Bush to tout drug plan in Valley (Az and maybe a little Golf too)

[wakeme2008]

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0829bushvisit29.html

Bush to tout drug plan in Valley
About 200,000 people in area may be eligible for low-income subsidies

Jodie Snyder
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 29, 2005 12:00 AM

President Bush arrives in the Valley today to sell his new Medicare drug coverage, a yet-to-be-detailed plan that could change the way more than 40 million Americans pay for their medications.
..more at link if you have the stomach

[fooj]

1. Fucking bum!

:grr:

[snowbird42]

2. HELL SPEAK ON THE HURRICANE

at 1pm

[Ganja Ninja]

3. Worthless, lazy POS!

:banghead:

[FloridaPat]

4. I thought the drug companies already got all the Medicare money!

There's more they can take?

[zann725]

10. My understanding of the "new" plan is that it's essentially the "old" plan

...with "new hype." My understanding is that the ONLY people qualifying for additional subsidy on their drugs are those essentially earning $900/mo. or UNDER. Those individuals ALREADY qualify for the gov't. subsidy. The bulk of people on Medicare (including people on SSDI who generally receive SLIGHTLY over $900/mo.) will continue to pay FULL retail drug price (minus 10-20%, IF they carefully "shop" for the cheapest venues). Therefore, most Elderly AND Disabled will be paying about 80% more for their drugs than anyone on full income, with a private health plan. A cruel joke...given that the Elderly and Disabled are the ones least able to afford the pricey drugs which their age and disability cause them to need in bulk. That's "family values" and "christian (with a little "C") compassion" for ya!

[shaniqua6392]

5. We can not expect Satan to be concerned about the hurricane.

He is happy about it. After it is all over, he can make another speech about how sympathetic he is....blah....blah....blah.

[wakeme2008]

6. In front of a canned group of Bush supporters

:grr:

[BlueJac]

7. Just more Bushit

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

8. Oxycontin could be the drug plan...

the new opiate of the masses.

Ask Rush.

;)

[GoldenOldie]

9. Georgie to speak at a Plush Senior Retirement Trailer Park

You can be sure it will be like his last trip to Tucson where he met with 6-Seniors, all hand picked from the Northeast Community Center and they were all sworn to secrecy???

So Georgie gets to fly non-stop at taxpayers expense while strictly controling We The People who fund his little adventures.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

11. To quote Tiny Tim from Dickens..

"God bless us, every one."

Who's the scrooge?