Listen to Michigan Congressman Sander Levin Tongue – Lash Wisconsin Congressman and Chairman Paul Ryan
Michigan is pitifully gerrymandered due to state Republicans controlling the state legislature in 1990, 2000, and 2010 and controlling redistricting. Michigan sends fewer Democrats to The House than how the state votes which is 54+% Democrat in national elections. Democrat Congressman Sander Levin is one of those Congressmen. Listen to his response to Republican Congressman Paul Ryan, Chairman House Ways and Means Committee during another unscheduled committee meaning.
“So whatever the Supreme Court decides later this month,” Paul Ryan said. “I think the lesson is absolutely clear. Obamacare is just flat busted. It just doesn’t work. And no fix can change that fact.”
Sanders: “What’s busted is not ACA But your attacks on it, endless attacks.”Sander Levin said calmly and deliberately. “Never coming up with a single comprehensive alternative all these year. So you sit as armchair critics while millions of people have insurance who never had it before. Millions of kids have insurance who would not otherwise have had it. People who have pre-existing conditions no longer are cancelled or can’t even get insurance. The donut hole is gone. Millions of people in lower income categories are now insured through Medicaid, millions and millions and millions. Cost containment is beginning to work. The increase in cost net rate is going down. And so you are livid because it is getting better. That’s why you are livid. … And the states that are denying their citizens further coverage under Medicaid, are essentially telling people, well get lost when it comes to healthcare. .. And you have a governor Mr. Chairman, who is running around this country talking about the evils of healthcare when millions of people are benefiting from what happened. … Your frustration is millions and millions and millions of people are benefiting, have healthcare when they did not before.”
Paul Ryan covering up the truth.
Just think of how awesomely effective an ad with that entire clip would be next year during the general election. Obama wouldn’t be caught dead actually saying what Sanders said, least of all with real anger, real passion in his voice. And Hillary Clinton won’t say anything that clear and lengthy and coherent about it.
But now there’s this videotape of someone–an elderly congressman who voted for the ACA and who’s about to retire–saying what no one else has. Neither the Clinton campaign nor the DNC will be smart enough to use that videotape. But maybe some super PAC will be. I mean, you never know; maybe some Dem operatives hidden away somewhere actually have a brain.
Seems to me Ryan’s been taking some acting lessons. How else do you read a script with such force and passion. Or maybe he learned it faking in in bed.
1. Wisconsin: — 5.7%
The clear winner (or loser) in the race to the bottom has been Wisconsin, losing 5.7% of its middle class households since 2000. Average median income has dropped by roughly $9,000 annually, and costs of living have gone up as well. There have also been many political battles that have not worked in the middle class’s favor. Governor Scott Walker gutted many of the state’s unions — which has a big effect on the middle class — and all signs seem to indicate that he will aim to implement similar policies. Like Ohio, Wisconsin’s makeup was particularly vulnerable to a recession, and the proof is in the numbers.
http://www.cheatsheet.com/business/5-states-where-the-middle-class-is-being-bulldozed.html/?a=viewall
Well, anyway
should we make a distinction between Sander Levin and Bernie Sanders?
Hmm. It sounds to me like Levin doesn’t care what Ryan thinks, or worry about hurting the feelings of those who blindly follow Ryan.
Good for Levin.
oh, hell, joel, it took me a minute to realize you were talking at me.
give it up. i certainly don’t worry about hurting your feelings. but i don’t brag about not having to care about anyone’s feelings because i know i’m right.
i am getting used to the idea that the fundamentalist brain can’t handle nuance, or even plain meaning if it goes against his scripture.
So if you still think you are like Ghandi in spite of Ghandi saying the exact opposite, be my guest.
Coberly why on earth would you think Joel was talking at you? Was there something you said that could lead anyone to believe you were supporting Ryan?
On a lighter note:
“should we make a distinction between Sander Levin and Bernie Sanders?”
Have you ever seen them in the same room together? I think not, probably just one guy named Sander Sanders trying to drag down a double Congressional pension.
Bruce
joel’s words were taken from an argument we had some weeks ago. apparently he is still having it.
thanks for clearing up Sander Sander’s true identity.