A half-century ago, Medicare, we were told, would give the government control over where we go, live, and work. Today we're told a modest health care reform bill would give the government control over children's upbringing, firearm ownership, and transportation decisions.

So 50 years ago it was fear of the gov't. telling us this shit -- and as it turns out, it is the corporations who decide "where we go, live and work" (if we want health care).

so it doesn't seem too crazy to assume these other losses of freedom will also be taken over by the corporations in the next 50 years. (Not that Broun has a clue... he should spend more time at that ritzy golf course in his district...)

Honest question - does Broun actually believe what he said in his speech or is he just a dishonest partisan hack trying to stir up the wing-nuts and cause trouble for Obama and the D's?

Or tired of being stupid. Or hypocritical. Or consummate, habitual liars. Or amoral. Or ant-American. Or anti-democracy.

The big lie will always be with us.

Hard to rationalize why the press can't do their job when our elected _leaders_ can't even pretend to be doing theirs.

Isn't Broun much worse than Reagan? It seems like Reagan was basically using a slippery slope argument: X leads us further down a path towards Bad Tyrannical Things. But Broun seems to be saying that we've already slipped down the slope, and the bill _already does_ a whole host of Bad Tyrannical Things.

Remember, they also said that programs of the New Deal would destroy American capitalism.
Of course the New Deal, among other things obviously, led to the greatest economic expansion in modern history and the largest middle class the world has ever known, with the vast majority of the American population benefiting.
They were painfully wrong on that one too.

Reagen spent most of his "sunset years" on the public dole. It appears that Broun is doing the same thing.

Not just Medicare...remember back when Social Security was first established, some Republicans clamied all Americans would eventually be required to wear dog tags. New decade, new issue, same old hysteria.

This was a speech on the floor. Did any one - democrat, republican or independent - get up and challenge his assertions and claims.

If not shame on them. Everyone seems to forget that
the Newt made his reputation by speaking entire lies and calumny to empty chamber unchallenged

I must contest what was posted by Citizen_Pain!

"Remember, they also said that programs of the New Deal would destroy American capitalism.
Of course the New Deal, among other things obviously, led to the greatest economic expansion in modern history and the largest middle class the world has ever known, with the vast majority of the American population benefiting."

What we want is a populace that depends upon the wealthy to provide jobs (and health care if we want to) and are perpetually fearful of losing those jobs. Then we OWN them and that is what we want.

If you fully understood the reality of the world as perceived by us wealthy republicans, you would know that creating a large middle class is destroying American Capitalism.

Repeat after me the following mantras of wealthy republicans:
- More is never enough!
- I've got mine, fuck you!

"The largest takeover of liberty and freedom this country has ever seen" was when this guy opened his mouth.

When are we going to get some accountability in our government? People like Broun should answer for their actions, i.e., get fired like anyone else who can't do their job properly. To be in Congress and to be so incompetent and stupid is criminal. But I guess the buck stops with the American people - it's their fault for tolerating such madness. After all, the politicians are supposed to be working for us, not vice versa.