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Bush drug plan beats cost mark
The Washington Times ^ | 08-16-10 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 08/16/2010 6:29:09 PM PDT by GOP_Lady

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President George W. Bush speaks during a news conference at the White House on Jan. 12, 2009.
1 posted on 08/16/2010 6:29:11 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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It looks like Karl Rove was right about this. :-)


2 posted on 08/16/2010 6:29:56 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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There’s another story posted tonight that says the Obamacare numbers are already way into the red, so—no, the Bush program coming in at lower cost doesn’t mean The Messiah’s is going to be anything but a disaster.


3 posted on 08/16/2010 6:30:23 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. -- written by Robert Towne)
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I agree.


4 posted on 08/16/2010 6:33:04 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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I have to say that even though the numbers are better than expected, this is just another entitlement that continues the U.S.’s downward spiral into Socialism. President Bush should never have pushed this.


5 posted on 08/16/2010 6:39:35 PM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: GOP_Lady
There's a difference in that Obamacare is an Unconstitutional mandate and the prescription drug plan is not.
6 posted on 08/16/2010 6:42:15 PM PDT by tobyhill
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To: DennisR
I feel that this program was very much needed and that it was a well planned program.

It is not socialism.

My parents did not sign up for this program, because they have better benefits.

http://www.medicare.gov/pdp-basic-information.asp

7 posted on 08/16/2010 6:42:51 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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This was a government program that worked, because of conservative principles that went into it.

It merely subsidized drug payments allowing private firms and manufacturers to collaborate, it used the gap in coverage to encourage people to be thrifty, but still covered them for large expenses on drugs. Gore would have given us a single payer government agency that would have been a nightmare.

It has made a huge differences in millions of elderly and the disabled lives.

I can’t prove it, but I know that providing people with the right medication saves hospital stays....and saves money in the long run.

GWB promised drug coverage in his campaign and delivered on it, in a responsible manner. It is nice to see him vindicated!


8 posted on 08/16/2010 6:43:06 PM PDT by A.Hun (Common sense is no longer common.)
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To: tobyhill

Correct.


9 posted on 08/16/2010 6:43:23 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: A.Hun

Correct.


10 posted on 08/16/2010 6:43:52 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: GOP_Lady

btt


11 posted on 08/16/2010 6:47:00 PM PDT by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, retired Military, disabled & Seniors)
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To: GOP_Lady

Thanks for posting this!


12 posted on 08/16/2010 6:47:04 PM PDT by A.Hun (Common sense is no longer common.)
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To: DennisR

it’s $60.8 billion too much.


13 posted on 08/16/2010 6:48:34 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: A.Hun

You are welcome.

RESULTS are an important thing. ;-)


14 posted on 08/16/2010 6:49:13 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: GOP_Lady; Just A Nobody

Thanks for posting this.


15 posted on 08/16/2010 7:04:16 PM PDT by kristinn (Since Jul 31, 1998)
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You are welcome, kristinn. :-)

A VERY IMPORTANT ARTICLE to say the least.

16 posted on 08/16/2010 7:05:23 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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President George Walker Bush is far more intelligent, well-read, educated, and competent than most anyone else. He was also far less corrupt than practically any other elected official in Washington, generally putting the interests of the American people at heart. That said, we cannot afford this spending, meager though it may be compared with what we anticipated, especially alongside all other spending that the Congress spends.


17 posted on 08/16/2010 7:14:42 PM PDT by dufekin (Name our lead enemy: Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Islamofascist terrorist dictator)
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It helps explain the profound silence on the program. Now to see if it has helped rein in Medicare costs by keeping seniors healthier longer.


18 posted on 08/16/2010 7:15:10 PM PDT by kristinn (Since Jul 31, 1998)
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To: A.Hun

It sound as though you are a socialist.


19 posted on 08/16/2010 7:16:31 PM PDT by impimp1
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To: GOP_Lady

Bush

Wins

Again


20 posted on 08/16/2010 7:17:19 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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