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Republican David Frum describes Dems first attack ad against Ryan August 11, 2012 10:11 pm BuckGalaxy

The likely script of the next attack ad.

A woman’s voice over. “You’ve worked hard all your life. You’ve paid Medicare taxes for almost 30 years. But under the Republican plan, Medicare won’t be there for you. Instead of Medicare as it exists now, under the Republican plan you’ll get a voucher that will pay as little as half your Medicare costs when you turn 65—and as little as a quarter in your 80s. And all so that millionaires and billionaires can have a huge tax cut.”

That ad will draw blood and will—as Henry Kissinger used to say—have the additional merit of being true.

  • From a purely tactical standpoint, by ER 2012-08-12 04:19:10
    • A le Carre quote? by alcaray 2012-08-12 10:57:31
      • Yes, but its a paraphrase, from memory. by ER 2012-08-12 11:34:30
        • His prose is very dense. I could not remember a quote to save my life. by alcaray 2012-08-12 14:13:12
          • Google "George Smiley", quotes. by ER 2012-08-12 14:47:06
            • Haven't seen the recent film, but I agree on the Alec Guinness projects. by alcaray 2012-08-12 19:11:38

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