Posted on 10/17/2006 9:59:16 AM PDT by areafiftyone
"In Virginia, however, Republican Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record)'s unexpectedly tight re-election bid could get a boost from a ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage. A Washington Post poll released on Tuesday found that a fragile majority of state voters backed the ban."
fragile majority in VA? are you kidding? what was the number or is reuters spinning this?
Yep I'm disgusted by Foley but it has nothing to do with Michigan. Yep I'm unhappy about the spend spend spend attitudes of republicans. In fact there are lots of things I'm unhappy at the republicans over. However the democrats are at least 10 times worse.
"Poverty, the wealth gap, health care -- people can't afford Medicare. Something's got to be done about that," Sue Harrell, a school teacher in Monroe City, Indiana, said recently.
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How much does Medicare cost?
I don't buy this pap. Recycled MSM propaganda.
Still trying to discourage the values voter.
For all people with Medicare, Part B costs $88.50 per month in 2006. Most people with Medicare do not pay a premium for Medicare Part A because they have worked in the U.S. for at least 40 quarters (or the individual’s spouse has worked for at least 40 quarters). Part A is always free for people with Medicare due to a disability that entitles them to a Social Security cash benefit called Social Secuity Disability Insurance (SSDI).
For individuals who do not qualify for premium-free Part A, the cost for Part A is $393 per month in 2006, for those who have worked less than 30 quarters in the U.S. For those who have worked at least 30 quarters in the U.S., but less than 40, Part A costs $216 per month in 2006. One can purchase Parts A and B, or Part A only, but not Part B only. Please note that quarters are only counted towards your Medicare if you contributed federal payroll taxes (FICA taxes) while working. Call the National Social Security Hotline at 1-800-772-1213 for details on your work history and to find out exactly how much your Part A premium will be.
The Medicare Part B premium will automatically be deducted from your Social Security check. If you have not worked enough quarters to receive Part A benefits for free, then that premium will also be deducted from your Social Security check. If your Medicare benefits begin before your Social Security benefits (as in some end-stage renal disease (ESRD) cases) or you are not currently receiving Social Security benefits, then you will be billed by Social Security for the premiums until your Social Security benefits start.
I am a values voter and the Republican Party addresses my concerns much more than any Democrat ever could.
"Still trying to discourage the values voter."
Exactly. That's who polled as coming out strong for Bush in 2004 and who the MSM (and other liberals) are trying to disuade now.
No media bias, though. /puke
Ah, an excellent example for the meme that religious Republicans are not engaged.
Nice try but they got greedy in their spin. I find it hard to believe that any evangelical who voted Republican in 04 would vote Democrat in 06 (pro-homosexual agenda and pro-abortion). If there is an evangelical who votes D in 06, that is how they always voted.
If you say it enough, repeat as often as possible, it becomes "truth."
Can't afford Medicare. You are dang right this country can not afford Medicar or SS plus alot of other liberal clap trap... Oh that is not what they meant.... They mena we must raise taxes so people can afford Medicare more. Clap Trap I say.
Don't leave out the Medicare tax the employeer and you pay your whole working life.
In other words, "Our (DBM's) constant harping on the Foley "scandal" isn't having the desired effect like we and the RATs hoped it would, so we'll just change our lie to fit our preconceived perceptions"
Nothing like excessive DBM used cow food to clutter the landscape.
Oh well, we all know how accurate polls are. They predicted that John Kerry was going to win big in the Presidential election, and. . .oh, wait, um. . .
The article just seems to imply that "issue" is a code word for leftist propaganda while "value" is a code word for anything else.
What utter drivel.
Plenty...look at your pay stub and look at what you have spend on this disaster of a program. Think about what you have spent over your working lifetime.
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