Boehner Admits No Solutions on Social Security, Medicare

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/09/23/boehner_admits_no_solutions_on_social_security_medicare.html

Boehner Admits No Solutions on Social Security, Medicare


Addressing a central criticism of the "Pledge to America," House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) said he doesn't have the answer to funding problems with Medicare and Social Security, The Hill reports.

Instead, Boehner said Congress will first have to initiate "an adult conversation" with voters.

Said Boehner: "It's time for us as Americans to have an adult conversation with each other about the serious challenges that face our country. I don't have all the solutions. But I believe that if we work with the American people, the American people will want to work with us to come to grips with these challenges that face our country. It's about having that adult conversation in an honest, open way that'll get us the answers to lay out the plan that will solve this problem once and for all."

[doc03]

1. How do you have an adult conversation with someone that

has tax cuts as the solution to every problem.

[gratuitous]

2. There are no funding problems with social security

Unlike every other government program, social security is fully funded for the next 27 years. Defense can't say that. Environmental protection can't say that. The FBI and CIA can't say that.

Of course, if Boehner's plan is to loot social security to fund tax cuts for his golf benefactors, then there'd be a problem, and I could see why Boehner wouldn't want to discuss that, at least not where the hoi polloi can hear him.

[opihimoimoi]

3. Boner got it ass backwards...He has solutions to keep the GOP in power...but .. FAIL...

[eringer]

4. Boehner is Taking the United States to Rogue Nation Status

Would you like some Soylent Green with that tea?