Are Democrats Buying Senior Votes for $250?
- Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:45am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are making a pre-election pitch to give Social Security recipients a one-time payment of $250, part of a larger effort to convince senior voters that their party, and not Republicans, will best look out for the 58 million people who get the government retirement and disability benefits.
The $250 check is meant to make up for a second year without a cost-of-living increase due to low inflation.
President Barack Obama has urged Congress to approve the $250 payment. House and Senate Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid say they will bring up the legislation when lawmakers return for the lame-duck session in November. In the meantime, Democrats are using the proposal to augment their campaign pitch that Republicans would undermine Social Security.
“Instead of helping seniors,” Pelosi’s office said, “Republicans, backed by their allies on Wall Street, are threatening to privatize and cut Social Security, just as they tried to do under President Bush.”
Added Reid, “The only thing standing in the way of America’s seniors receiving this critical support are Senate Republicans.”
Actually, 12 Democrats and one independent who aligns himself with Democrats joined 37 Republicans in blocking the $250 bonus when Senate voted on the issue last March. Two of the Senate Democrats who voted against it then, Michael Bennet of Colorado and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, are engaged in tough campaign battles to keep their seats.
Democratic leaders in the House never brought the issue up for a vote. Obama first asked Congress for the $250 payment last February.
“It’s clearly a last-ditch election-year Hail Mary,” said Michael Steel, a spokesman for House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio. If supplementing the incomes of seniors was really a priority, he said, Democrats would have acted on it before they adjourned for the campaign.
Democrats may have the votes in the House to push through the measure, although still unanswered is how they plan to cover the estimated $13 billion to $14 billion cost of giving $250 to each of more than 50 million Social Security beneficiaries. Obama hasn’t offered any suggestions and the Senate measure last March was rejected 47-50 primarily because it would have stacked the cost on top of the nearly $12 trillion federal debt.
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., offered a counterproposal then that would have paid for the bonus with unspent money from the $814 billion stimulus package, but it was rejected by an even wider 38-59 margin. Proponents in both cases needed 60 votes.
Helping seniors “has broad-based support within the Senate body, but I think it is responsible to say that to do this, we should pay for it,” Burr said at the time. “To do this, we should not print more money, borrow that money just to provide a $250 check.”
Colorado’s Bennet was one of nine Democrats to support the Burr approach. His office said he had spoken to seniors across his state who depend on the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, and “he supports efforts to provide seniors with a one-time increase as long as it is paid for.”
Neither Pelosi nor Reid have given any specifics on how, or if, the bill would be paid for. Pelosi’s office said it would be “fiscally responsible.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., characterized the choice between paying $13 billion to help seniors and $70 billion a year over 10 years to extend the George W. Bush tax cuts for those with annual incomes of more than $250,000.
“Senior citizens are hurting,” he said, and helping them out “is a good argument for Democrats and a good argument for Republicans.” Sanders acknowledged that Republican support is key, and won’t be easy.
“Will it be paid for?” asked Don Stewart, press spokesman for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. “That question matters.”
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The House bill is H.R. 5987.
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tobywil2
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:31am$250 AND OBAMACARE TOO? How can we refuse an offer like that from a President who has finally presented a plan to save Social Security and Medicare?
Our President has a courageous plan to save both Social Security and Medicare – read on!
The Social Security Trust Fund is almost bankrupt and the Medicare trust fund is bankrupt. The problem has been apparent for years but until now no one has advanced a plan to save these popular programs.
At last, our President has the courage to propose a solution! It is so simple that one wonders why no one thought of it before. The solution?
Enact a “Health Care Reform Bill” the severely rations health care to the elderly. This will save the Medicare Trust Fund and allow it to be used to reward the Presidents political cronies and provide health care for “deserving Illegal Aliens.”
Deprived of medical care, the lifespan of the elderly will be reduced, depleting the number of recipients of the Social Security Trust Fund, saving that popular program.
Both problems solved! Why did it take so long to find such a simple solution?
Of course, the Congress and the President are exempted from the solution so they can perpetuate the problem.
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vennoye
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:24pmYou are so right! Actually, it is a trifecta–social security, medicare and Obamacare. And then there is the added fact that the earth will be much better off with only 500 million persons living on it.
Report Post »Because I just retired, I will tell you that the last $250. they sent me, I gave to charity–because we couldn’t afford that one either!! And believe me, I hear other Seniors complain and moan about not getting what they think they deserve–but we all make choices through life–about how much money we will save for retirement, how we will blow through our money while we are making it.
I really don’t think this choice is about saddling my grandchildren and great grandchildren with all this debt. If we continue on as we are going, we don’t have that long!!!!!
If we don’t make changes to the retirement age, and start means testing for social security and disability eligibility – then everybody who is paying into the system now will have nothing when they get to retirement age–and that is nothing more or less than theft!!!!
CBMiller72
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:27amYou all are missing the point! This is the second time they want to do this. The first time they lost $600,000,000 to dead people, and prisoners who are not eligable. A good chunck of the money has not yet been recovered. (I wonder where that money went? Who want’s to bet that some of those same dead people will vote this year for a Democrap.)
Report Post »Flagwaver
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:24amSo, if seniors vote Dem, they get $250. If they don’t vote Dem, they don’t get the money…
I kinda think that might be a little illegal.
Report Post »abc
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:21amOf course this is vote-buying, just like promising tax cuts to the rich was vote buying. Everything special monetary dispensation a politician makes for a special interest (elderly, labor unions, wealthy, people working on Wall Street, etc.) is an example of vote buying. Some happen in smoke filled rooms like Dick Cheney‘s energy task force’s policies, while others are broadcast in the light of day like this $250 COLA catch-up payment. This is why we need more fiscal responsibility, more accurate budget accounting and an electorate that actually knows and holds politicians to the numbers. I am more upset about the voters who are so ignorant about the numbers than about the politicians, since a smarter electorate wouldn’t tolerate this kind of nonsense. Instead, we have people who think about politics the way they think about their favorite sports teams: if the other side does anything, whether a nice play or a dirty one, they are to be booed, while our team is to be supported no matter how dirty or terribly they have performed. Such thinking destroys the integrity of our democracy. Now, I’ll step aside and listen to the conservatives ignorantly or wishfully pretend that only Democrats are dishonest.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:27amI rarely if ever agree with you ABC, but you pretty much hit the X on the target with that post. Well spoken.
Report Post »Josh
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:24pmI agree with you completely. This is one of the reasons i wish we had a flat, one size fits all tax rate. If everyone pays the same rate, with no loopholes, well, thats about as fair as it can get. Will something like that ever happen? Probably not.
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:21amI wonder how that $250 “gift” will compare with the increase in medicare gap and part D insurance costs…
Report Post »Promotefreedom
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:49pmThe “$250 gift” will be the gift that keeps on giving – your money to them – if you vote dem.
As Harry Reid told supporters in a speech around 4 months ago, “Don’t worry, SINGLE PAYER health care will be a reality – it is just a matter of when, not if.” –You see, he was in on Obama’s back-room plan all along–
As you are reading this, the insurance companies are systematically being squeezed out of the medical insurance field, just as the administration COVERTLY planned, when Obamacare was passed.
So, as soon as THOSE EVIL insurance companies are out of the way, supplemental Medicare insurance will be deducted right out of Social Security monthly payments at whatever rate GOVERNMENT INSURANCE CO desires (as much as they can get away with without causing riots in the street.)
So there you have it — the beans have been spilled, Progressives.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:20amNever underestimate the avarice of the elderly. Not all of them mind you, but a lot of them will and have voted many times to throw their children and grandchildren under the bus for “benefits we earned!”. Meaning of course, money that was stolen, which accrued a 0.0% interest rate and which was repaid in full usually within three years of retirement. An awful lot of old folks talk a big game about independence and freedom, but if you DARE to whisper that we should eliminate the socialist programs Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security they scamper quickly behind the barracades of the socialists and pull out their guns against *us*.
Just look at some of the tea parties, many of the retirement age folks were there with signs proclaiming “Don’t touch my medicare!” Yet, Medicare is nothing but socialized medicine slipped quietly into the mainstream in the early 1960′s. You know, back in the days when pretty much anybody could afford to go to the hospital or doctor’s office and pay cash and not break the bank.
