Let's be honest, the Paul Ryan budget plan is not something to brag about if you’re a Republican and want to get re-elected in 2012. A new Bloomberg National Poll reconfirmed its toxicity with 57 percent of Americans saying they would be worse off under the Medicare-killing plan. With Independent voters, 58 percent think the Ryan plan is a baaaaaaad idea. Dick Cheney gushed over the plan, saying he worships the ground Paul Ryan walks on — again, yet another reason to stay clear of it for the sake of winning voters.
Senator George Allen is staying hush hush on his view of the GOP-backed plan. The longtime politician is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2012 election for the Senate seat. He’s up again against Virginia tea party leader Jamie Radtke and businessman Tim Donner, and both support Ryan's plan.
NBC's central Virginia affiliate pressed Allen for his stance on the issue. For nearly nine minutes, he masterfully bobbed and weaved around the topic without actually answering anything. That's some stamina. Allen called attempts to get his position on the Ryan plan a "political stunt."
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A political stunt?
Hes already let everyone know his position, whether he realises it or not.
if he thought it would get him re-elected he would agree with ryan's plan in a second.
my guess is that he supports the plan. IF the republicans ever take over the House and the Senate, we can kiss medicare goodbye.
I see a way to get health care insurance to play right sue them for denying coverage.
Maybe he can get Macacca to help out in his campaign. Just sayin'....
I just am amazed that there are still 43% of Americans who are still fooled(about 36%) or unsure by what Congresscritter's Ryan's budget plan would really mean for 90%+ of Americans.
With all the cuts to medicare&medicaid that Ryan wants,it could possibly lead to havoc.If a person contracts a serious illness that moves from person to person quickly.If that person cannot afford to see a doctor how many more people will that person infect?Not to mention the ones that are infected.With the way these diseases are mutating it could be a national epidemic real quick.How much money would this save the country.It very possibly could happen.
No suprise coming from a gutless neocon.