Al Franken scores big versus Bush on the Steven Colbert show.

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: robphelan
Bob Edwards interviewed Al a few weeks ago on his XM radio show. it was great. one of the things that stand out in my mind is that he is in favor of national healthcare - but he would start with healthcare for all children, first.

i forget how he proposed to pay for this, but it seemed logical at the time.

i'd vote for him.

It amuses me, when the Democrats want to spend lots of money on social assistance plans, it's always, "OMG, How can we pay for this? You'll kill us all with debt!"
Republicans want to spend money on wars, the military, and give tax cuts for those who already have plenty of money, "Debt is good for the country!"

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: robphelan
Bob Edwards interviewed Al a few weeks ago on his XM radio show. it was great. one of the things that stand out in my mind is that he is in favor of national healthcare - but he would start with healthcare for all children, first.

i forget how he proposed to pay for this, but it seemed logical at the time.

i'd vote for him.

It amuses me, when the Democrats want to spend lots of money on social assistance plans, it's always, "OMG, How can we pay for this? You'll kill us all with debt!"
Republicans want to spend money on wars, the military, and give tax cuts for those who already have plenty of money, "Debt is good for the country!"

You forgot about Republican social spending, which they so conveniently ignore. They may not have campaigned on it, but over Bush's time in office, poverty entitlements have more than doubled, domestic discretionary spending has reached record levels and, of course, let's not forget about the prescription drug bill.