I hate to sound so cynical, but since the 1980‘s I’ve watched seniors line up dutifully and in droves every time somebody dared to even hint that some of the senior perks should be looked at.
The few that adhere to liberty, I salute you, and wish there were more of you. Unfortunately, most seniors can be counted on to predictably balk at even the suggestion that they shouldn’t be on the government dole for the remainder of their years. This $250 payoff WILL in fact “help” many of them make up their minds in the voting booths. Count on it.
Report Post »Chett
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:37amWell in fact the govt took money from the seniors every pay check for a long time, we didn’t have any choice. The amount you get back is not so big, in fact for most not enough to get by on. Yeah they get upset. Still the 250 is stupid, it won’t effect my vote.
Report Post »Bashing seniors won’t help. How about praying for them?
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:52am@ CHETT
I wasn’t bashing “all” seniors, just those that huddle behind the socialist barricades the moment anybody suggests that, after they’ve had their money repaid, that they should continue to live on the government dole. I certainly don’t begrudge anybody the money that they had stolen being returned. But the return happens pretty damned quickly, and after that, its a ponzi scheme that everybody pretends not to see as they tell us of how “I earned it!” long after the payback is over.
You DID have a choice of course, you could have voted many times over to repeal Medicare, Medicaid, SS and other socialist entitlement programs when you were in your 20′s, 30′s, 40′s, 50′s, 60′s even now. Kind of like GenX and younger are balking at the new Nazicare law and demanding loudly that it be repealed, that‘s what y’all could have done in regards to the horrors known as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. The fact is though, those “entitlements” quickly became the so called third rail of politics, precisely because most in your generation (and to be fair, prior) seethed absolute venom at anybody who dared to suggest getting rid of these programs. Those that took up intellectual arms against these programs are to be recognized as great Americans, for having integrity in the face of complacency.
Not all seniors are in this boat, as I’ve already mentioned. Some had and still have integrity. But I will not for even one nanosecond believe that this $250 won’t buy an awful lot of senior votes. The history of senior voting is pretty clear, again, the “third rail” and how untouchable it is. These checks *will* work for an awful lot of the elderly I’m afraid.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 4:36pmWow now we have a political divide between young folks and old folks. You’ve just helped the Progrtesssives. Congratulations from an old foggie.
Report Post »TEXAS
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:20amHe can buy my vote, just step down and I will vote for him to do that !!!!
Report Post »We Are Not Alone
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:18amThis is a re-post until after the election: Please do the same
I received this in an email and thought it was worth posting as a reminder of what and when things happened…..
Remember January 3, 2007
…… I don‘t understand WHY the people running for office don’t say this in their ads!!!
The day the democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009 it was actually January 3, 2007 the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, the start of the 110th Congress.
The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.
For those who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is “Bush’s Fault”, think about this:
January 3, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress:
At the time:
The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77
The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%
The Unemployment rate was 4.6%
George Bush’s Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION!
Remember the day.
January 3, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.
The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy?
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!
Thank Congress for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment to this CRISIS by dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fiasco’s!
(BTW: Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie – starting in 2001, because it was financially risky for the U.S. economy, but no one was listening).
And who took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac? OBAMA.
And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie??? OBAMA and the Democratic Congress.
So when someone tries to blame Bush…
REMEMBER JANUARY 3, 2007…. THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!”
Bush may have been in the car, but the Democrats were in charge of the gas pedal and steering wheel they were driving. Set the record straight on Bush!
So, as you listen to all the commercials and media from the Democrats who are now distancing themselves from their voting record and their party, remember how they didn‘t listen to you when you said you didn’t want all the bailouts, you didn’t want the health care bill, you didn’t want cap and trade, you didn‘t want them to continue spending money we don’t have.
I’m not forgetting their complicity in getting us into this mess, and I’ll be marking my vote accordingly!
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thefiremanjoe
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:17amJust more ******* BS!!!!!
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:17amHow many one-time $250 checks can the Gov’t send out before it ceases being a “one-time payment”?
Can seniors really be bought for less than $21/month?
