President should NOT have been allowed to extend the sign up deadline, period.

[rdean]

"In other words, you can apply after May 15th without penalty. And that's important for low-income seniors to understand," President Bush told a group of older Americans in Sun City Center, Fla., on Tuesday.

There’s one key difference between Bush’s Medicare prescription-drug benefit and Obama’s health-care law: Democrats didn’t try to scuttle the Medicare law’s implementation (especially since some of them had voted for it), while the same isn’t exactly true of GOP actions regarding the health-care law.

But the 2006 story is a reminder that when it comes to the implementation of complex new laws, both Democratic and Republican administration have changed the rules to encourage enrollment.

Flashback to 2006: When Bush extended an enrollment deadline - NBC News

Oops, now that's gotta be really embarrassing.

 

[Steven_R]

A shitty law that has to be postponed because it makes matters worse when enacted is still a shitty law regardless of what letter is after someone's name.

 

[rdean]

A shitty law that has to be postponed because it makes matters worse when enacted is still a shitty law regardless of what letter is after someone's name.

Like Social Security and Medicare, right?

 

[Steven_R]

A shitty law that has to be postponed because it makes matters worse when enacted is still a shitty law regardless of what letter is after someone's name.

Like Social Security and Medicare, right?

Like all of it. If the law says the law takes effect on X date, then that is when it takes effect. We shouldn't keep fiddling with pushing back the laws until it is politically convenient for one party or another.

If politicians can't abide by the law they rammed down our throats why should I?

 

[depotoo]

If you missed the enrollment deadline because you were given bad information about enrolling in a Medicare Part D plan you may be able to sign up now under "Special Enrollment." Here is an example: many people called Social Security to sign up for the "Extra Help with Prescription Drug Plan Costs," only to be told they did not qualify because of their income. Many people took this to mean that they did not qualify for Medicare Part D because it was not clear that these are two separate programs. If you are in a similar situation where you were given misinformation by a Social Security or Medicare employee, your pharmacy, or one of the Medicare Part D providers, contact Medicare at their toll-free number and request Special Enrollment for Medicare Part D.Article Source: Medicare Part D: When is the next Enrollment Period?

nbc left out alot if facts-

 

[LordBrownTrout]

A shitty law that has to be postponed because it makes matters worse when enacted is still a shitty law regardless of what letter is after someone's name.

Like Social Security and Medicare, right?

Yeah, they're shitty too.

 

[boedicca]

Nobody "Allowed" Obama to extend the sign up deadline.

He violated the Rule of Law in doing so, a tactic for which he has shown a great deal of aptitude over the past few eyars.

 

[rdean]

A shitty law that has to be postponed because it makes matters worse when enacted is still a shitty law regardless of what letter is after someone's name.

Like Social Security and Medicare, right?

Yeah, they're shitty too.

Because they elderly are better off living in poverty. Got it.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

"In other words, you can apply after May 15th without penalty. And that's important for low-income seniors to understand," President Bush told a group of older Americans in Sun City Center, Fla., on Tuesday.

There’s one key difference between Bush’s Medicare prescription-drug benefit and Obama’s health-care law: Democrats didn’t try to scuttle the Medicare law’s implementation (especially since some of them had voted for it), while the same isn’t exactly true of GOP actions regarding the health-care law.

But the 2006 story is a reminder that when it comes to the implementation of complex new laws, both Democratic and Republican administration have changed the rules to encourage enrollment.

Flashback to 2006: When Bush extended an enrollment deadline - NBC News

Oops, now that's gotta be really embarrassing.

Why, an idiot reads something written by a liar and thinks it proves something.

The major difference is not that Democrats were not trying to scuttle the law, the major difference is that Bush actually didn't extend the deadline for the signup.

From the link in your fucking source.

With pressure mounting to extend next Monday's enrollment deadline for the Medicare prescription-drug benefit, the Bush administration took another small step in that direction Tuesday, waiving penalty fees for very low-income seniors and people with disabilities who sign up late. Officials determined that collecting the fees from poor beneficiaries would cost more than the penalties themselves.
...

The step does little to quiet the growing call for Bush and the Republican-led Congress to extend the enrollment deadline and waive late fees for the general Medicare population. Seniors joined by Democratic lawmakers and a host of advocacy groups will hold a protest rally Wednesday on Capitol Hill to repeat their call for that.
Despite rumors that Republican lawmakers would seek such changes this week, Bush administration officials oppose the move and are crossing the nation this week urging procrastinating seniors to enroll before Monday.

WASHINGTON: Penalties waived for low-income seniors who miss Medicare signup | Tony Pugh | McClatchy DC

In other words, oh he who is always wrong, all they did was decide to save the government some money.

 

[rdean]

"In other words, you can apply after May 15th without penalty. And that's important for low-income seniors to understand," President Bush told a group of older Americans in Sun City Center, Fla., on Tuesday.

