PolitiFact and Columbia Journalism might want to reconsider their findings that Republicans really don't want to end Medicare in light of this, from Rep. Allen West: "I gotta tell you something: if you support Medicare the way it is now, you can kiss the United States of America goodbye."
As Republicans across the country face a backlash from voters in their home in their districts for supporting the Medicare-ending GOP budget, Florida Rep. Allen West (R) has attempted to squash protesters and avoid tough questions at his town halls. In Ft. Lauderdale Tuesday, West only answered pre-screened questions that were read aloud by a staffer. In Boca Raton last night, protesters were removed from the town hall before it began.
The guy who told questioners challenging him at a meeting "You’re not going to intimidate me" will only take pre-screened questions, and won't allow follow-ups. Radio host Nicole Sandler found that out the hard way, as diaried by CodenameV.
But what more could you expect from a guy who was nearly court-martialled for torturing an Iraqi civilian. That's today's GOP.