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Sunsetting Social Security and Medicare is off the table

08 Wednesday Feb 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Eric Schmitt, US Senate

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Congress, Eric Schmitt, Joe Biden, missouri, social media, State of the Union, Virginia

That’s good to know.

Joe Biden (D) [2020 file photo].

FEBRUARY 07, 2023
Remarks of President Joe Biden – State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery
The United States Capitol

[….]Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset every five years.

That means if Congress doesn’t vote to keep them, those programs will go away.

Other Republicans say if we don’t cut Social Security and Medicare, they’ll let America default on its debt for the first time in our history.

I won’t let that happen.

Social Security and Medicare are a lifeline for millions of seniors.

Americans have been paying into them with every single paycheck since they started working.

So tonight, let’s all agree to stand up for seniors. Stand up and show them we will not cut Social Security. We will not cut Medicare.

Those benefits belong to the American people. They earned them.

If anyone tries to cut Social Security, I will stop them. And if anyone tries to cut Medicare, I will stop them.

I will not allow them to be taken away.

Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever. [….]

Eric Schmitt (r) appears to have missed the exchanges during that portion of the address:

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
Biden’s dispatch from fantasy land tonight will fall on deaf ears in middle America, where Missourians are facing the real impact of Biden’s disastrous policies.
9:42 PM · Feb 7, 2023

Right wingnut says what?

The responses are priceless:

Piper for Missouri @piper4missouri
You’ve done nothing for my state except pick on kids and teachers. Have a seat, friend.
9:49 PM · Feb 7, 2023

What have you done about it

Nothing
Zero
Zilch
Nil

Great track record Eric you’ve literally got a clean slate

You’re a Joke

You sold Missouri land to China.

Damn, you are working so hard to be a mini-me Josh.

Heh.

LMFAO your lies are crumbling

What have y’all done to help? What jobs or infrastructure have you brought to the state of Missouri.

See that you are Ted Cruz’ personal assistant. Good luck with that.

My state where you sold farmland to China? My ears heard everything, Blowtorch

I give him an A+ for that speech. wow.

Oops. You got huckabee to refute Biden’s knock ‘em out of the park SOTU speech. Good luck w that! Americas see the good Biden is summing for and all the good he has done. Gop has nothing. Literally nothing

Ummmm excuse me … who runs your disastrous state?

Protecting Social Security and Medicare, capping the price of insulin, all infrastructure supplies manufactured in America, putting people back to work … Yeah, I’m sure everyone will sleep right through it [….]

From Missouri Eric…he owned you tonight. Go about your lies however.

President Biden was on fire tonight! He fights for those of us in middle America unlike you! He wants to work with you/republicans for the better of all Americans. Why are you so defiant & opposed to working together to help Missourians & all Americans?

You’re running scared.

The third Senator from Virginia, too, probably.

The only people with deaf ears tonight were Congressional Republucans who couldn’t be bothered to applaud for lower drug costs, higher wages, or even democracy itself.

The only wagon you’re not ashamed is because you have no shame.

You are so out of touch with actual voters.

You got issues

so Midwesterners cant understand fighting for democracy, made in America, saving social security and lowering prescription drug prices? oh I think they do…

Dude, this is the best job market in a generation. We are getting infrastructure replaced because of Federal Funds, although it still will be subpar. State govt in MO could care less about it’s citizens.

Yeah. Doesn’t he know you can just sue China and MO school districts to solve all the nation’s problems?

He’s actually the one trying to help real, actual people. All you’ve ever done for us Missourians is political theatre. And bad theatre at that.

And on and on.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

The third Senator from Virginia:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Biden says he will fight for blue-collar workers … and then shuts down our pipelines, regulates our farms out of existence and tells everybody to buy electric cars
10:12 PM · Feb 7, 2023

Some of the responses:

Your colleague @Eric_Schmitt sold Missouri farmland to China. And we don’t need more pipelines. We need investment into the energy of the future which will produce millions of good paying blue-collar jobs.

ok insurrectionist

We don’t have farms anymore?!?!?!

12m new jobs bud

Republicans will cut Social Security and Medicare!!

517,000 jobs in January
11 million jobs in 2 years
unemployment at lowest level since 1969

The State of Our Union is STRONG

I’m confused Americans can’t make electric cars? Eric sold all the farmland to the Chinese. I know you’re young, but Reagan killed the family farm.

And you ran thr fastest sprint on Capitol grounds.
Be quiet coward

What’s the unemployment rate?

Shhhh.

Keep running Josh…..

Biden achievements..more than Trumps in two years.
Lowest unemployment since 1969
Infrastructure act
Chips and science act
etc
500000 jobs added.

Who exactly do you think makes electric cars?

Remind me – who sold Missouri’s farms to China? [….]

Who builds electric cars? Volunteers?

Dude. Pipelines are still being built. Crude is still being drilled. Corn is $7 a bushel and soybeans are $15 a bushel. This is the most profitable time of my career. Electric cars are the future for a significant portion. Get on board.

What regulations did Biden sign into law that l caused farms to cease to exist?

3.4% unemployment.

Oh is that why unemployment is at its lowest point?

Dude, you don’t even care about your constituents.

Are you saying those new manufacturing jobs are fake?

Because electric cars are built by Yale and Stanford grads?

We see what you did there.

Run away from facts, as usual.

And on and on…

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Kevin’s (r) World

07 Tuesday Feb 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, social media

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Congress, Fascist pig, Kevin McCarthy, performative bullshit, right wingnut, social media

…Otto West: Don’t call me stupid.

