Another amazing WIN for the Republicans! Harry Reid folds like a cheap suit.

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The Ryan budget has already passed the House. Now it stands a real shot at passing the Senate! Harry Reid could have simply not let it come up for a vote.

This is a HUGE WIN FOR REPUBLICANS! One step closer to final passage!

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced on Wednesday that he would host a vote on Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) budget.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/27/reid-the-senate-will-vote_n_854468.html

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Like Obama, Like Reid.

[Dan J 277]

It wont pass, but simply voting for it gives Democrats ammunition in 2012. The Republicans most loyal voting block wont like the idea of Medicare getting cut.

[Zero Sum 305]

It wont pass, but simply voting for it gives Democrats ammunition in 2012. The Republicans most loyal voting block wont like the idea of Medicare getting cut.

Pretty much my thoughts on it.

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Like Obama, Like Reid.

They're cowards. They're handing a victory over to the GOP.

[Dan J 277]

Pretty much my thoughts on it.

What will be the next slogan "Keep your Libertarianism out of my Medicare"?

[Zero Sum 305]

What segments of Medicare can we link to birtherism?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Reid isn't folding. He's brining it up for a vote purposely to force Republican Senators to either pizz off their party by voting against it of pizz off the voters by voting for it. The elimination of Medicare which is embedded in the Ryan plan is hugely unpopular in this country. As is the additional tax relief to the upper income brackets that the plan proposes and the uncertainty of just how he wants to "broaden the tax base". The Ryan plan is a political loser and Reid is capitalizing on this opportunity. Good for him.

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Pluralities of middle-aged Americans as well as those 65 and older prefer Ryan's plan to Obama's ...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/147287/Americans-Divided-Ryan-Obama-Deficit-Plans.aspx?version=print

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Pluralities of middle-aged Americans as well as those 65 and older prefer Ryan's plan to Obama's ...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/147287/Americans-Divided-Ryan-Obama-Deficit-Plans.aspx?version=print

Well, then the Republicans in the Senate will proudly vote for it. I'm sure they won't be concerned with this:

Americans clearly don't want the government to cut Medicare, the government health program for the elderly, or Medicaid, the program for the poor. Republicans in the House of Representatives voted last week to drastically restructure and reduce those programs, while Obama calls for trimming their costs but leaving them essentially intact.

Voters oppose cuts to those programs by 80-18 percent. Even among conservatives, only 29 percent supported cuts, and 68 percent opposed them.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/18/2174150/poll-best-way-to-fight-deficits.html#ixzz1Kl3f5wzW

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Ryan's budget prolongs the life of Medicare and prevents it from going bankrupt. So those poll numbers are actually GOOD NEWS FOR REPUBLICANS.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Ryan's budget prolongs the life of Medicare and prevents it from going bankrupt.

It prevents Medicare from going bankrupt by eliminating it. A program that doesn't exist obviously can't go bankrupt. Ryan's plan does not prolong the life of Medicare - or the life of Americans, for that matter. As such, it may actually prolong the life of Social Security since benefciaries won't live as long as they otherwise might and hence draw from that system for shorter periods of time. Add on the potentially more limited lifespan of Medicaid beneficiaries due to the severe cuts to that program and Social Security will be a clear winner.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Although most voters do not know enough about the Ryan plan for Medicare, so as they learn more their opinions could change

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/NEWS/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/11139%20April%202011%20Filled-in.pdf

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Here's an idea...instead of trying to screw old people, Congress could cut the funding for two bs un-winnable wars. I'm sure that would save US lives and trillions of dollars.

Edited April 28, 2011 by Why_Me