There’s one key difference between Bush’s Medicare prescription-drug benefit and Obama’s health-care law: Democrats didn’t try to scuttle the Medicare law’s implementation (especially since some of them had voted for it), while the same isn’t exactly true of GOP actions regarding the health-care law.

But the 2006 story is a reminder that when it comes to the implementation of complex new laws, both Democratic and Republican administration have changed the rules to encourage enrollment.

Flashback to 2006: When Bush extended an enrollment deadline - NBC News

Oops, now that's gotta be really embarrassing.

Why, an idiot reads something written by a liar and thinks it proves something.

The major difference is not that Democrats were not trying to scuttle the law, the major difference is that Bush actually didn't extend the deadline for the signup.

From the link in your fucking source.

With pressure mounting to extend next Monday's enrollment deadline for the Medicare prescription-drug benefit, the Bush administration took another small step in that direction Tuesday, waiving penalty fees for very low-income seniors and people with disabilities who sign up late. Officials determined that collecting the fees from poor beneficiaries would cost more than the penalties themselves.
...

The step does little to quiet the growing call for Bush and the Republican-led Congress to extend the enrollment deadline and waive late fees for the general Medicare population. Seniors joined by Democratic lawmakers and a host of advocacy groups will hold a protest rally Wednesday on Capitol Hill to repeat their call for that.
Despite rumors that Republican lawmakers would seek such changes this week, Bush administration officials oppose the move and are crossing the nation this week urging procrastinating seniors to enroll before Monday.

WASHINGTON: Penalties waived for low-income seniors who miss Medicare signup | Tony Pugh | McClatchy DC

In other words, oh he who is always wrong, all they did was decide to save the government some money.

Uh, hello, knock knock, "waiving penalty fees for very low-income seniors and people with disabilities who sign up late" IS extending the deadline. Try to figure out why.

You can't "teach" these people. They can only be "trained".

 

[KGB]

"In other words, you can apply after May 15th without penalty. And that's important for low-income seniors to understand," President Bush told a group of older Americans in Sun City Center, Fla., on Tuesday.

There’s one key difference between Bush’s Medicare prescription-drug benefit and Obama’s health-care law: Democrats didn’t try to scuttle the Medicare law’s implementation (especially since some of them had voted for it), while the same isn’t exactly true of GOP actions regarding the health-care law.

But the 2006 story is a reminder that when it comes to the implementation of complex new laws, both Democratic and Republican administration have changed the rules to encourage enrollment.

Flashback to 2006: When Bush extended an enrollment deadline - NBC News

Oops, now that's gotta be really embarrassing.

Why, an idiot reads something written by a liar and thinks it proves something.

The major difference is not that Democrats were not trying to scuttle the law, the major difference is that Bush actually didn't extend the deadline for the signup.

From the link in your fucking source.

With pressure mounting to extend next Monday's enrollment deadline for the Medicare prescription-drug benefit, the Bush administration took another small step in that direction Tuesday, waiving penalty fees for very low-income seniors and people with disabilities who sign up late. Officials determined that collecting the fees from poor beneficiaries would cost more than the penalties themselves.
...

The step does little to quiet the growing call for Bush and the Republican-led Congress to extend the enrollment deadline and waive late fees for the general Medicare population. Seniors joined by Democratic lawmakers and a host of advocacy groups will hold a protest rally Wednesday on Capitol Hill to repeat their call for that.
Despite rumors that Republican lawmakers would seek such changes this week, Bush administration officials oppose the move and are crossing the nation this week urging procrastinating seniors to enroll before Monday.

WASHINGTON: Penalties waived for low-income seniors who miss Medicare signup | Tony Pugh | McClatchy DC

In other words, oh he who is always wrong, all they did was decide to save the government some money.

Uh, hello, knock knock, "waiving penalty fees for very low-income seniors and people with disabilities who sign up late" IS extending the deadline. Try to figure out why.

You can't "teach" these people. They can only be "trained".

exemption and extension are two completely different things...exemption in this case occurred after the deadline was busted. The deadline itself was never moved. The penalties were waived, but the date was set according to the law. Extending a deadline is an act done prior to the deadline. The first act of waiving can be seen as forgiveness, while the second is not. They are not even remotely the same thing....

 

[Freewill]

once again the liberal left tries to make Obama into GWB. Yeah we know Bush messed up and Obama is trying, and doing, his best to do worse.

What is there any deadline?

 

[Quantum Windbag]

"In other words, you can apply after May 15th without penalty. And that's important for low-income seniors to understand," President Bush told a group of older Americans in Sun City Center, Fla., on Tuesday.

There’s one key difference between Bush’s Medicare prescription-drug benefit and Obama’s health-care law: Democrats didn’t try to scuttle the Medicare law’s implementation (especially since some of them had voted for it), while the same isn’t exactly true of GOP actions regarding the health-care law.

But the 2006 story is a reminder that when it comes to the implementation of complex new laws, both Democratic and Republican administration have changed the rules to encourage enrollment.