Wanda Gershwitz: Oh, right! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I’ve known sheep that could outwit you. I’ve worn dresses with higher IQs. But you think you’re an intellectual, don’t you, ape?

Otto West: Apes don’t read philosophy.

Wanda Gershwitz: Yes they do, Otto. They just don’t understand it. Now let me correct you on a couple of things, OK? Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not “Every man for himself.” And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up….

Today:

Kevin McCarthy @SpeakerMcCarthy
Today, for the first time in years, the Constitution was read aloud in Congress—now that Republicans are back in charge.

I led things off with the Preamble:
[….]
3:48 PM · Feb 7, 2023

“…They just don’t understand it…”

Nothing was stopping you before, Kevin (r).

Are you certain it wasn’t Rick Brattin (r)?

03 Friday Feb 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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4th Comgressional District, balloon, China, Congress, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, that ridiculous hat

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Remember this from the republican 4th Congressional District primary?:

Some of the expenditures by Missourians for Truth PAC:

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Support ALFORD, MARK DIRECT MAIL CATAMARAN CONSULTING 07/18/2022 $17,680.00

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Support ALFORD, MARK DIRECT MAIL CATAMARAN CONSULTING 07/11/2022 $22,310.00

MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC Support ALFORD, MARK DIRECT MAIL CATAMARAN CONSULTING 06/24/2022 $26,315.00

[emphasis added]

Today, from Mark Alford (r):

“Look up!”

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
My response to the Chinese spy balloon that Joe Biden has allowed to invade Missouri.

Watch [….]
2:44 PM · Feb 3, 2023 from Raymore, MO

Did the balloon take your hat? Just asking.

A response, for the win:

Get a step ladder and your sling shot out tough guy.

Nah.

Now what, Mark (r)?

24 Tuesday Jan 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, Congress, former newsreader, Hypocrisy, Mark Alford, right wingnut, that ridiculous hat

Raid!

Pence says he didn’t leave office with any classified material

Politics Aug 20, 2022 10:56 AM EST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn’t take any classified information with him when he left office.
[….]

First on CNN: Classified documents found at Pence’s Indiana home

By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Evan Perez, CNN
Updated 12:21 PM EST, Tue January 24, 2023

Washington – A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at Pence’s Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

The FBI and the Justice Department’s National Security Division have launched a review of the documents and how they ended up in Pence’s house in Indiana.

The classified documents were discovered at Pence’s new home in Carmel, Indiana, by a lawyer for Pence in the wake of the revelations about classified material discovered in President Joe Biden’s private office and residence, the sources said. The discovery comes after Pence has repeatedly said he did not have any classified documents in his possession.

Apparently, eight days ago.

Ooopsie.

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Nope, nothing yet from Mark Alford (r):

Of course, Mark Alford (r) will continue to look like an ignoranimus.

High on your own supply

12 Thursday Jan 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Jason Smith

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8th Congressional District, Congress, House of Representatives, Jason Smith, missouri, Propaganda, right wingnut

Propaganda.

The republican majority’s U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee site:

The chair of the committee:

Jason Smith (r) [2022 file photo].

Go figure.

Phasers on stun

04 Wednesday Jan 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress

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Congress, election, George Takei, House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, social media, Speaker

Today:

George Takei @GeorgeTakei
Fine. I’ll be House Speaker.
11:48 AM · Jan 4, 2023

Oh my.

Previously:

Wedgies (December 31, 2022)

Kevin McCarthy (r) tries to count votes this morning (January 3, 2023)

Ravenous (January 3, 2023)

Not quite yet (January 3, 2023)

That was then (January 4, 2023)

New Year Fog

02 Monday Jan 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Congress, fog, Kevin McCarthy, missouri, weather

This morning, literally, in Missouri:

Metaphorically, in Kevin McCarthy’s (r) Washington, D.C.

Anyone from Missouri on that list?

10 Friday Jun 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in media criticism

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Congress, Donald Trump, Insurrection, missouri, pardons, right wingnuts

Just asking.

Last night:

THOMPSON & CHENEY OPENING STATEMENTS AT SELECT COMMITTEE HEARING Jun 9, 2022

“…As you will see, Representative Perry contacted the White House in the weeks after January 6th to seek a Presidential Pardon. Multiple other Republican congressmen also sought Presidential Pardons for their roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election…”

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

The message

20 Friday May 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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Congress, Emanuel Cleaver, missouri, social media, Twitter

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) [2019 file photo].

Today:

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver
This week, @HouseDemocrats voted to:

-Provide funding needed to address the baby formula shortage
-Crack down on Big Oil’s price gouging at the pump
-Strengthen law enforcement’s ability to prevent domestic terrorism

My Republican colleagues voted against it all.
4:30 PM · May 20, 2022

Yep.

“Life begins at conception and ends at birth” *

19 Thursday May 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Congress, HR 7790, infant formula, missouri, republican hypocrisy

* from somewhere on the Internets

[….] H.R.7790 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)

Introduced in House (05/17/2022)
Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

This bill provides $28 million in emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States.

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to (1) address the current shortage of FDA-regulated infant formula and certain medical foods in the United States; and (2) prevent future shortages, including by taking the steps that are necessary to prevent fraudulent products from entering the U.S. market.

The vote late last night in the House of Representatives:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 220
[….]
H R 7790 YEA-AND-NAY 18-May-2022 9:36 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

—- YEAS 231 —

Bush
Cleaver
Wagner

—- NAYS 192 —

Graves (MO)
Hartzler
Long
Luetkemeyer
Smith (MO)

—- NOT VOTING 5 —
[….]

You’d think addressing an infant formula crisis would be a “pro-life” priority. You’d think.

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