TPMDC:
The Democratic National Committee released a rapid response to House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), who claimed that the Senate Democratic health care bill would result in Americans paying a "monthly abortion premium."
The response cites various media outlets that have fact-checked and/or debunked the claim that the Democratic bill would pay for abortions: "With such clear evidence to the contrary, we'd like to believe that this is the last time we'll hear this scare-tactic from Boehner and the Party of NO... but since all Republicans have to offer are more lies, we're not counting on it."
I think all those cigarettes and tanning have somehow made Boehner unable to speak the truth.
The Palm Beach Post has a few things to say about Boehner's scare tactics:
By now, John Boehner probably can't go more than 10 minutes without using the words "government takeover of health care." His use of that phrase on Thursday, though, deserves a response.
The House Republican leader dialed up his favorite five words when news broke that the federal debt had hit $12 trillion. This milestone prompted Rep. Boehner to issue a call for spending cuts and to warn for the 817th time that the country can't afford the Democrats' "government takeover of health care."
....Another comment is that Rep. Boehner, like most members of Congress, criticizes federal spending only when he disagrees with what the spending is for. During the Bush administration, the debt increased 92 percent, from $6.2 trillion to $11.9 trillion. For most of that time, Republicans controlled Congress, and thus controlled spending. The deficit and debt swelled because of tax cuts, the Iraq War and the Medicare drug plan, none of which was offset by tax increases or spending cuts....
We are all tired of the pompous comments from Boehner and the rest of the Republicans. Boehner and the GOP have spent too much time hanging out with lobbyists, golfing at private country clubs, and sipping expensive wines at fundraisers. They just don't get what Americans really need and want --- affordable health care.