Remember who gave the keynote speech at the '04 Democratic Convention? I do.
They were all lame, uninspired, and dense. Welcome to the Grand ol' Party!
http://www.justplainpolitics.com/showthread.php?49337-The-Violence-Against-Women-Act
Is Rubio the boy wonder?
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Remember who gave the keynote speech at the '04 Democratic Convention? I do.
They were all lame, uninspired, and dense. Welcome to the Grand ol' Party!
http://www.justplainpolitics.com/showthread.php?49337-The-Violence-Against-Women-Act
Only one person "does" one.
cawacko
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Giving a half hour Keynote speech at a party convention isn't the same as giving a five minute response to the SOTU. Part of the reason Rubio is receiving the attention he is is because of his speech at this past year's Republican Convention.
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
There is an Achilles Heel.
CNN Fact Check: Rubio says Obamacare needs a check up
(CNN) -- Sen. Marco Rubio took President Barack Obama to task on the issue of health care during the Republican response to the State of the Union.
The Claim:
"Obamacare was supposed to help middle-class Americans afford health insurance. But now, some people are losing the health insurance they were happy with. And because Obamacare created expensive requirements for companies with more than 50 employees, now many of these businesses aren't hiring. Not only that; they're being forced to lay people off and switch from full-time employees to part-time workers."
The Facts:
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, requires companies with more than 50 full-time employees (defined as working more than 30 hours a week) to provide health insurance that meets standards set by the Department of Health and Human Services. The cost can be significant. McDonald's says the law will raise costs by $10,000 to $30,000 for each franchise.
Several companies with low-wage workers -- including Wal-Mart and Darden, which operates Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants -- have said they plan to trim health costs by using more part-time workers.
The direct impact isn't clear, but last week, the Congressional Budget Office projected that by 2022, 7 million fewer people will be covered by employer-sponsored health benefits. That's nearly double the 4 million it projected a year ago.
What Rubio doesn't say is that many people losing employer-sponsored benefits will obtain insurance through government-run exchanges. The CBO predicts that 27 million more Americans who would otherwise be uninsured will have insurance because of the Affordable Care Act.
Conclusion:
So Rubio's claims are true, but they are only part of the health care story.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/13/politics/fact-check-rubio-obamacare/index.html
Blow the implementation and republicans are right back in the game.
Obamacare is why republicans are the majority in the House today.
CNN Fact Check: Rubio says Obamacare needs a check up
(CNN) -- Sen. Marco Rubio took President Barack Obama to task on the issue of health care during the Republican response to the State of the Union.
The Claim:
"Obamacare was supposed to help middle-class Americans afford health insurance. But now, some people are losing the health insurance they were happy with. And because Obamacare created expensive requirements for companies with more than 50 employees, now many of these businesses aren't hiring. Not only that; they're being forced to lay people off and switch from full-time employees to part-time workers."
The Facts:
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, requires companies with more than 50 full-time employees (defined as working more than 30 hours a week) to provide health insurance that meets standards set by the Department of Health and Human Services. The cost can be significant. McDonald's says the law will raise costs by $10,000 to $30,000 for each franchise.
Several companies with low-wage workers -- including Wal-Mart and Darden, which operates Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants -- have said they plan to trim health costs by using more part-time workers.
The direct impact isn't clear, but last week, the Congressional Budget Office projected that by 2022, 7 million fewer people will be covered by employer-sponsored health benefits. That's nearly double the 4 million it projected a year ago.
What Rubio doesn't say is that many people losing employer-sponsored benefits will obtain insurance through government-run exchanges. The CBO predicts that 27 million more Americans who would otherwise be uninsured will have insurance because of the Affordable Care Act.
Conclusion:
So Rubio's claims are true, but they are only part of the health care story.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/13/politics/fact-check-rubio-obamacare/index.html
Blow the implementation and republicans are right back in the game.
Obamacare is why republicans are the majority in the House today.
No. Rubio's getting the attention because he's hispanic and the party has disenfranchized 80% of hispanics. And he's pretty. Teabaggers like pretty, dumb candidates.
See: Sarah Palin.
Gary Johnson did one, haven't seen one from Jill Stein, yet.
Do you really think he is pretty?
Well, the Florida Republican Party did pay for him to have his back waxed.
Ohh the right wingers are always hopey changey. I remember when Ahnuld was the boy wonder Orrin Hatch and others were palnning on making it so he could be president.
Then that guy who got Kennedys seat.
The governorator of NJ?
Then that leggy chick from Alaska?
Charlie Crist was a fave of theirs too.
It is an endless cycle with them.
Then that guy who got Kennedys seat.
The governorator of NJ?
Then that leggy chick from Alaska?
Charlie Crist was a fave of theirs too.
It is an endless cycle with them.
Who did the Republican Response to the Tea Party response?