Bush Signs $400 Billion Prescription Drug Program Into Law: Bush Is A BIG GOVERNMENT Republican

December.8,2003

[FirstPrinciple]

What privatization?
http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/BG1708.cfm

[unixfox]

I guess the pubbies think this will sway votes in the next election.

They STILL underestimate their enemies. Pandering is just another word for CHICKEN.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The GOP's attempt to out-liberal the liberals in order to buy the people's love continues. My mother in law (FDR Democrat) is already complaining that the $400 BILLION doesn't go far enough.

[cars for sale]

which is the tether of this now and later..if we support
Dubya with senate votes this can be permanant or
competition ladened and accelerated.....again if not,it is open to Hillary Care ...Like permanent tax cuts,this action ain't done...imo

[lelio]

Why not also provide car insurance, home owners insurance, theft insurance, and every other kind of insurance to the poor as well?

The government already does provide a home owner's insurance of sorts for people that consciously and continiously decide to build in flood plains, tornado alleys, or on the edge of a cliff overlooking the water.

As for comments about how this is going to 'privitize' medicare I just laugh. Did welfare downsize by giving it $400B more in funds?

We're headed to a country where all high tech jobs are done overseas, and everyone in the country is dependant on the government for some sort of assistance. Course FReepers will continue to blame this on Clinton, on FDR, or some other boogeyman than look at their own policies.

[NittanyLion]

At what "magic number" will we have enough seats in the House and Senate to suddenly veer hard right? I hear people like yourself lament "If only we had the majority"...then it's "If only we had 60 seats". Will all discussion of politics go out the window once we have 60 seats? Suddenly the GOP will cease to worry about retaining those seats?

We're fooling ourselves to believe that's the case.

[FirstPrinciple]

Did you read the article? Are you looking into an 8 ball that I don't have access to?

[cars for sale]

I disagree and think sound bite replies like socialized
medicine versus Hillarys crap is like comparing the
5A Arizona football State Champions to the Green Bay
Packers....I could write 9 paragraphs on the difference but others will most likely

[sheltonmac]

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the concept of cutting taxes while increasing spending. Something tells me a repeal of the tax cuts can't be too far behind.

[malia]

"This will allow a lot of very poor people to have access to drugs," Inhofe said. "I felt it was a good vote, and I'm not ashamed of it."

I too, a former Ok resident, a son born at Baptist Hosp., respect Inhofe and thank you for sharing his words.

Really took the wind out of ol swimmer Kennedy. Maybe this is the beginning of his exit ----.

[NittanyLion]

According to CBO estimates, "HillaryCare" would have cost $1.5 trillion in its first five years. Bush's new prescription drug entitlement is projected to cost $225 billion in its first five. So this new entitlement is about 1/7th size of Hillary's 1993 proposal.

[warchild9]

Let me keep it simple for all the bots:

There is NO MENTION of government-funded health care in the CONSTITUTION.

There. Refute that.

[cars for sale]

again good freeper, go back to what this bill intended
before it became" get it done" fodder....investment %'s were lessened, the template to try it first was added .
The year of implimintation was extended and I believe
this gets tweeked because it has open doors Hillary can pry on. For that and Dubya's intentions this will right it'self imo

[F16Fighter]

"If limited government is the correct philosophy, why is it the GOP is so afraid of trying it?"

I guess we all know the answer: Because "limited government" limits buying voter constituencies with goodies in the next election.

Unfortunately, the GOP feels it has no other option than to slide over to fiscal Socialism to retain power rather than to hold the line.

Question: Is fiscal pandering the only way to stop 40 years of radical social liberalism? May be...

[FirstPrinciple]

Hopefully, no miracle drug will be invented in the next 5 years that will bust the prescription-drug budget. BTW, I didn't think that Republicans are taking cues from Hillary these days on how to promote healthcare.

[FirstPrinciple]

Honestly, I have no idea what you are talking about. I have given you all these examples where Congress has killed any Medicare competition. And somehow you think this one will work. Sorry, you must be blinded by faith.

[Reagan Man]

Right. The new Medicare PDP, has nothing in common with the BillyBoy's and Hillary Rotten's attempt to have the federal government take over control of 1/7th of the U.S. free market enterprise. (GDP: Gross Domestic Product).

[sheltonmac]

I'm not happy with this bill at all, but I'll crawl through broken glass to make sure a Democrat doesn't get elected next year. Some you win, some you lose.

Bush screws over the country's health care system and so-called "conservatives" just shrug it off simply because it was a Republican who signed the bill rather than a Democrat? So much for "working to roll back decades of governmental largesse."

[JohnGalt]

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the 'Progressives' who gave the federalis the power of direct taxation and the power to 'print the difference' in the 19-teens.

Ugh.

[cars for sale]

chalk and cheese.........the CBO then was Hillary's like the Justice Dept was Bills. quoting those #'s is insulting
( like the mantra that Bill had 60 % job approval and there was a squandered surpluss)

also you fail to SUBTRACT surgery costs that pre emptive
(hehe) medicines of today save.

Lastly ,good god man, did you forget those charts
of command and penalty from HillaryCare?

to imply this is that clap trap is that, is not only unfair
it like comparing chalk and cheese...imo