On Medicare Spending, a Role Reversal

[malletgirl02]

I want to know what people think about this article. Personally I think the Republicans are hypocrites. When I read this article I was kind of pissed off, It seems to side with the Republicans.

By Lori Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 28, 2009

"After years of trying to cut Medicare spending, Republican lawmakers have emerged as champions of the program, accusing Democrats of trying to steal from the elderly to cover the cost of health reform.

It's a lonely battle. The hospital associations, AARP and other powerful interest groups that usually howl over Medicare cuts have also switched sides. Last week, they stood silent as the Senate Finance Committee debated a plan to slice more than $400 billion over the next decade from Medicare, the revered federal insurance program for people over 65, and Medicaid, which also serves many seniors.

With the Finance Committee set to resume deliberations Tuesday, cuts to government health programs are expected to account for at least half the funding for its health-care reform package. A competing bill drafted by House leaders would cut spending even more sharply. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/27/AR2009092703277.html

[BlooInBloo]

1. Uh.... I don't need to read that article to tell you that republicans are hypocrites.

:P

But I'll read it anyway.