Patently untrue. See: http://factcheck.org/2012/08/medicares-piggy-bank/

Maria Catrambone Rosen

This is a patently false fact check. Did you read it, and really follow the logic? Quite an impressive list of assumptions underlying this analysis.

Maria: The fact remains that Ms Schwartz's votes speak for themselves. PPACA fundamentally changes Medicare as we know it. I hope you will agree with me that the best course for this election is for Allyson Schwartz to join me in several debates where we can give this issue and others a full airing so the voters of our district can make an informed vote in November. We should hold six debates: three in Montco and three in Phila. Maria, please join me and encourage Ms Schwartz to participate.
Cordially, Joe Rooney

Liar, Liar, Pants on fire.

Glad to see that rhetoric and inaccurate buzzwords are the basis of your campaign Mr. Rooney. I thank you for your service to our country, but no thanks on the political side of things if this is the best you have.

The fact is that the Republicans have put out a plan. You can disagree with it, but let's see something out of the Democrats. There is a financial problem with Social Security and Medicare. We are living longer, more people on SSI, more dependent children recieving benefits. You may disagree with the proposals by the Republicans, but the Democrats have not proposed anything, unless it is included with the Senate's budget??? I just get the feeling that the D's would rather have a campaign issue to talk about than solutions. It takes two to tango.

Marc, please be more specific. Just calling something a lie does not make it so. I did my own research, and Mr. Rooney is absolutely correct.

What is your plan Mr. Rooney? More money for Insurance Companies? Why is health care in the US twice as high as the next highest country? What about single payer? Is that a bad word in your vocabulary?

And for the record....Allyson Schwartz doesn't have my vote either. I'm voting for Nate Kleinman in November,

That's a cop out Marc. The ACA has aready increased student healthcare premiums at Colleges by 50-200% because of MANDATES!! If you can't get people to behave the way you want voluntarily, mandate it regardless of the costs. Really, do you think in the long run the ACA wil be budget neutral. GMAB!! New Federal agencies, more bureaucrats, wow, can't wait to wait 6 months to see a doctor.

I wasn't using talking points, an article on that right wing blog, Huffington Post.
Anyway, it's not a tax, it's a penalty, right??
I believe there needs to be reform, but come on, this does address many of the uninsured, does not reform much in costs and treatment. Ten years from now, we will face a crisis in funding ACA. It will cost much more than estimated because our wonderful politicians will pander and give away more entitlements w/o revenue. It's a crappy bill, put together with crappy deals, wit,h I believe, crappy results. You know we can do better!!!

The main reason Healthcare in the US is twice as high as the next highest country is PROFIT FOR INSURANCE AND DRUG COMPANIES. Simple as that.
Insurance companies make money, Lots of it, Before we get healthcare.
I don't care for Allyson Schwartz either.
Mark did you say Nate Kleinman. I believe I'll be writing him in myself.
Good Choice.

WOW!! Profit motive, what a novel idea. That's how companies pay their employees, owners and stockholders. NO PROFIT, NO COMPANIES, NO EMPLOYEES. Just remember for every government employee, it takes many people working for a profit to pay for them.

What a novel idea. Profit on peoples health. No profit, no health care. That's good if you're rich. If you're not, chances are you'll get poor or no healthcare. Not a good way to take care of a society. It's one of the reasons we're going broke as a country.

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let's take care of society, waaa waaa waaa waaa.
the poor, the children, the old, the helpless, YOU ARE THE HOPELESS Smedley, you schmedrick!!!

Joe Rooney is simply not telling the truth.

We have another example of the GOP relying upon voter suppression, lies and cheating in order to gain advantage in the absence of any authenticity, character or merit.

Curmudgeon is a loser. Where's your mother?

wawa boohoo. Great answer Curmudgeon. The kind of answer you use if you don't have anything intelligent to say.

Ther you go again MohandASS: Nice comeback. You're really quick!!

The underlying premise of this letter is untruthful. That Allyson suppressed candidates is irrelevant if the premise is a lie.

FoxNews talking points.

Nobody yet has explained exactly how it is based on something that isn't true. Same with the Welfare work requirements. If you think these are lies, I feel sorry for you.

Mike wrote -

"Well, if you want to talk about suppression, you should read the link I porovided about how Schwartz suppressed Democrat choices for the PA Primary!"

The Republicans are no better. Last week they kicked the Constitution Party off the Ballot in November. They are now trying to remove the Libertarian Party. Both parties will do just about anything to make sure no one else can run. Some Democracy!

I found the Republican attack on the Consitiution and Libertarian Parties nomination signatures to be dissapointing (apparently they found many of the Constitution Party signatures to be invaid though). I would hope that we could consider them to be gnats on a horse's ass. That being said, Allyson Schwartz's representation of the 13th Congressional district has been very dissapointing. I feel that if I call her office for constituent services (BTW Arlen Spector's staff was the best, Pat Toomey's leaves a lot to be desired) because I am in Montgomery County, I will be treated as an afterthought. Being visible, providing services for constituents goes a long way in making voters look past political party, Allyson must go!!!

On Tuesday, August 22nd, the Pennsylvania Constitution Party gave up the quest to have their Presidential Candidate, Virgil Goode on the 2012 PA Ballot. Though they had collected 175% of the required Signatures, they were forced off the Ballot by the GOP Challenge.
Jim Clymer, Party Chair and their VP Candidate explained that the Pa Party could not afford the almost $100,000 in court costs that they might accrue. Jim commented “The Challenge represented a monolithic establishment party which is intent on denying people the opportunity to vote for anyone who might criticize it from a limited government non-interventionist perspective”.

(apparently they found many of the Constitution Party signatures to be invalid )

They always say that. Just the fact that they say it will convince a lot of uninformed people that it's true. How did they decide that 44,000 were invalid? Do you think they actually looked up the 44,000 people to see if they were valid or not? A man named Carl Romanelli turned in 95,000 signatures to run as a minor party candidate in 2006. They never counted his signatures. He was not allowed to be on the ballot as a choice.

I am a member of the Democratic Party. They have never steered me wrong. Ms. Schwartz gets my vote. I can't trust the Republicans.

I am a member of the Republican Party. They have never steered me wrong. Joe Rooney gets my vote. I can't trust the Democrats.

The affordable Care Act is only 35% about health care. The remaining cryptic elements and hidden funding packages establish the cornerstone for socialism and have only to do with these Progressives' drive for power. The moderate Democrats no longer exist and you have drunk deeply of the Cool-Ade. Try spending a couple of weeks reading ALL of Obamacare first, then post your opinion.