Political Quotes

“Republicans called it ``the beginning of socialized medicine.'' The Wall Street Journal accused Democrats and the President of ``politicking with a nation's health.'' One Republican Senator called the health care law ``brazen socialism.'' Further: It is not needed. It is socialism. It moves the country in a direction which is not good for anyone, whether they be young or old. It charts a course from which there will be no turning back. . . . It is not only socialism--it is brazen socialism. You would think that based on the 50-plus times of trying to overturn ObamaCare, that is what the Republican Senators were talking about, but, no, that was Medicare. They weren't talking about ObamaCare; Medicare is what they were talking about. Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law Medicare and Medicaid. At that time, conservatives believed that access to health care through government was the worst possible decision any elected official could make--and so many Republicans, the same thing. In fact, Republicans still do feel that way. Even after decades of Medicare's success, they are still clamoring for the program's elimination or massive changes. Jeb Bush--a frontrunner for the Republican Presidential nomination-- called for ``phasing out'' Medicare. Where did he do this? At a Koch brothers rally in New Hampshire. Jeb Bush--a frontrunner for the Republican Presidential nomination--said let's phase out Medicare. How about that one?…”