Jan 8, 2013 – Conform Medicare eligibility with Social Security’s retirement age. Under existing law the latter is slowly rising to 67. 2. … Raise both Medicare and Social Security eligibility to 70 over the next 13 years. 3. … Joe Biden was willing to lead the party of sane Democrats, and once the House’s bill arrives in the Senate perhaps he can be tasked…

Jan 12, 2013 – It was a public repudiation of every principle he ran on in his quest for the presidency. But I do know this. … He, on the other hand, is protecting the middle class by insisting they get to keep their tax cuts. What tax cuts? … He did it by recruiting Vice President Joe Biden to help reach a deal, while the president was vacationing in Hawaii.…

Aug 31, 2010 – In a recent column titled "This is Not a Recovery," Krugman took issue with the president and Vice President Joe Biden that we have … Optimism not based on reality is false hope based on wishful thinking. … But can Republicans withstand and prevail over the Democratic demagoguery that will predictably be heaped on them?…

Oct 10, 2011 – According to VP Joe Biden, demands such as free college, pay independent of work, a $20 minimum wage (why not $100 or $1000?) … demonstrations against corporate America as reasonable protest toward “the same folks who acted irresponsibly trying to crack down on … Biden. Occupy Wall Street has nothing in common with the Tea Party Movement.…

Nov 1, 2011 – In addition, 3 out of 4 Americans believe Obama has the country on the wrong track.  … (Bloomberg, 8/20/10) $575 Billion:     Amount Of Medicare Cuts In ObamaCare. (CMS Chief Actuary Richard S. … (Bloomberg, 10/12/10) 2:                     Place In The Line Of Succession That Joe Biden Believes He Is In (Hint: He’s…

Dec 25, 2011 – -comment quoted on my blog. "Let’s pass a bill to cover the moon with yogurt that will cost $5 trillion today. … Biden was agreeing with a line of argument made by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) at a two-hour, closed-door Democratic Caucus meeting. … Paddy says to Sean, “Christmas is on a Friday this year.” Sean says, “Let’s hope it’s not the 13th.”…

Dec 22, 2011 – Ryan has the Medicare Midas touch, and he’s going to need it. Medicare is going bankrupt. … Vice President Joe Biden – Let’s face it, Joe Biden jumped the shark soon after his successful VP debates against Gov. Palin. … And yet his demeanor will not change on the bench.…

Sep 25, 2008 – Reagan got the most memorable line with his response to a grilling on Medicare: “There you go again.”  … This is instructive because one could imagine Biden congratulating Palin on her daughter, Bristol’s pregnancy. … -      And finally, Joe Biden should avoid the ’04 mistake of mentioning his opponent’s children. …

Sep 30, 2008 – Never mind that her counterpart, the 30-year-Washington-veteran Joe Biden, apparently is unaware that America relies upon coal for … This was primarily due to the projected cost of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, brought on by an aging population. … So the question is, how does Sarah Palin compare on that score with Biden and Obama, for that matter? Very well, I’d say.…

Oct 8, 2008 – Biden have pressed an attack on McCain's health care plan that is deceptive in almost every detail. … Medicare, which would provide public insurance. … Universal Medicare is a frightening prospect.…

Oct 31, 2008 – "Spread the wealth," Barack admonished Joe the Plumber. … When Barbara West of WFTV in Orlando, Fla., put the Marx quote to Biden, however, Joe recoiled in spluttering disbelief. … Biden: "Are you joking? Is this a joke?" Biden's better defense, however, might have be the "Tu quoque!" retort: "You, too!"…

May 12, 2011 – Daniels had seemed to have on his mind for months as he made it clear that family considerations would weigh heavily on his decision … On that question, Mr. Romney is compromised and not credible. … If he does not change his message, he might as well try to knock off Joe Biden and get on the Obama ticket. Ouch. …

May 30, 2011 – Obama thus far has outsourced budget negotiations to his rent collector and vice president, Joe Biden.   … So Clinton spoke up forcefully last week for a compromise on Social Security and Medicare reform, warning that Democrats should resist … Medicare.…

May 25, 2011 – It’s not because the Democrats want to be magnanimous and give the GOP plan full consideration as the basis for negotiations on a … No, they intend to demagogue it to death, focusing almost entirely on its provision to slowly replace Medicare with a government-subsidized … Meantime, separate negotiations are being led by Vice President Joe Biden over a plan that would reduce borrowing by $4 trillion…

May 24, 2011 – He proposed that Sylvester Stallone take the place of Vice President Joe Biden and that Obama start a campaign slogan, "Vote Sambo, … Paul Ryan's Medicare plan as "right-wing social engineering." … He not only reneged on all of his bipartisan campaign promises but also is well on his way to fundamentally transforming America, and…

Jun 6, 2011 – senators are calling on Vice President Joe Biden to reaffirm his commitment to leaving Medicare unchanged during budget and deficit … that significant changes to Medicare are off the table. … Capitol Hill where she said explicitly that “everything’s on the table” including entitlement programs. …

Jun 2, 2011 – I suspect that Obama thinks his magic voice and oratory skills are enough to convince Republicans to cave on everything he wants. … Apparently Joe Biden, who's leading the talks, has a bit more of a flair for negotiation than The One. … debt ceiling stand-off within the month, despite having an August dead-stop deadline for when the US will have to either default on…

Apr 17, 2011 – Ryan’s Medicare reform proposal, Vice President Joe Biden skirmished with the Sandman. Zzzzz. … Obama proclaimed, “we would not be a great country without those commitments” to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. … He rightly notes that the bulk of government is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and what used to be called the War Department.…

Apr 15, 2011 – I've never felt so simpatico with Joe Biden as I did after President Obama's Great Deficit Speech. … Ol' lunch bucket Joe seemed to doze off during the president's oration. Perhaps he only appeared to be snoozing. … But that wouldn't trouble someone bent not on leading but on misleading. Last week, Rep.…

Apr 13, 2011 – He also channeled candidate Joe Biden by suggesting that paying ever higher shares of one's income to the federal government is a patriotic … Beyond that, the president ignored all of his debt commission's recommendations on Medicare and Medicaid -- programs which he himself … or privatizing Medicare.…

Oct 8, 2010 – Biden issued a rebuttal, assuring us it was their predecessor who got us into this mess. … You've gotta love the left's consistency on church-state separation. … --Obama's venerable partner, Vice President Joe Biden, said, "If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am…

Oct 29, 2010 – Even Vice President Joe Biden has an aesthetic and philosophical side. … He has brought down on the American people Obamacare. He saw how unpopular it was. … Now his favorable ratings are down to 37 percent, and he keeps on hollering.…

Oct 28, 2010 – Even Vice President Joe Biden has an aesthetic and philosophical side. … He has brought down on the American people Obamacare. He saw how unpopular it was. … Now his favorable ratings are down to 37 percent, and he keeps on hollering.…

Aug 25, 2011 – WASHINGTON (BP) -- The White House has sought to clarify that it opposes China's population control policy in the wake of Vice President Joe … Biden "believes such practices are repugnant," a vice presidential spokesperson said, according to Fox News. … He answered a question on the U.S. deficit by referring to the need to deal with federal entitlement programs such as Medicare, which…

Aug 23, 2011 – During a major address Aug. 21 in China, Biden answered a question on the U.S. deficit from a university audience by referring to the … "No government on earth has the authority to place quotas on the value of innocent human life, or to treat life as an economic commodity … their position and demanding an end to the one-child policy, not only on the grounds of its sustainability, but also on the grounds…