Lott casts key vote to save Medicare bill he opposes

Associated Press ^ | 11-24-03 | MARK SHERMAN

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cast aside as leader by his colleagues, Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., was the man Republicans needed Monday to clear the path to approving the Medicare prescription drug bill that he opposes.

At stake was not just the $395 billion bill, which Democrats were attempting to halt with procedural roadblocks, but also the political prestige of Lott's successor as Republican leader, Tennessee surgeon Bill Frist.

[nicmarlo]

CongressmanBillybob wrote an article showing that this article was FALSE REPORTING on the MEDICARE VOTE

[lodwick]

Jackasses all.

What a joke on those of us who pay taxes.

Bend over, America, once more.

(And No, there's no vaseline for ya.)

Grin, and bear it.

[woofie]

Can a bill that Teddy Kennedy hates be all bad?

[Lancey Howard]

I'm just trying to figure out how this is Constitutional.

The last time the Constitution was seen, FDR had just wiped his rear-end with it and flushed it down the toilet.

[LasVegasMac]

Oh, I see - you have one of the new spell checkers! :)

DOH!

Thanks.

LVM

[Congressman Billybob]

My article was about the false reporting of the House vote on the Medicare bill. It was not about the Senate vote that was yet to come when the bill squeaked through the House.

John / Billybob

[q_an_a]

good comment. lott may have been the worst leader to ever hold that title. lbj, john mansfield, these men knew how to lead. lott wanted new make up artists for his tv time and a little pork for his home town. pretty low on the list of priorities.

[nicmarlo]

oops...sorry CB....

[rmmcdaniell]

So now the morons have just bumped up the cost of this insanity by nearly half a trillion bucks - and this only for what, the first year? This added entitlement will only hasten the inevitable collapse of the whole rotten system. Maybe that's the silver lining.

Fat chance, I read this qoute somewhere here on FR and I believe it to be the truth.

(not exact)

"The domestic legacy of the Bush administration will be temporary tax cuts followed by permanent tax increases as a result of his permanent spending increases."

[petitfour]

Lott called the bill "terrible," an extravagance in a time of budget deficits, and left no doubt he would vote against it. But before he walked onto the Senate floor Monday afternoon, Bush administration lobbyists spoke to him privately to persuade Lott to vote with the president to overcome Democratic resistance.

I wonder what methods of persuasion the Bush admin lobbyists used.

[nicmarlo]

I guess I was thinking about the name "Mark Sherman," whom you did mention in your article.....and he when I saw he wrote this one....

[Pukin Dog]

You folks against this bill are missing the boat. Medicare is a dead duck now. This is not a betrayal of Conservatives, this is just like making sausage. Sometimes, you might not like to watch it being done, but you sure as hell want some when it's all over.

[Jorge]

I saw Newt give a good argument in support of this Medicare bill on FOX the other day. Very convincing.

[what's up]

Yes, the plan rocks. Not to mention you can invest that $5000 and watch it grow if you do not have to spend it on health care.

We will be enthusiastically in on this plan.

[Uncle Miltie]

Trent "In the hiney, please" Lott.

[Uncle Miltie]

Bingo. I'm a Conservative, not a Republican.

Protectionism: Steel, lumber, bras, etc.
Kennedyesque Education Policy
Drug Entitlements for the old rich paid for by the young poor.

If it weren't for a small delayed tax cut and the War on Terror, I'd think this was a Democrat Administration.

I'm thinking Club for Growth. Are there any better Conservative funding vehicles out there?

[reformed_democrat]

Yes, the plan rocks. Not to mention you can invest that $5000 and watch it grow if you do not have to spend it on health care.

Its a wonderment to me how many on FR don't get that.

Ah, well. They'll benefit from it anyway, in spite of themselves.

[alwaysconservative]

Bump to your posts #32, #33, and #34! This is REFORM of Medicare in a way that helps small business!

[cinFLA]

Other than slamming the RATs at their own game, can you tell me why this is a good thing for conservatives, Repubos, and the country in general?

Just the fact that Ted Kennedy hates it so much is good enough for me.

[Republic If You Can Keep It]

Its a wonderment to me how many on FR don't get that.

We get it.

We also oppose socialism.