I’d love for reporters to ask Dems (who lead the House and Senate) why they won’t adjust the increase calculation for SS benefits?
Report Post »We Are Not Alone
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:16amMUST SEE:
WE THE PEOPLE youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVAhr4hZDJE
Makes you proud to be an American ♥
Report Post »TexasGranny
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:15amI am a senior – depend on my SS check every month. I was informed in June, that my Medicare Supplement policy would no longer be available (Obamacare) so this next year I will have to pay deductibles, co-pays, etc and a higher premium. Most seniors will also find out that the premium for Medicare (comes out of your SS check each month) has increased from $96 to $116 per month. So, the claim that the cost of living hasn’t gone up is ludicrous. A $250 check does little to offset the real cost of living. Its like giving your kid a quarter when everything costs a $1. Soooooo – do you think I will change my vote just because they say I “might” get a check. HE!! NO! As a matter of fact, I have decided to take advantage of early voting TODAY!
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:13amI just realized the best use I can make of that $250 is to donate it to Republican campaigns. More bang for the buck. After all Obama is funneling OUR money to unions to donate back to the Dems. No more campaign donations allowed by prepaid credit cards. Who prepaid them? Soros?
Report Post »libh8er
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:13amThrowing us a bone, Dems? I can tell you right now, if a check is mailed to my house, you will get it back with a note to stick it where I’m sure many other things have been placed.
Report Post »chiquelitz
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:11amMy husband is a 100% Disabled Veteran…a Special Forces Medic during the Vietnam War. Many people don’t realize that his Disability is also tied to the Social Security COLA, and we don’t receive the $250. Also, do u know that the COLA does NOT include food or energy? That right my friends. During the past 2 yrs., during wh/ the bleeding heart Dems have controlled Congress, Disabled Veterans and Seniors in our country are struggling just to put food on their tables. These are folks th/ have contributed both to Social Security and Veterans whose lives have been devasted by fighting for our country. Libs care less.
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:22amYou are so correct. Things that are infltionary are indexed so they have little effect on COLA. But they sure count those washers, dryers and TV’s. The things that seem to hold steady or go down in cost. Indexing? The cost has to go up 100% before it reflects a 1% effect on COLA. Any one that buys groceries knows the prices are up 20% just this year alone. Manufacturers are reducing the contents pf packages and raising the price. Many are getting very deceptive in packaging. Northern tissue reduced the size of the sheets and then increased the diameter of the roller, less product and higher cost.
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:09amOne thing for sure. If all I gave to SSA was put in an individual retirement account I would be a rich man today. Of course politicians would scream because they can not spend it. Look out there is talk of taking all 401′s and using them to bail out SSA.
Report Post »GEW
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:55amNow that’s scary.
Report Post »Promotefreedom
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 11:58amYes, there is a push for government to grab your 401k and all other retirement accounts and issue you government bonds instead. It will be tooted as “good for retirement, folks – good – stable – or wait, —the only way we can save the system! Yeah, that’s right.. (I can hear Gibbs right now, “there was no other choice”)
Then the Fed can keep printing money and devalue those bonds, eventually making them worthless. So there you go America. …I mean…. …..Homer.
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:07amUsing our own money against us. Could they buy YOUR vote for a measly $250.00 one time payment?
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:04amMY VOTE IS NOT FOR SALE, OBAMA! $250???? You intend to tax my SS at a higher rate next year. $1000 more. You are such a generous person. NOT! I predict Obama will have a nervous breakdown next year when he see his work undun and his agenda stopped dead.
Report Post »Bauervision
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:02amWhat a slap in the face! Here’s $250, this will make up for it……give me a friggin’ break already! I’m sorry but how extremely un-educated, un-informed, and lacking of self do you have to be to STILL buy this guys crap?!
Obama…….
What the hell are our seniors supposed to do with that check? Please go back into the Muslim cave you crawled out from.
Report Post »TMACK
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:13amUnfortunately for some the the most senior of seniors, this kind of crap works.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:01pmnot this time they hate obama they, more than anyone know what he is and what he stands for. old people can smell a commie from clean across town, or this nation for that matter.
Report Post »alwayssora
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:02am$250 is enough to buy my vote? Don’t think so!
