White House taking the gloves off re: Medicare lies

By GottaLaff

Couldn't they have taken the gloves off a few months ago? Was it that hard to unlace them? Were they that comfortable? I've heard of slow burns, but this is.... well, you know:

In a sign that the White House is taking the gloves off for a newly aggressive phase in the health care wars, a hard-hitting new set of White House talking points urges Congressional Dems and outside allies to blast the GOP for lying about Medicare with “outright falsehoods” and “disingenuous scare tactics.”

The talking points — which were sent over by a source and are being privately distributed on the Hill and among liberal groups — contain some of the toughest and most partisan language yet used by an administration that had long held out hope of winning over Republican support. A sample:

Talking Points: Republicans’ Disingenuous Scare Tactics on Medicare

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• These distortions and outright falsehoods would be offensive under any circumstances, but they’re especially disingenuous coming from a group who has a long history of opposing Medicare and who very recently tried to kill the program as we know it.

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The talking points suggest the White House is concerned that Republican claims about Medicare are gaining traction, and that the administration recognizes that a tougher response — complete with a history lesson about GOP intentions towards the program — may be necessary to reverse that tide. Read the full talking points right here.

Timing is everything.