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Well now, how about this one for a party conversation starter:

stepping back in time to 2010 — quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2539940/posts

CONGRESS MUST REPEAL OBAMA’S HEALTH-CARE RATIONING PLAN
KANSAS CITY.com ^ | Posted on Sun, Jun. 20, 2010 10:15 PM Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/20/2031634/congr | by Senator Pat Roberts
Posted on June 23, 2010 at 2:47:07 AM PDT by Cindy

AS I SEE IT

Congress must repeal Obama’s health-care rationing plan By SEN. PAT ROBERTS

Special to The Star

SNIPPET: “U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, a Republican from Dodge City, Kan., is a member of the Senate Health and Finance committees. He voted against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”

SNIPPET: “It has scarcely been three months since the new health reforms, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), were signed into law. Unfortunately, as I and many of my colleagues predicted, the promises made to the American people by the president and the majority are already unraveling.

The president promised Americans that “if you like your insurance plan, you can keep it.” Well, not exactly. Under regulations proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the new law, more than 51 percent of American workers could lose the plans they currently have.

By the administration’s own estimates, small businesses are especially affected — as many as 80 percent would not be able to continue to offer the plans they currently have. For many Kansans, this means their employer will drop their coverage altogether. Others will be forced to purchase a more expensive plan that complies with all of the new government mandates.

Either way, my fear that you won’t be able to keep the plan you like is being confirmed.

The president promised Americans that their Medicare benefits won’t change. However, the law cuts more than a half-trillion dollars from Medicare, with more than $100 billion cut from Medicare Advantage alone.”

(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...