Reid blasts Bush's Medicare cuts

[sabra]

http://washingtontimes.com/upi/20060206-040839-3249r.htm

Reid blasts Bush's Medicare cuts

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called President Bush's $2.77 trillion budget, which was released Monday, "Republican corruption on display."

In a statement released before the budget was made public, Reid, D-Nev., attacked the president for cutting Medicare and other programs. He said that the elderly were already familiar with "the price of corruption" from wrestling with the president's Medicare prescription plan.

"Now the President's priority is to protect those special interest profits while jeopardizing access to care for those same seniors," Reid said.

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Most of Bush's attempted cuts in domestic programs last year were restored by Congress, which could be even more likely in a year when the entire House and one-third of the Senate face elections.

[William Bloode]

1. It's so true.

But how many will listen? You get the same thing everytime with these people. Good play by Harry having the guts to use the corruption language. We need to use the word corrupt whenever possible when speaking of repub's and their actions, make 'em own it.

[NanceGreggs]

3. We're getting to the point where people ...

... don't have to 'listen' - because they're now living with the problems created by this president on a daily basis.

Republicans and Bush supporters are not getting any discounts on the gas at the pump, or their home heating costs. Their health coverage and their jobs are disappearing at the same rate as everyone else's. And their elderly parents and grandparents are now getting screwed by Bush - and no one is going to take too kindly to that.

That's why Bush's poll numbers keep dropping. Every day, another few thousand former Bushites realize they've been had.

If you think we Dems hate the Chimp-in-Chief, how do you think the people who voted for him feel now? They've been betrayed by his compassionate, good Christian values rhetoric, and they're getting madder by the minute.

It's going to be an interesting year ahead, as even more of these very unpleasant chickens come home to roost in Republican households across the country.

[Mithras61]

2. The information I've seen so far about *'s budget...

reminds me of what my spouse said about a year ago... "How long before they think they can just do away with all of it that isn't military spending?"

[Wordie]

4. Quite frankly, I think that's the RW plan. eom

[cal04]

5. he should have added that their tax cut will not pay

for all the cuts they are making

[rodeodance]

6. I think he did--but this is printed in Wash Times.

[ShockediSay]

7. Instead of 'special interest' maybe we should say 'lobbied interest'

or lobbyist legislation, or the like

time to call out the lobby lawyers for what they are, bag men (or is own own party to tightly tethered to to this?)