Hoping to deflect Democratic claims that Mitt Romney, and
his budgetary policy wonk VP nominee, Paul Ryan, the GOP had Ryan bring his
mama to his Florida rallies yesterday. His 78-year old mother, Betty, was there
to help illustrate their claim that Ryan actually was born of a woman – and incidentally,
that woman is enrolled in the Medicare program.
Her presence was necessary for him to point out to senior
retirees that he was not out to gut their Medicare policies. No, not at all. He
was, however, out to gut the Medicare of those who will retire in 13 years.
Why worry about them, after all. The dire consequences of the
massive cuts in healthcare benefits will only be made known in an election
cycle that is over a decade away.
No one cares about that.
Democrats, on the other hand, were quick to point out that
not only will the advent of a Romney Administration spell the end of Medicare
as we know it, but also that Romney’s policy wonk, Ryan, would have things go a
little differently if his policies were passed in some sort of Ayn Randian
future.
“Congressman Ryan
didn’t tell seniors in Florida today that if he had his way, seniors would face
higher Medicare premiums and prescription drug costs, and would be forced to
pay out of pocket for preventive care. He didn’t say that if he had his way,
Medicare would be bankrupt in just four years, or that he would give $150
billion taxpayer dollars back to private insurance companies, which raises
costs for everyone.”
Yes, Paul Ryan has a mother he can trot out for the masses
of gray-headed retirees to clap and cheer for, and yes, Barack Obama has no
such mother because she died of ovarian cancer years ago due to a lack of
healthcare insurance.
Yes to all of that.
The disingenuousness of it all, however, still amazes me. How do they do it? How do they attract these throngs given that this is the best that the Republicans can do?
Here is the secret recipe:
Winning in 2012
- Chop a pound of BS in a bowl
- Sprinkle with lies
- Stir in a dollop of bat guano crazy TEA Party rhetoric
- Add Mama
- Mix well, serve steaming in huge dripping gobs
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