Report Post »ruffnex
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 10:45am$25,000.00, maybe…NOooooooooo…I’ve already voted.
Report Post »TMACK
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:00amWill the Dems stop at nothing? Wasn’t it Obama that said Americans are afraid and scared? And now they use these tactics against the elderly to scare them and put fear in their hearts that the “right” doesn’t want to take care of them?
Absolutely sickening the lows the left with take to win elections. Shame on them.
Report Post »felina g
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:54amThey do this every election……scare seniors.
We are BROKE !!!!!!
More from the wolves in cheap clothing.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:08pmThis time the seniors aren’t just scared … along with the rest of us they are MAD. AND Seniors VOTE!
Report Post »adifftake
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:54amYou are kidding right? Seniors are smart enough to take the money, go to the casino with it, and still vote for who they were going to vote for to begin with. Seniors ain’t stupid. What is $250 dollars good for anyway?
Report Post »Their votes don’t come that cheap.
kitkat
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:47amI agree with most of what u said except the part where u say seniors will take the 250 & go 2 casinos. I’m 1 of the majority of seniors that r also not stupid enough 2 gamble away what little I receive. Benefits we get can b a matter of life & death 2 many of us who r hurting right now & worry about it getting worse 4 us(Obamacare) 4 example.
Report Post »GBGB
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 10:45amSeniors aren’t stupid. Many have paid into SSI for their entire adult lives, hoping to get back a little something. BUT, many have also been frugal enough to also set aside some savings over the years to get them through – hoping to benefit from interest rates and a return on a few investments. Well, that has all been turned upside down so, yes, many seniors are worried that their futures are looking a LOT different than they had planned and saved for. No one could have planned for this sorry state of affairs. Can seniors be bought for $250???? I don’t think so. Wrong group to play your silly games with. Most seniors have plenty of integrity and would say, “I’d rather go hungry than take your stupid bribe money”. Also, Obamacare is weighing heavily on seniors and they are still holding out for repeal so it will take quite a lot more than $250 for them to lose their focus in November!!!!
Report Post »SnapTie
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:53amDuh.Of coarse they are the same way Obama is directing fund to Hispanics . Probably later this week he’ll throw money at welfare recipients. Pandering bunch of politicians we have.
Report Post »GardenoftheGods
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 10:40amNo, no he’s not..because there’s way too many smart people over the age of 65. We know what they’re doing; and it’s not gonna change a thing…we’re voting conservative & to clean incumbents out of Congress!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:55pm$250 LOL … the seniors I know can’t be “bought” with a “promise” from these liars! They seem to think that seniors can be bought cheap — $250 is a joke … $20.83 PRE TAX — PER MONTH Dollars! Give me a break!
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:52amInstead of helping seniors,” Pelosi’s office said, “Republicans, backed by their allies on Wall Street, are threatening to privatize and cut Social Security, just as they tried to do under President Bush.”
Added Reid, “The only thing standing in the way of America’s seniors receiving this critical support are Senate Republicans.”
Hey Congressman Reid, and Congresswoman Pelosi, sorry you wont be around to sign the law into effect next year.
Report Post »drhunt
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:06amROFLMAO! How freakin’ transparent is this? Another indication what The Incompetent One really feels about Americans. His arrogance is unsurpassed…and his supposed intelligence is VASTLY overrated. But I’ve known this since the Fall of 2008…it’s about time others are finally waking up…
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:15amoh goody
I can go out and stock up on my mothers dog food
supply. Maybe I can afford a new opener for
her too
thanks Barry
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:20amThrow in a can of bacon grease and I might consider it..
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:24ami am from a working Massachusett democrat background (i am not a democrat but aging parents are) they knew for the 2nd year in a row they will not get a cola in the ssi. They are all blaming Obama. The tea party movement missed the seniors in Massachusetts because they are life long democrats, but they are now ready to change because of the ssi cola
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:26amI am 77 years old and I refuse to sell out my country for $250. THROW THE RASCALS OUT!!!!!!
