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To: Alighieri who wrote (611343)	5/15/2011 2:07:03 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576328

Newt is being true to his Georgia roots.......he wants to take us back to Jim Crow. Newt Gingrich Proposes Reviving “Poll Tests” Of The Sort Outlawed In The Civil Rights Era Ta-Nehisi Coates heard the dog whistle loud in clear in Newt Gingrich’s proclamation last night that Barack Obama is “the most successful food stamp president in modern American history.” But the speech also featured a straightforward call for the revival of the kind of techniques that were used to prevent African-Americans (and many poor whites as well) from voting in the Jim Crow South: “You know, folks often talk about immigration. I always say that to become an American citizen, immigrants ought to have to learn American history. [applause] But maybe we should also have a voting standard that says to vote, as a native born American, you should have to learn American history. [applause] You realize how many of our high school graduates because of the decay of the educational system, couldn’t pass a citizenship test.” For one thing, Gingrich really shouldn’t be running for president on a platform of adding an American history component to the citizenship test without trying some sample questions first. He might realize that history questions already feature prominently on the test. Meanwhile, if Gingrich himself wants to avoid flunking history he might take note of the fact that making US citizens take a poll test would be illegal under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That’s for the very good reason that the historical purpose of such proposals has been to prevent black people form voting. This is certainly more subtle than Ron Paul’s direct criticism of the Civil Rights Act but either way the spirit is hard to miss. yglesias.thinkprogress.org

To: Alighieri who wrote (611343)	5/15/2011 2:27:57 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576328

Echo Chamber: Weak GOP field? ~see video~ politico.com

To: Alighieri who wrote (611343)	5/15/2011 5:29:18 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576328

The reform law extended Medicare's solvency in large part by targeting a program called Medicare Advantage, which allowed private insurers to provide Medicare-funded policies that ended up costing significantly more than the government insurance program itself. The cuts to Medicare Advantage were used during the 2010 election to hammer Democrats for taking money from Medicare to pay for other elements of health care reform. But despite the boost from the health care law, the trust fund's overall stability has suffered since last year. As USA Today and other news outlets noted, the 2010 report projected the surplus would last until 2029, five years later than Friday's forecast. I'm not sure who wrote this glowing report. But they missed a few key issues. Most notably: In the short term, the projections assume physician payment rates will be slashed 29% on Jan. 1 — "implausible," Foster says. Long term, Foster expects payment cuts in non-physician services "will not be viable." THAT IS, the method of funding Obamacare that has been asserted will happen WILL NOT HAPPEN. The facts about the funds were summarized by IBD: Social Security's trust fund — which gives it carte blanche to spend beyond the government's means until its IOUs from the Treasury Department run out — is now seen running empty in 2036, a year earlier. Medicare's Hospital Insurance trust fund reserves are projected to dry up in 2024, five years earlier than in the 2010 report. So, frankly, the comments you posted were pure unadulterated bullshit.