Red States: Obamacare is a job-killing socialist plot! Man: Federal Medicaid funds are now available. Red States: Did I mention I love job-killing socialist plots?
The Republican health care plan:-Step one: Repeal Obamacare-Step two: Repeal Medicare-Step three: Repeal Medicaid-Step four: Outlaw abortion, punishable by death
It was the same with the 2009 Stimulus bill. Republicans raged against it repeatedly. Continuous obstruction. “Big government socialist spending”, they said.Then the checks started showing up. Then Republicans held numerous photo ops-with giant checks to show constituents “the money they brought home to the district.”
"Florida Gov. Rick Scott . . . a tea-party Republican and outspoken critic of the law . . . former hospital executive won his gubernatorial race in 2010 by campaigning against Obamacare, and as governor he fought the law in court. Even when the Supreme Court ruled against his position last year, he vowed defiance.’We’re not going to implement Obamacare in Florida,’ he said then. ’We’re not going to expand Medicaid.‘The about-face by Scott, the seventh Republican governor to accept Obama’s expansion of government-funded health care for the poor, is a crucial validation of the president’s signature initiative . . .More will follow.
@Gresch,you right wing nut jobs have your way. abortion is effectively outlawed in 87% of the the counties in the USA.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/02/no-choice-87-of-us-counti_n_210194.htmljust another indication of how far to the right the country has turnedyou big government conservatives want to tell every individual what they can do with their bodies.
corzak about 11 years ago
Nuf sed.
ConserveGov about 11 years ago
Umm………. What? I think Rob got his colors mixed up.
http://www.advisory.com/Daily-Briefing/2012/11/09/MedicaidMap
braindead Premium Member about 11 years ago
The Republican health care plan:-Step one: Repeal Obamacare-Step two: Repeal Medicare-Step three: Repeal Medicaid-Step four: Outlaw abortion, punishable by death
Chillbilly about 11 years ago
I’d be quite happy to keep my state’s money here rather than sending it to the ingrates in Alabama.
corzak about 11 years ago
It was the same with the 2009 Stimulus bill. Republicans raged against it repeatedly. Continuous obstruction. “Big government socialist spending”, they said.Then the checks started showing up. Then Republicans held numerous photo ops-with giant checks to show constituents “the money they brought home to the district.”
corzak about 11 years ago
"Florida Gov. Rick Scott . . . a tea-party Republican and outspoken critic of the law . . . former hospital executive won his gubernatorial race in 2010 by campaigning against Obamacare, and as governor he fought the law in court. Even when the Supreme Court ruled against his position last year, he vowed defiance.’We’re not going to implement Obamacare in Florida,’ he said then. ’We’re not going to expand Medicaid.‘The about-face by Scott, the seventh Republican governor to accept Obama’s expansion of government-funded health care for the poor, is a crucial validation of the president’s signature initiative . . .More will follow.
dannysixpack about 11 years ago
@Gresch,you right wing nut jobs have your way. abortion is effectively outlawed in 87% of the the counties in the USA.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/02/no-choice-87-of-us-counti_n_210194.htmljust another indication of how far to the right the country has turnedyou big government conservatives want to tell every individual what they can do with their bodies.
Rickapolis about 11 years ago
Yes, indeed, the hypocrites sell out early and often. How contemptible.
corzak about 11 years ago
@lonecatWe’ll probably be hearing more about this article . . .it’s creating quite a stir . . .
pam Miner about 11 years ago
I hope the backward red state I live in will do that too.
rossevrymn about 11 years ago
The pride of Pittsburgh