MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
Did anyone really not predict this would happen?
Paul Ryan drew boos speaking to the AARP by attacking Obamacare and pledging to repeal it.
"The first step to a stronger Medicare is to repeal Obbamacare," he said to a shower of jeers. "I had a feeling there would be mixed reaction, so let me get into it. It weakens medicare for today's seniors and puts it at risk for the next generation. First, it funnels $716 billion out of Medicare to pay for a new entitlement we didn't even ask for. Second, it puts 15 unelected bureaucrats in charge of medicare's future."
Ryan was booed repeatedly as he continued to attack the bill, especially after he said the law "turned Medicare into a piggy bank for Obamacare."
Ryan has included the same $716 billion savings from Medicare in his own budgets. Repealing the Affordable Care Act would take away current benefits for seniors included in the law, most notably an end to the "donut hole" that used to require seniors to pay more out of pocket for prescription drugs.
Benjy Sarlin -TPM
Comments
The smirk he had while he was being booed was classic - sums up the Romney/Ryan ticket.
by Elusive Trope on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 5:09pm
I watched portions of this booing and I loved it!
Very good day for America and this sniveling bastard had no where to run!
by Richard Day on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 7:10pm
Did Ryan really think he could give that speech to an AARP crowd and NOT get booed? What's his game, anyway? I saw a clip a while ago showing dozens of people walking out. Mostly women and mostly black.
by Ramona on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 7:56pm
The Romney/Ryan brain trust has repeated shown itself to be not the sharpest tool in the woodshed.
by Elusive Trope on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:59pm