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john seven eighteen
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:29amObama never got the message: Never, ever underestimate the wisdom of seniors. I know without a doubt that the majority of seniors will see right through this charade and vote to oust these clowns now!! I’m nowhere near being a senior, but I find this highly insulting!
Report Post »drbage
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:51amOnce again, only half the truth is being told. The POR team (Pelosi, Obama, Reid) and their acolytes rail about the “obstructionist” Republicans when with their super majority, they can pass whatever they wish as they have proven time and again over the past six years. The freebie given to the top 2% will equal so many billions, but keeping the below $250,000 threshold will cost even more. The Dems tout their “pay-go” solution, but they have not passed one bill without declaring it an emergency to stop the country from going over the cliff. A good question to ask the “fiscally” concerned Dems: Did you forego your 5% pay raise this year and how about next year? What about all the unionized govt employees, did they forego their raises? Once again a case of doing the research from original sources before drawing a conclusion.
Report Post »Amerigo Vespucci
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 10:00amThere is NO question that this is a “Pay for your vote” campaign. It’s pretty smart as well. I would do the same if I were in the Dems position right now – That position is “ankles behind ears”
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 11:00amWait, wait – the seniors already got a $250 check this year – is this another payment on top of that? But I know that they already got one this year! http://wp.me/pYLB7-gA
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 11:44amfor that 250 bucks i can drive down to the polling place and vote them lame ass dems out instead of riding my bike there. my vote is not up for sale. neither is my country so what ever lies obamas selling you leftwing commie lovers just isnt going to be so easy to do. theres this little thing called WE THE PEOPLE who just are not beliving your lies anymore mr obama. id be getting ready for the fight of your life mr o. because WE THE PEOPLE dont lay down for you or anyone else. and that little skumball george soros hes another one whos got some explainin to do. WE THE PEOPLE must stand up together and demand justice for ourselves and our nation.
Report Post »Marcobob69
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:03pmRepublicans AREN’T the party that took $500 BILLION dollars away from Medicare. ‘Nuff said.
Report Post »TruthLover
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:20pmWait – you mean, this is NOT happening – they’re just talking about it…and they think it will help them in the election? Reid and Pelosi say they’ll vote on it later? After they’re fired? Great.
My dad is a union dem from way back and just yesterday was complaining about no COLA again – I told him why there was no COLA (of course, he didn’t know the facts because all he reads are VFW and UAW publications – and AARP) and he lit into me about how it‘s Nixon’s fault that all the jobs are shipped overseas. Whaaa? So – I said I love you dad, and changed the subject. *hangs head* My dad is a typical lib. Presented with unpleasant facts, he too redirects to irrelevant 35 year old rhetoric.
My friend in Houston drove past a group of young democrats out picketing with signs that read “Impeach Obama.” That’s hopeful, right?
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:29pmMY gosh. $250. They bought my vote…and failed. Now I will be sure to have a full tank of gas to drive to the polls and vote them bastards out.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:38pmHas anyone bothered to figure out this amounts to about $4.80 per week, or 20.81 per month? If any Democrat thinks that this will me endear them to me, they are nuts! As others have said, my vote is not for sale. The dems cut 500 billion dollars from medicare and if you do the math that is about $1300 per senior citizen.
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 1:41pm“Wait, wait – the seniors already got a $250 check this year – is this another payment on top of that? But I know that they already got one this year!”
WALKWITHME – Nothing like duble dipping to maximize your vote potential.
Report Post »uneedmorekoolaid
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:14pmRemember to decorate your car with the window paint marker from walmart saying” Remember if you’re voting for a liberal, you vote on Thursday November 4th!!”
Great $250 for the casinos!!!
Report Post »FIRED UP FREE MAN !
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:34pmMr. SOROS is an international criminal. Any government official taking money from this monster or those he supports should be brought up on treason charges. Anybody who takes money from this monster has sold his soul and our government to HELL ! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE LIGHT OF DAY! For only TRUTH and the light of day is what this country DESERVES. Democrats seemed to have been infected by this DEADLY parasite and his minions. This country will NOT rest until SOROS is in prison orange and handcuffs standing in front of a military tribunal in Guantomino Bay, Cuba
If you have any complaints about Mr. SOROS here are the names and addresses, maybe you can send them a line.
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