Flashback to 2006: When Bush extended an enrollment deadline - NBC News

Oops, now that's gotta be really embarrassing.

Why, an idiot reads something written by a liar and thinks it proves something.

The major difference is not that Democrats were not trying to scuttle the law, the major difference is that Bush actually didn't extend the deadline for the signup.

From the link in your fucking source.

With pressure mounting to extend next Monday's enrollment deadline for the Medicare prescription-drug benefit, the Bush administration took another small step in that direction Tuesday, waiving penalty fees for very low-income seniors and people with disabilities who sign up late. Officials determined that collecting the fees from poor beneficiaries would cost more than the penalties themselves.
...

The step does little to quiet the growing call for Bush and the Republican-led Congress to extend the enrollment deadline and waive late fees for the general Medicare population. Seniors joined by Democratic lawmakers and a host of advocacy groups will hold a protest rally Wednesday on Capitol Hill to repeat their call for that.
Despite rumors that Republican lawmakers would seek such changes this week, Bush administration officials oppose the move and are crossing the nation this week urging procrastinating seniors to enroll before Monday.

WASHINGTON: Penalties waived for low-income seniors who miss Medicare signup | Tony Pugh | McClatchy DC

In other words, oh he who is always wrong, all they did was decide to save the government some money.

Uh, hello, knock knock, "waiving penalty fees for very low-income seniors and people with disabilities who sign up late" IS extending the deadline. Try to figure out why.

You can't "teach" these people. They can only be "trained".

Were the penalty fees written into the law? Because, unless they were, you aren't making a point.

 

[Billy000]

"In other words, you can apply after May 15th without penalty. And that's important for low-income seniors to understand," President Bush told a group of older Americans in Sun City Center, Fla., on Tuesday.

There’s one key difference between Bush’s Medicare prescription-drug benefit and Obama’s health-care law: Democrats didn’t try to scuttle the Medicare law’s implementation (especially since some of them had voted for it), while the same isn’t exactly true of GOP actions regarding the health-care law.

But the 2006 story is a reminder that when it comes to the implementation of complex new laws, both Democratic and Republican administration have changed the rules to encourage enrollment.

Flashback to 2006: When Bush extended an enrollment deadline - NBC News

Oops, now that's gotta be really embarrassing.

As usual most of the rightwing USMB members let their own emotional bias from admitting the hypocrisy. At the very least they could have the same feelings about Bush's adjustment. But no, what Bush did was perfectly fine in their eyes.

 

[blackhawk]

What is very clear here is when it comes to politicians and the rule of law people only want those they don't support to follow it otherwise bend it and break it all you want.

 

[Politico]

"In other words, you can apply after May 15th without penalty. And that's important for low-income seniors to understand," President Bush told a group of older Americans in Sun City Center, Fla., on Tuesday.

There’s one key difference between Bush’s Medicare prescription-drug benefit and Obama’s health-care law: Democrats didn’t try to scuttle the Medicare law’s implementation (especially since some of them had voted for it), while the same isn’t exactly true of GOP actions regarding the health-care law.

But the 2006 story is a reminder that when it comes to the implementation of complex new laws, both Democratic and Republican administration have changed the rules to encourage enrollment.

Flashback to 2006: When Bush extended an enrollment deadline - NBC News

Oops, now that's gotta be really embarrassing.

As usual most of the rightwing USMB members let their own emotional bias from admitting the hypocrisy. At the very least they could have the same feelings about Bush's adjustment. But no, what Bush did was perfectly fine in their eyes.

Bahaha! You think dean is a righty. Bless your heart.

 

[Rozman]

once again the liberal left tries to make Obama into GWB. Yeah we know Bush messed up and Obama is trying, and doing, his best to do worse.

What is there any deadline?

You know you have gotten under a Libs skin when they come back with....

Well Bush did this,or Bush did that....

 

[FA_Q2]

"In other words, you can apply after May 15th without penalty. And that's important for low-income seniors to understand," President Bush told a group of older Americans in Sun City Center, Fla., on Tuesday.

There’s one key difference between Bush’s Medicare prescription-drug benefit and Obama’s health-care law: Democrats didn’t try to scuttle the Medicare law’s implementation (especially since some of them had voted for it), while the same isn’t exactly true of GOP actions regarding the health-care law.

But the 2006 story is a reminder that when it comes to the implementation of complex new laws, both Democratic and Republican administration have changed the rules to encourage enrollment.

Flashback to 2006: When Bush extended an enrollment deadline - NBC News

Oops, now that's gotta be really embarrassing.

According to you –

Bush was the worst presedent in history (or at least modern history) and here you are defending Obama because… Bush did it too….

I guess that means you also think Obama is one of the worst presidents ever as you seem to be equating what he does with what Bush does.

Oh wait – you love Obama. Well then, your cognitive dissonance must REALLY be embarrassing.