More welfare for Wall Street

The fact that Mitt Romney’s so-called plan to balance the budget includes offering millionaires an average $390,000 tax break should be enough to end any policy debate. But add in the fact that he would pay for wasteful giveaways to the richest Americans is by gutting Medicare and you have to wonder how anyone who isn’t a millionaire might vote for Mitt Romney.

Mitt Romney’s plan to voucherize Medicare raises the eligibility age to 67 and shifts costs to seniors, who will pay far more for health care — $6,600 a year on average. Despite this, Romney’s Medicare plan will still cost taxpayers $39,000,000,000,000 MORE than our current Medicare system because private care is so inefficient.…

A majority of Americans still blame George W. Bush for what George W. Bush did

Did you hear that George W. Bush’s institute just put out a book about the economy? That’s the kind of news that turns everyone into LOLGOP.

I said, “Dick Cheney’s book about hunting tips is to follow.” The great Rob Delaney offered:

Same publisher as Sandusky’s childcare book? RT @politicalwire: George W. Bush to unveil book of economic proposals… pwire.at/PWjwK9

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) July 15, 2012

68% of Americans still blame George W. Bush for the economic troubles we face. For many reasons, this is a correct view.…