Thank you, John McCain, for delivering us the senior votes

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From a report in the WSJ:

John McCain would pay for his health plan with major reductions to Medicare and Medicaid, a top aide said, in a move that independent analysts estimate could result in cuts of $1.3 trillion over 10 years to the government programs.

The Republican presidential nominee has said little about the proposed cuts, but they are needed to keep his health-care plan "budget neutral," as he has promised. The McCain campaign hasn't given a specific figure for the cuts, but didn't dispute the analysts' estimate.

In the months since Sen. McCain introduced his health plan, statements made by his campaign have implied that the new tax credits he is proposing to help Americans buy health insurance would be paid for with other tax increases. But Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Sen. McCain's senior policy adviser, said Sunday that the campaign has always planned to fund the tax credits, in part, with savings from Medicare and Medicaid. Those government health-care programs serve seniors, poor families and the disabled. Medicare spending for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 is estimated at $457.5 billion.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122315505846605217.html (subscription)

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1. Wasserman-Schultz is talking about this right now on Rachael nt

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2. Probably should have watched her instead of P.O.V

about people without health insurance.

What kind of a country are we?

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/criticalcondition/fullfilm.html

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4. not a Christian nation, that's for sure.

we are not a Christian nation
as long as 46 million citizens are uninsured or underinsured
as long as our Veterans are underserved by the nation that put them in harm's way
as long as children go hungry
as long as homeless shelters need to exist

add your own

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3. self kick (nt)

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5. Another kick, for the morning crowd (nt)