Hensarling"Keep goverment out of my mother's Medicare!"

[Landslide Lyndon]

LOL!

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_01/027633.php

It's easy to find opponents of health care reform making bogus arguments, but I'm especially fond of those who manage to pack layers of nonsense into a short presentation.

For example, consider the remarks this week from Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), chairman of the House Republican Conference, explaining why he wants to gut the new system. (thanks to reader C.P. for the tip):

    "The American people don't want it. It's personal.

    "Here's my story, two days ago, I was in San Antonio, Texas, and my mother had a large tumor removed from her head. They wheeled her away at 7:20 in the morning, and by noon, I was talking to her along with the rest of our family. It proved benign, thanks to a lot of prayers and good doctors at the Methodist hospital in San Antonio. My mother's fine. I'm not sure that would be the outcome in Canada, the U.K., or anywhere in Europe.

    "No disrespect to our President, but when it comes to the health of my mother, I don't want this President or any President or his bureaucrat or commissions making decisions for my loved ones. Let's repeal it today, replace it tomorrow."

...

And finally, Jeb Hensarling is 53 years old, which makes it extremely likely that his mother is on Medicare. She therefore appears to have received excellent care through a system of socialized medicine.

[John Dibble]

Well, for one let's be fair - that title is not something he actually said, at least not anywhere in the article you link. Secondly it seems that assumptions are being made - even if his mother is eligible for Medicare it's not certain she used it for her treatment. Given that he gets a salary of $174 grand a year for being a representative and perhaps has money from elsewhere like many politicians do, it wouldn't be odd if he paid for part of it at least. So, regardless of whatever disagreements you have with him I'm not really sure this characterization is in any way accurate.

[DrScholl]

What he was saying has nothing to do with the health care bill, it didn't do anything that related to hospitals or how they actually deliver care.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Well, for one let's be fair - that title is not something he actually said, at least not anywhere in the article you link. Secondly it seems that assumptions are being made - even if his mother is eligible for Medicare it's not certain she used it for her treatment. Given that he gets a salary of $174 grand a year for being a representative and perhaps has money from elsewhere like many politicians do, it wouldn't be odd if he paid for part of it at least. So, regardless of whatever disagreements you have with him I'm not really sure this characterization is in any way accurate.

I'm saddened by px's hyperbolic statements and threads lately. 

[Landslide Lyndon]

Well, for one let's be fair - that title is not something he actually said, at least not anywhere in the article you link. Secondly it seems that assumptions are being made - even if his mother is eligible for Medicare it's not certain she used it for her treatment. Given that he gets a salary of $174 grand a year for being a representative and perhaps has money from elsewhere like many politicians do, it wouldn't be odd if he paid for part of it at least. So, regardless of whatever disagreements you have with him I'm not really sure this characterization is in any way accurate.

I'm saddened by px's hyperbolic statements and threads lately. 

Come on Gramps. What's life without a little fun.?

[Badger]

What he was saying has nothing to do with the health care bill, it didn't do anything that related to hospitals or how they actually deliver care.

Yep. Though when I heard him making this statement I found myself wondering whether his mother was on Medicare.

As Hensarling makes good money in Congress, I'd bet the source of her medical care wasn't Medicare. There's no way he'd be so stupid and hypocritical as to make this argument against government-provided health insurance if that was the very source of his mother's medical care.

Er.....right?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Well, for one let's be fair - that title is not something he actually said, at least not anywhere in the article you link. Secondly it seems that assumptions are being made - even if his mother is eligible for Medicare it's not certain she used it for her treatment. Given that he gets a salary of $174 grand a year for being a representative and perhaps has money from elsewhere like many politicians do, it wouldn't be odd if he paid for part of it at least. So, regardless of whatever disagreements you have with him I'm not really sure this characterization is in any way accurate.

I'm saddened by px's hyperbolic statements and threads lately. 

Come on Gramps. What's life without a little fun.?

Fun will come Sunday at 6:30, Badg. 

[Landslide Lyndon]

Well, for one let's be fair - that title is not something he actually said, at least not anywhere in the article you link. Secondly it seems that assumptions are being made - even if his mother is eligible for Medicare it's not certain she used it for her treatment. Given that he gets a salary of $174 grand a year for being a representative and perhaps has money from elsewhere like many politicians do, it wouldn't be odd if he paid for part of it at least. So, regardless of whatever disagreements you have with him I'm not really sure this characterization is in any way accurate.

I'm saddened by px's hyperbolic statements and threads lately. 

Come on Gramps. What's life without a little fun.?

Fun will come Sunday at 6:30, Badg. 

Sex time?

[Badger]

Well, for one let's be fair - that title is not something he actually said, at least not anywhere in the article you link. Secondly it seems that assumptions are being made - even if his mother is eligible for Medicare it's not certain she used it for her treatment. Given that he gets a salary of $174 grand a year for being a representative and perhaps has money from elsewhere like many politicians do, it wouldn't be odd if he paid for part of it at least. So, regardless of whatever disagreements you have with him I'm not really sure this characterization is in any way accurate.

I'm saddened by px's hyperbolic statements and threads lately. 

Come on Gramps. What's life without a little fun.?

Fun will come Sunday at 6:30, Badg. 

Wrong liberal there Gramps, though I'm looking forward to the game too. Juck them Fets!