty darned unified in lining up to destroy everything good that government does.

It also creates a $6 trillion revenue hole with its massive tax cuts for the wealthy, says it cuts $100 billion in defense spending that it doesn't really cut, and thus doesn't really balance the budget in ten years, as Ryan promised.

But it's all good, because they all know the secret that freshman Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) let out of the back: it's all "pretend" anyway.

"We know it's dead on arrival," Massie said. "We know it's a pretend vote."

Dead on arrival in 2013, and potentially a great gift to Democrats for 2014.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/21/1195798/-House-Republicans-vote-to-end-Medicare-again

[Coyotl]

1. House Republicans are self-destructing

not that that's a bad thing

[AndyA]

2. Well, the GOP-controlled House might as well pretend

because there aren't really any pressing issues to be dealt with, right?

What a WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY!

[AndyA]

3. Had to get this out of the way before they take a two week vacation

ANOTHER two week vacation.

Talk about welfare! These people do no work and live off of the taxpayers.

[Flashmann]

5. before they take a two week vacation

Hey!!.....Let's be fair now......It's been at least ten days since they've had a vacation.....C'mon....Lighten up!!

[snappyturtle]

4. I think they need to stay home after the break until after the mid terms.

They do more damage every day they "work". imho

[warrior1]

6. Dereliction of duty

Failure to do the house duties and keep the country running. Ever last republican should be fired

[n2doc]

7. Can we please use this in 2014?

Please hang this on every one of their heads- they voted to end medicare. Not Defend it.

At least no DINOS voted for it. Pretty amazing.

[Arkana]

10. More notable is the 10 Republicans that joined the Democrats in voting en masse

against it.

[loudsue]

8. Until the democrats grow the balls to start calling the republicans out on this on all the talk show

programs, all day every day, shouting it from the rafters, and taking it to the people, this is going to continue. Obama needs to say it loud and say it proud, or we are NEVER going to get out of this mess.

IT'S THE REPUBLICANS, STUPID!!!

[Arkana]

9. I'm sure the American people would love to know

how much of their tax money went to that "pretend" vote.

[ProSense]

11. Speaking of crazy:

Michele Bachmann: Obamacare Will ‘Literally’ Kill People

By Igor Volsky

As the country prepares to celebrate the third anniversary of health care reform, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) insisted on Thursday that the Affordable Care Act will “kill” vulnerable women and children during a speech on the floor of the House.

In a long diatribe against the law, Bachmann predicted that the American people will “pay more” and get less, before suggesting that the provisions of Obamacare will “literally” kill people:

BACHMANN: That’s why we’re here because we’re saying let’s repeal this failure before it literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens. Let’s not do that. Let’s love people, let’s care about people. Let’s repeal it now while we can.

Watch it:

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UPDATE

Bachmann later came back to the floor and described Medicaid — a health care program for lower-income Americans — as a “ghetto.” “Here’s the one that no American wants to be in. It’s the Medicaid ghetto,” she said. “And that’s where the lowest possible care, where very few doctors will be available available to offer this kind of care.” While the program is not without problems, a study by the Government Accountability Office showed Medicaid beneficiaries were just as happy with their health care as those with private insurance.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/21/1755271/michele-bachmann-obamacare-will-literally-kill-people/