Sen. Wyden says Romney is 'talking nonsense' about Wyden's Medicare work with Paul Ryan

[Viva_La_Revolution]

It didn't take long for Republican Mitt Romney to make a big deal out of the Medicare policy collaboration between his new running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

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Wyden fired back Saturday evening that Romney is "talking nonsense."

Added the Oregon senator:

Bipartisanship requires that you not make up the facts. I did not ‘co-lead a piece of legislation.’ I wrote a policy paper on options for Medicare. Several months after the paper came out I spoke and voted against the Medicare provisions in the Ryan budget. Governor Romney needs to learn you don't protect seniors by makings things up, and his comments today sure won't help promote real bipartisanship.”

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[highplainsdem]

1. K&R

[horseshoecrab]

2. k&r

Thanks for posting this!

[Scuba]

3. Smack-down!!!!!!!!!!

[RockaFowler]

4. Yeah Bill Bennet said it this morning on MTP

Such liars these Repukes.

[thecrow]

5. Awesome!

[The Magistrate]

6. Still, Ma'am, If he Had Told Ryan To Pound Sand In the First Place, This Lie Could Not Stick

That is what he should have done; you can no more co-operate or collaborate with these people than you can with a Communist party.

"Romney loves America like a tick loves a dog."

[cali]

7. he's still a tool, as Krugman labeled him

http://swampland.time.com/2011/12/15/where-the-ryan-wyden-medicare-plan-leaves-the-entitlement-debate/

http://budget.house.gov/uploadedfiles/wydenryan.pdf



http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70459.html

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/15/143782004/wyden-ryan-medicare-plan-shakes-up-politics-more-than-policy

[bbgrunt]

8. yep. Wyden has allowed himself to become a tool on this

issue.....the nose under the tent.

So called Dems who are willing to compromise SS and Medicare should be given NO encouragement or passes.

[ananda]

9. I want tools for people.

People tools. That's what all politicians should be.