In relation to my earlier diary... this is HUGE.
The platform, snagged by Politico on Friday night after the Republican National Committee accidentally posted it to its website before taking it down, is scheduled to be approved at the convention early this week.
The text details the privatization policy that GOP lawmakers have supported for years, and that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are selling as necessary to “save” Medicare. But in an unusual twist, it addresses the specific aspect of the proposal that makes it a departure from what Americans know as “Medicare.”
“The first step is to move the two programs [Medicare and Medicaid] away from their current unsustainable defined-benefit entitlement model to a fiscally sound defined-contribution model,” the draft platform reads. “While retaining the option of traditional Medicare in competition with private plans, we call for a transition to a premium-support model for Medicare, with an income-adjusted contribution toward a health plan of the enrollee’s choice. This model will include private health insurance plans that provide catastrophic protection, to ensure the continuation of doctor-patient relationships.”
GOP Details Huge Medicare Change In Leaked Platform
This is the clarity we need to pounce on.
Obama will preserve medicare.
Romney will FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE IT FOREVER.
We need to pounce on this now.
Extended thoughts...
The above article does say that it hasn't been ratified yet. But if and when they do...
1. The Ryan plan called for Voucherized Medicare.
2. The Ryan budget called for Voucherized Medicare.
3. Romney said he would sign the Ryan budget if it got to his desk.
4. THE RNC PLATFORM SAYS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO VOUCHERIZE MEDICARE.
Why won't people get it through their thick skulls? The GOP is going to change Medicare forever.
Even my Mother wouldn't believe it when I told her months ago. Hopefully she'll believe it now.
11:20 AM PT: Wow... top of Rec list. Just shows how toxic this might be to the GOP. We need to utilize this. We need to pounce.
Everyone needs to know the truth. I just gave more money to the DNC and Obama this morning just because of the lies that the other side is getting out there.
We NEED to combat it. This will give us the clarity we need. Maybe sometime soon the people will ACTUALLY BELIEVE US.
12:24 PM PT: Krugman has a story on it:
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/...
5:44 PM PT: They need to play hard hitting ads like this 24/7: