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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (670688)	2/1/2005 5:15:15 PM
From: DizzyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You selectively edited the Bush quote to further your agenda, Kenneth. Your post was disingenuous. It's really that simple. Diz-

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (670688)	2/1/2005 5:23:57 PM
From: DizzyG	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 769670

As to your question, Kenneth... Who was it that asked Congress for a Prescription Drug Benefit? I believe it was Bill Clinton that proposed this: PRESIDENT CLINTON AND SENATE DEMOCRATS UNIFIED IN VISION FOR NEW MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT President Clinton today will receive and endorse a set of "Prescription Drug Principles" from Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, which will be used by the Senate Democratic Caucus to evaluate any Medicare prescription drug benefit proposal developed in Congress. These principles affirm that drug benefits targeted only to low-income Americans through block grants, or primarily to high-income beneficiaries through tax incentives, would be unworkable and unacceptable. The "Prescription Drug Principles" state that any drug benefit should be: voluntary; accessible to all beneficiaries; designed to provide meaningful protection and bargaining power for seniors; affordable for all beneficiaries and for the program; administered using competitive purchasing techniques; and consistent with broader Medicare reform. Senator Daschle will inform the President that the Administration’s proposal meets all these principles and that he will work to ensure that any plan emerging from Congress will be guided by them. clinton4.nara.gov Seemed like a good idea then, didn't it, Kenneth? :) Diz-