Saturday, March 06, 2010

What?

McCain v4.0
This old thing?

I've had it for years, I tell you.

Years.

From Think Progress:
After Voting To Cut Medicare Through Reconciliation, McCain Proposes Prohibiting Changes To Medicare Using Reconciliation

McCainMedLast night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) introduced legislation preventing Democrats from using reconciliation to change Medicare spending. If adopted, the amendment would prohibit lawmakers from making changes to a program that makes up some 20% of the federal budget through the reconciliation process:
SA 3427. Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. GRAHAM) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3336 proposed by Mr. BAUCUS to the bill H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. lll. PROTECTING MEDICARE. Section 310(g) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 641(g)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘or to the medicare program established by title XVIII of such Act’’.

The problem isn’t just that McCain has voted for “nine out of 13 reconciliation bills that have been offered during his time in the Senate”; it’s that he has previously supported reducing Medicare spending using the reconciliation process — some of which cut Medicare by more than what the Senate health care bill is proposing...

To misquote Hubert Humphrey's famous observations about "The New Nixon", to pander to the loons who now rule his Party, McSame has done so much radical, hacksaw cosmetic surgery on his own recent and well-document past that asshole now overlaps his earhole and his eyeballs stare at each other in the back of his hear.

The downside for McSame is that his lies have gotten so transparent that you can read George Bush's ass prints on his face through them clear as anything.

The upside for McSame is, the loons who now rule his Party are idiots who have proven that they'll believe literally anything no matter how fucking crazy or self-negating as long as its wrapped up in the all-purpose fascist turducken of mindless Liberal Hatred, fake patriotism and scripture.

5 comments:

merstaw said...

"What, this old thing? I only wear it when I don't care how I look."

Cirze said...

Thanks, Dg.

In times like these it's tough to actually get an unexpected moment of pure glee - which you have provided admirably.

Commenting on or even just thinking about these national jokes generally drives me nuts. You transmute it into theatre - pure art.

As I lost a friend who had been struggling with unemployment for years to an out-of-the-blue aneurysm this week, I needed that.

S

The downside for McSame is that his lies have gotten so transparent that you can read George Bush's ass prints on his face through them clear as anything.
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Mister Roboto said...

Turducken? That's for maturity-challenged adult members of the species. Real carnivores crave Turbaconducken!

Gay Veteran said...

"all-purpose fascist turducken of mindless Liberal Hatred, fake patriotism and scripture."

how do you pronounce that?
turd-ucken?

btw, was happy to donate (last name Stover) :)

libhom said...

"Keating Five" McCain is desperate to remind HMO and health insurer donors that he is the most corrupt politician to ever hold a US Senate seat.