Bachmann: 'Wean Everybody Off' Social Security And Medicare

Note to Democrat operatives: convince the nation that Bachmann is the face of the Republican party...

I really think she should try for the Republican nomination for President in the 2012 election.

Please Michele, keep talking like this! The more you do, the more optimism I've got about Democrats' political future.

Now I'm confused. The teabaggers say "keep your hands off my Medicare" and Bachmann says get rid of Medicare. Who's for what?

Let's take a vote!!!!

Despite the fury of lamestream media, and in opposition to liberal elite opinion, Michele Bachmann's supporters are openly straight. Such courage is commendable.

How does she feel about weaning everybody off of farm subsidies?

dog whistle! dog whistle! Let's wean "everybody" off Social Security and Medicare...you know-like those "welfare queens".

Hmmmmm . . . so the Dems now at least have a chance at picking off a Republican incumbent in a Republican leaning district this year.

On a related note, the thing that gets me is how all sides of the entitlement debate in Washington lump Social Security and Medicare together. It's ridiculous. Social Security is one of the slowest growing parts of the federal budget. Medicare is the fastest growing major item. They could leave Social Security alone, and, apart from some cash flow problems during the 2030s if they don't repay what they've looted from it (i.e. they might have to skip a few COLA adjustments at that time), they won't have a problem as things stabilize thereafter when the Baby Bust generation hits retirement.

On the other hand, if they leave Medicare alone, the entity we call the United States will cease to exist as a sovereign nation.

Hey MEEchele, why don't you take the initiative and cut out all the government provided perks you guys get. Let's start with your government funded healthcare. Sounds like you should put your money where your BIG mouth is.

Coming up, the sounds of crickets chirping....

Actually I would love to see Palin/Bachmann elected in 2012. It would provide 4-8 years of comedy gold, and hopefully have the positive side effect of finally killing off the GOP forever. I mean I thought Bush/Cheney was bad, but they can't hold a candle to those two.

What we have here is a teachable moment. This would be a good time for someone, possibly one of Michele's opponents, to explain why we have Social Security.

They could describe what the country went through in the 30s, how so many people ended up with absolutely nothing when the stock market took a dive. They could explain to people, whether or not Bachmann is capable of understanding it, how Social Security is a safety net, that it's insurance as opposed to an investment.

I realize that the Republicans hate the idea of a government that watches out for its citizens, even to the point of protecting them from their own bad choices sometimes. But, if we had another depression and Social Security wasn't available to provide at least a meager fixed income for a lot of Americans, well-to-do Republicans wouldn't be able to build walls high enough around their gated communities to fend off the starving masses. Republicans have no foresight and they can't see that, so Social Security is actually a way of saving rich people from the consequences of their own bad choices, too.

I have a better idea. Find a part of the US that no one cares about, round up all the right wing wackos, transport them there, and forget about them. The average IQ for the rest of us will rise by 50 points, and it will be much more peaceful.