If the town halls get to be a problem, the ‘rats know what to do about it-—simply PACK the meetings with supporters.
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Keep ‘em orderly. If the people attending can’t act like ladies and gentlemen, then RAUS!
Keep out as many as crybabies as possible and if any of those entering act disruptively, toss ‘em. No law says thar town halls need to turn into town brawls.
BTW, I have been agitating for 20%-30% entitlement cuts across the board for months. NOBODY seems interested. But neither do they get nasty about it.
I need Medicare to survive at this point(cancer) but the future of the country comes first. I’ll take my chances.
I am not trying to be critical of the Ryan plan but politically it is a difficult sell. Those over 55 get the government to pay for their retirement health care, those under 55 don't get that but still get to pay the medicare taxes to pay for the others, without the entitlement for it. Then throw in tax cuts at the same time. You can see how many voters including many Republicans will respond: “Screw the rich, keep your promise to me instead. I paid in”. That was not the choice they were asked to make last year.
I am critical about how Republicans are handling this. If they had public opinion on their side and made Democrats cave on it under political pressure I would be happy. But the way things are going it looks like Republicans wont get anything cut.