Well Bush has sunk to a new low in approval ratings. With that, what is his strategy now to regain support? Reuters has the answer: Amid rising sectarian violence in Iraq, President George W. Bush will make a new push to bolster support for his Iraq policy in a series of speeches that begin on […]
Following the Medicare/Medicaid debacle that happened first of this year it seems like Republicans are scrambling to once again distance themselves from Bush and also try and save that some of the vital senior votes this fall. This from Reuters: President George W. Bush’s plan to cut $36 billion from Medicare ran into stiff opposition […]
This morning on Meet The Press, new Majority Leader John Boehner was asked about his dealings with Jack Abramoff. One part really got my curiosity going. Boehner told Russert he would not return the money from the Chippewa tribes because he was working on legislation for them as a Representative. Now being part American Indian […]
Boehner beat out blunt for the job. It is kind of an interesting shake up to the Republican leadership in Congress but I don’t trust Boehner nor like him. This guy’s office very nastily refused to send someone to a meeting last week of seniors with questions regarding the new Medicare-D debacle. Shows how much […]
To put the ineffectiveness of the new Medicare prescription program into perspective, needymeds.com has compiled a list of common medications and compared the cost to numerous other sources. Of the ten drugs listed (including Lipitor, Plavix, Prevacid and Zocor), Medicare-D offers the highest price. The cost for all ten drugs under the new Medicare program […]
After reading AMERICABlog this morning and seeing his entry of how Bush is planning on using the State of the Union Address as a GOP campaign platform, I have decided to help Bush with his speech. First of Mr. President, I hope you use as much time as possible to attack those liberals out there […]
Tomorrow at 11:00 am est., C-Span will cover the House Democrat hearings live on C-Span 1. If you are near a T.V. be sure to check it out as it should give us more insight into the controversial program. If your not near a T.V. but on line you can always view it at http://www.c-span.org […]
With all the press on thedisastrous Medicare changes, isn’t it about time for Bush to go out and talk about his “great” plans he has for Social Security? Imagine the problems the nation would be facing if we let the Republicans get their hands on that government service? We would have seniors living in the […]
Right after the first of the year I reported on the new prescription drug program offered by Medicare. This program is essentially pushing low income seniors and people with disabilities into HMOs. The new program, which took effect January 1, has had a shaky start to say the least. With numerous states issuing public health […]
I first mentioned the problems of the new Medicare program in a post yesterday. I was using it as an example of how Democrats can use that to try and swing some of the critical senior votes. The problem was that the snags the new Medicare program has been encountering this past week have not […]