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Fri Jul-31-09 10:25 AM
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| I heard a bill has been introduced by a Democrat to eliminate Medicare |
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Republican assholes are tightening as I type..How WILL they vote on such a bill?
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| sinkingfeeling
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:26 AM
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| 1. Video is on the front page of DU. |
| Winterblues
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:30 AM
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| 5. It has been some time since I visited DU front page |
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I wasn't here much yesterday so I missed it I guess..lol It was a great move to use their votes in the future..
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| Winterblues
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:30 AM
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Edited on Fri Jul-31-09 10:31 AM by Winterblues
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| annabanana
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:26 AM
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| 2. I believe they did that yesterday.. and it went down with NO "yea" votes. . .n/t |
| ejpoeta
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:27 AM
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| 3. if a dem did introduce a bill to do that, it's a trick.... the republicans know better |
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than to vote to get rid of medicare. They can go around talking about how awful and costly it is, but they wouldn't dare go on record voting to eliminate it.
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| Eric J in MN
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:54 AM
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| 12. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) introduced the amendment.... |
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...to challenge Republicans to vote Yes.
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| ejpoeta
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:56 AM
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| 13. now if only they could use that to show the republicans for what they truly are... |
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because medicare is a government administered health care plan, and since the republicans keep saying that government being involved in healthcare is a terrible thing... in the interest of the country and all those seniors who are trapped in a government program they would want to do the right thing, right???
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| John Q. Citizen
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:29 AM
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| 4. There was already a bi-partisan vote for govenment run health care yesterday. It was |
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:30 AM
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| 7. yes it was spectacular!!!! weiner. |
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:31 AM
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| 8. Not a bill, an amendment |
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And the Republics all voted against it. LOL
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Fri Jul-31-09 11:39 AM
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| 15. I don't think they voted either way. |
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I think all he votes were from Democrats.
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:38 AM
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| 9. If they ever do that, they will find out what |
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gray power is. Even those seniors too stupid to realize that Medicare is a government program will revolt.
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| ejpoeta
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:57 AM
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| 14. that's how terrible and awful medicare is.... the people that would love to |
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dismantle it wouldn't dare. they know it would be the end of them if they did. but they still use it as some example of how terrible governemnt involvement in anything is.
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:39 AM
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| 10. I hope his constituents understand irony nt |
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Fri Jul-31-09 10:40 AM
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| 11. He called out the bullies and they ran. Quell surprise. |
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