Sen. Collins Signals GOP Wall On Obamacare and Medicare Is Cracking

[Bethere]

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has "reservations" about privatizing Medicare, she told the Portland Press Herald. (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/“Suffice it to say I have a number of reservations,” Collins said Friday during an interview by phone. “A complete upending of a program (Medicare) that by and large serves seniors well is not something that appeals to me.”)

“Suffice it to say I have a number of reservations,” Collins told the newspaper. “A complete upending of a program (Medicare) that by and large serves seniors well is not something that appeals to me.”

Assuming Republicans hold the Senate seat in Louisiana in next week's runoff, Republicans only have 52 votes. The GOP can only afford to lose three members or they cannot repeal Obamacare or block grant Medicare and Medicaid at all.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/susan-collins-has-reservations-about-privatizing-medicare

Just a reminder to my Republican friends here at tPF that things aren't as rosy as they might seem for your attempts to establish death panels for the elderly in this country.

[MisterVeritis]

Let's see what leadership can do.

[Tahuyaman]

Medicare was destroyed to give the ACA an assist. The blame isn't with those who voted against the ACA.

[Bethere]

Medicare was destroyed to give the ACA an assist. The blame isn't with those who voted against the ACA.

Medicare is doing just fine, thank you. The "cuts" obama made also existed dollar for dollar in the Republican budget proposal--they still do.

The only threat to medicare is the gop.

http://static.politifact.com.s3.amazonaws.com/politifact/rulings/rulings-tom-true.gif (http://www.politifact.com/personalities/stephanie-cutter/statements/byruling/true/)

Says Paul Ryan's budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about.
— Stephanie Cutter (http://www.politifact.com/personalities/stephanie-cutter/) on Sunday, August 12th, 2012 in an interview on "Face the Nation"



https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/aug/15/stephanie-cutter/ryans-plan-includes-700-billion-medicare-cuts-says/%3Futm_source%3Ddlvr.it%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter&ved=0ahUKEwiTmPvRmePQAhWiIMAKHcAHAdUQFgggMAE&usg=AFQjCNHHXn54ikG8_dWy10-ivkV_ms_a6w

[Bethere]

Let's see what leadership can do.
That's not going to happen, Hillary lost.

[MisterVeritis]

That's not going to happen, Hillary lost.
Crooked represents a lack of leadership. I look forward to seeing her in prison.

[Bethere]

Crooked represents a lack of leadership. I look forward to seeing her in prison.
Gosh, that would make for a neato thread.

This one has a different topic.

[MisterVeritis]

Gosh, that would make for a neato thread.
This one has a different topic.
Although I am not the one who brought Crooked into this, I will let it drop.

[stjames1_53]

Although I am not the one who brought Crooked into this, I will let it drop.

he's already derailed his own thread.......... what he's known for

[Tahuyaman]

Medicare is doing just fine, thank you. The "cuts" obama made also existed dollar for dollar in the Republican budget proposal--they still do.


Even most of the most rabid partisan Democrats disagree with that one.

[FindersKeepers]

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has "reservations" about privatizing Medicare, she told the Portland Press Herald. (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/“Suffice it to say I have a number of reservations,” Collins said Friday during an interview by phone. “A complete upending of a program (Medicare) that by and large serves seniors well is not something that appeals to me.”)

“Suffice it to say I have a number of reservations,” Collins told the newspaper. “A complete upending of a program (Medicare) that by and large serves seniors well is not something that appeals to me.”

Assuming Republicans hold the Senate seat in Louisiana in next week's runoff, Republicans only have 52 votes. The GOP can only afford to lose three members or they cannot repeal Obamacare or block grant Medicare and Medicaid at all.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/susan-collins-has-reservations-about-privatizing-medicare

Just a reminder to my Republican friends here at tPF that things aren't as rosy as they might seem for your attempts to establish death panels for the elderly in this country.

That's a lot of histrionics for something that isn't even new news.

[Bethere]

Even most of the most rabid partisan Democrats disagree with that one.

You are wrong. In fact 58% of Americans favor medicare for everyone.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://pnhp.org/blog/2015/12/17/kaiser-poll-58-of-americans-support-medicare-for-all/&ved=0ahUKEwjryPWzy-fQAhUEfiYKHdn3DkkQFghEMAs&usg=AFQjCNGSw5Pp0wDDNANfJeqqMlnBjyIGrw

[Bethere]

That's a lot of histrionics for something that isn't even new news.

People love their medicare, especially the elderly gop demographic.

[Tahuyaman]

You are wrong. In fact 58% of Americans favor medicare for everyone.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://pnhp.org/blog/2015/12/17/kaiser-poll-58-of-americans-support-medicare-for-all/&ved=0ahUKEwjryPWzy-fQAhUEfiYKHdn3DkkQFghEMAs&usg=AFQjCNGSw5Pp0wDDNANfJeqqMlnBjyIGrw


Until you poll everyone, don't think you know what most people want.

[FindersKeepers]

People love their medicare, especially the elderly gop demographic.

I'm sure they love it or not. I keep hearing stories of how it isn't covering as much and my mother's doctor extended her annual exam to 14 months, instead of 12, because he has to spend too much time filling out the paperwork.

I don't know why elderly GOPers would like it anymore than elderly Democrats. Do you have a link to back up your claim? Or, do you just not like your Medicare coverage, so you assume other democrats feel the same way?