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   Memo: The way forward on health care reform in 2010.
 A dark legacy of the Vietnam War is creating a whole new set of problems.
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November 20, 2009
THEY'RE NOT ABOVE LYING.... The Senate's health care reform plan is not without flaw. Indeed, the subsidy rates for low-income families remain a major point of concern. But true to form, Republicans don't want to talk about the legislation's actual shortcomings; they prefer to make stuff up. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), for example, released an item yesterday insisting that the Senate plan "requires a monthly abortion fee."
Offering another helpful case study in how the Right Wing Machine works, Boehner's blisteringly stupid claim was quickly picked up and trumpeted by Drudge and Limbaugh. No doubt, many rank-and-file conservatives now think it's true. The claim might be alarming, if it weren't so ridiculous. As Jeremy Schulman explained, "'Monthly abortion fee' implies there is some sort of extra charge assessed to consumers in order to pay for abortions. But this isn't the case. Rather, the bill sets up requirements by which insurance plans segregate their funds so that federal dollars don't pay for abortion coverage.... If you choose to purchase a plan that covers abortion, it's completely expected that a portion of your premium pays for abortion coverage. Saying that this creates some sort of additional 'abortion fee' is like saying that there's a 'monthly heart attack fee' because the plan covers heart attacks." Jodi Jacobson went line by line, picking apart Boehner's vile attack. The DNC, which jumped all over this, added in a statement, "With such clear evidence to the contrary, we'd like to believe that this is the last time we'll hear this scare-tactic from Boehner and the Party of No... but since all Republicans have to offer are more lies, we're not counting on it." To borrow a phrase, "I have given up hope for a loyal opposition. I'd settle for a sane one." —Steve Benen 8:25 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (12)Comments
If we could only levy a monthly lying fee on Boehner and Co. the deficit would disappear in just a few months. Posted by: Capt Kirk on November 20, 2009 at 8:32 AM | PERMALINKI think it was Twain who said (paraphrasing) "A lie travels around the world before the truth gets it's pants on." Posted by: DAY on November 20, 2009 at 9:04 AM | PERMALINKAnd yet the word "liar" never enters the debate. Posted by: martin on November 20, 2009 at 9:04 AM | PERMALINKThe high water mark for bat shit crazy... I have given up hope for a loyal opposition. I'd settle for a sane one. Fuhgetaboutit Maestro... The crazy won't crescendo until 2012 when Palin runs as the republican nominee.
John Boehner (R-Ohio), for example, released an item yesterday insisting that the Senate plan "requires a monthly abortion fee." LOL. You gotta hand it to them, they're beyond caricature. Posted by: oh my on November 20, 2009 at 9:14 AM | PERMALINKWe are all paying a monthly fee for Boner's 3 packs a day cigarette addiction. You should smell the guy. He smells like a dirty ashtray. He is a completely disgusting pig. He only goes out on the House floor when he speaks at the podium. He spends every other second outside smoking out. Posted by: Patrick on November 20, 2009 at 9:24 AM | PERMALINKWe are all paying a monthly fee for Boner's 3 packs a day cigarette addiction. You should smell the guy. He smells like a dirty ashtray. Well, that's interesting. Perhaps he doesn't spend every weekend salon tanning after all. Maybe it's a body-length nicotine stain. Posted by: shortstop on November 20, 2009 at 9:31 AM | PERMALINK"Abortion fee?" I smell that pig-fucker Frank Luntz. Posted by: Glenn Beck's Appendix on November 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM | PERMALINKConservative men should stop breeding. They are producing way too many substandard human beings. They are the most slovenly ignorant lying lazy manipulative grasping bastard bunch of crap humans I have ever had the misfortune of existing with. Disgusting. I'm really quite sick of the white conservative man constantly getting a boner beating the chit out of women because he has personal issues and insecurity issues that are on a psychotic level. Posted by: Silver Owl on November 20, 2009 at 11:48 AM | PERMALINKSo they make a fuss because the money for an abortion rider goes into a general fund where it comingles with government money. OK, we'll separate it out. Now, they make a fuss because it is separate. Hmm. Posted by: Cool Bev on November 20, 2009 at 11:50 AM | PERMALINKPatrick, is that true? I sat a row behind him on the airplane a month or so ago, and I noticed his skin looked kind of ashen in person. I guess it wouldn't surprise me to find out he's a chain smoker. Posted by: kris on November 20, 2009 at 12:32 PM | PERMALINK"THEY'RE NOT ABOVE LYING" No kidding! Posted by: Mark-NC on November 20, 2009 at 1:07 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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