Wednesday, March 24, 2004
 
Try Again, Senator

Medicare's going to run out of money by 2019, its trustees report. And as the sun sets, the whooperwill start shrieking out for the soul of the departing entitlement; only they're understandably chirping at Bush:
    In a conference call with reporters arranged by the campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois blamed the Bush administration and its Medicare prescription drug bill for Medicare's shortened solvency.

    'The Clinton administration and Democrats believed save Medicare first,' Durbin said. 'The Bush approach is save the special interests first. ... This is not just about Medicare. It's about the credibility of the Bush administration.'
So you see, Bush and our revered leaders have voted to add a drug benefit which redistributes wealth from workers to retirees, thus accelerating the decline of the entitlement. And Durbin cheeps about special interests.

You win, Senator. The elderly who receive more something for nothing are now a special interest. Those of us funding the free ride are a special interest. We, the citizens and electorate, are nothing but special interests fighting each other for your privileged dispensation or disbursement.

- posted by Brian J. @ 5:24 AM
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