The DCCC says it's OK to cut Medicare, just not too fast, OK?

[Scuba]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) doesn't seem to be staffed by real Democrats ...


from my email ...

(from) Kelly Ward <[e-mail]>

Scuba --

Paul Ryan, in an effort to downplay the severity of the House budget he’ll be presenting next week, says not to "expect any big surprises." What a relief -- no big surprises?!?

Actually, word is we can expect a few big surprises in Ryan's budget.

Reports say that Paul Ryan will call for ending Medicare as we know it for America’s seniors.

According to sources, Ryan’s budget includes a plan to VOUCHERIZE Medicare for seniors younger than 55.

Finally, Ryan wants to squeeze 30 years of vicious cuts into only a decade. That would be brutal.

...

Thanks,

Kelly

Kelly Ward
DCCC Executive Director

(emphasis mine)

So Kelly, which is it: are you for Medicare for All, like us real Democrats, or are you just fine with spreading Paul Ryan's 10 years of cuts out over 30?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. The DCCC mustv'e got its pig friendly lipstick shipment.

[Puzzledtraveller]

2. That should make everybody feel better

[ProSense]

3. That's not

"The DCCC says it's OK to cut Medicare, just not too fast, OK?"

...what the letter states. The DCCC:

"Finally, Ryan wants to squeeze 30 years of vicious cuts into only a decade. That would be brutal."

That specifically states that the cut over 30 years are "vicious," and cramming them into a decade is "brutal."

Either way, they horrible cuts.

[Scuba]

7. So why didn't she write ....

.... "Instead of providing Medicare for All Americans, Ryan's new plan squeezes his previous cuts from 30 years down into ten. That's even more brutal than the plan America already rejected!"

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Ever wonder what DCCC stands for?

Democrats Countenancing Corporate Corruption

[The Magistrate]

5. This Is Simply Reference To Ryan's Previous Swill, Sir

His 'budget' in the last Congress featured cuts spread over thirty years. This new version compresses these into ten. Nothing in the comment you cite supports his cuts over either time frame, but simply remarks the new version is worse than the old. It is.

[HiPointDem]

6. are there actually any real democrats anywhere anymore? i'm beginning to doubt it.

[colsohlibgal]

8. No Shock

I get email and postal mail all the time from them but won't give them a dime and I told them why in no uncertain terms.

I don't want any of my cash going to DINO types. I do donate but only to real liberals, real democrats, not so called "dems" like Max Baucus...or unfortunately often Obama.

[el_bryanto]

9. Maybe I'm missing something - but Kelly Ward doesn't seem to be endorsing the Ryan Budget

Quite the opposite. So what's the issue?

Bryant

[Scuba]

12. See my post, reply #3.

[el_bryanto]

13. I guess I disagree that the fact that she didn't word it the way you would like

indicates that she's on the other side.

Bryant

[Scuba]

14. I study language, did for a living for many years ....

... she had a chance to contrast different plans and she used it. She contrasted Ryan's 10 year plan with his 30 year plan, making his 30 year plan look more reasonable by comparison.

You may be right, of course. Perhaps she's merely incompetent.

[el_bryanto]

20. "30 years of vicious cuts"

"vicious cuts." Why doesn't that register?

People don't usually describe programs they support as vicious, do they?

Bryant

[Cha]

22. Exactly.. thanks el_bryanto

[KoKo]

10. Scuba...think you read that post the wrong way.....

Just saying. The way it reads to me is that she's putting out the alert about how bad Ryans plan is. She was being sarcastic about it, imho.

[Scuba]

11. See my post, reply #3.

[MannyGoldstein]

15. Had enough yet? nt

[Scuba]

17. Long time ago ...

Been reading Drew Weston's "The Political Brain" about persuasion in politics. It makes it pretty clear that the national Party leadership is either horribly incompetent or actively trying to undermine the party that alleges to represent the People.

[Pakid]

16. They got the age wrong

it now 59 and younger next stop 90 and younger. When does the DCCC start standing up for us?

[iandhr]

18. Learn to read.

"30 years of vicious cuts into only a decade. That would be brutal."

They are saying if the cuts are spread over 30 years it would be bad for medicare. They use the words vicious.

Ryan's plan over 10 years makes it even worse.

They are not endorsing cutting medicare.

I am starting to wonder if all these attacks from "the left" are trolls.

[Scuba]

19. Please read my replies #3 and 13.

[iandhr]

21. I did.

I thought you could use some support.