Medicare

Times Leads With Dems 'Pressuring G.O.P.' with Medicare Vote

From Jennifer Steinhauer's lead story: "But the last six weeks have left Republicans pointed into a something more like a headwind. With polls and angry town hall meetings suggesting that many ...

GOP Already Doomed in 2012, Says the Times After Special Election

Raymond Hernandez is quick to see "a blow to the national Republican Party" in the results of a special congressional election, confidently asserting the G.O.P.'s Medicare reform plan "appears to ...

Networks Claim Nonexistent 'Deep Cuts' to Medicare in GOP Budget Plan Led to 'Seismic' Dem Win in NY Special Election

All three network morning shows on Wednesday cheered Democrat Kathy Hochul winning the special election in New York's 26th congressional district and framed the outcome as a rejection of ...

Former Times Reporter Egan Opines on GOP's 'Need for Greed' to Pass Paul Ryan's 'Radical' Medicare Plan

Former reporter Timothy Egan's takes an objective stance on Paul Ryan's Medicare plan: "Could you divide the country between greedy geezers and everyone else as a way to radically alter the social ...

CBS Gives Obama Over 26 Minutes to Lecture on the Economy

CBS gave President Obama over 26 and a half minutes to answer 12 questions related to the economy during a town hall aired on Thursday's Early Show. Obama got six uninterrupted minutes to answer ...

ABC Highlights Democratic Claims of 'Drastic' Medicare Cuts as Political 'Gift' to Democrats

Saturday's World News on ABC highlighted complaints from Democrats about the Medicare reform plan proposed by Congressman Paul Ryan as the Wisconsin Republican seeks to restrain the growth of ...

Paul Krugman Favored Raising Retirement Age Until GOP Proposed It

Krugman's hypocrisy: In the debate over entitlement reform, one relatively modest proposal is to raise the retirement age by a couple of years. Krugman said it "shows how disconnected [its ...

Obama Will 'Spare,' 'Reduce the Growth' of Medicare, But GOP Threatens to 'Shrink' It With 'Big Cuts'

While GOP attempts at reform of Medicare are eviscerated as 'big Medicare cuts' or a 'shrinking,' the Times greets Obama's proposals with soothing words like 'overhaul' or claims that Obama is ...

The NYT's Tale of Two Medicare Plans: Obama's Painless 'Savings' vs. the GOP's 'Shrinking'

According to New York Times reporter Jackie Calmes, Obama will find harmless "savings" in Medicare, while the GOP threatens to "shrink" the program: "The Republican plan includes a shrinking of ...
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