Posted on 11/04/2009 2:40:54 PM PST by tobyhill
In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
An endorsement from the seniors' lobby was critical when then-President George W. Bush pushed the Medicare prescription drug benefit through a closely divided Congress in 2003. House Democratic leaders are hoping it will work the same political magic for them as they strive to deliver on President Barack Obama's signature issue.
An announcement from the 40-million member group is expected Thursday, said officials with knowledge of the group's decision. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the endorsement is not official yet.
Backing the 10-year, $1.2 trillion House bill is a tricky move for AARP. Many retirees are concerned about cuts in Medicare payments to medical providers, which will be used to finance an expansion of health insurance coverage to millions of working families who now lack it. Also, AARP says its membership is about evenly divided among Democrats, Republicans and independents, meaning its endorsement in today's highly politicized atmosphere could anger many members.
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No surprise here. Just one more socialist organization climbing on board.
AARP agrees to help Obama throw grandma under the bus.
Democrats death-care bill, withdraw health care from granny, granny dies, save money, give money saved to unions and other democrat constituency, Democrats get elected forever.
Who needs granny anyway ...
This is about as digusting as it gets to go after old people this way.
AARP reveals themselves as blood-sucking unionists.
AARP could care less as long as they get their kickbacks and those membership fees keep coming!!
I thought they LOST a lot of members!
BTW, I throw out or delete any offers that come from them!
I thought these senior citizens where suppose to be so smart.
Will Dems bill really kill granny? Where I am from thats who most of their voters are.
It is important for senior citizens to make it clear that AARP does not speak for them, and that they joined only to get the discounts and benefits.
0bummerCare is GOING DOWN.
Time to draw up an
ENEMIES LIST!!!
AARP will feel the heat of their treachery for years.
Remind your friends when this pig is dead: AARP supported 0bummerCare!
He talked about this long ago. AARP denied it, IIRC.
I have been telling my husband what AARP is NOW maybe he will listen! I hate seeing their junk mail come into my house.
Yea! Like they haven’t backed it all along.
Yep...they are counting on amnesty to get a BUNCH more voters to make up the difference!
The AARP is ready to back death panels and the denial of healthcare based on age?
I guess I was right about leftism being above everything.
Eco-nut groups, “feminazi” groups, homo-rights all are simply fronts for leftism. Their facades are different but the goal remains the same.
Nothing new here. They scumbags backed HR 3200 so why not this one?
When you are old, as is my 90 year old aunt, and you withdraw needed care, the old people die prematurely. It happens to thousands a year in England right now.
So yes, it really is kill granny.
I throw out anything from AARP also. The sad thing is there are a number of good alternative companies; christian ones, who offer even better supplemental insurance plans for seniors, but they don’t have the advertising dollars. Just google senior supplemental health care and they are easy to find.
Much like the Democrats who are killing their potential future voters by aborting them; AARP will be in self-destruct mode here very soon.
I saw somewhere, maybe a month ago, a report that asserted there were provisions in the health care bill (as of that time) that would have provided a substantial payback to AARP programs. The scheme, as I recall, involved some kind of AARP insurance that was effectively excepted from a general prohibition in the bill. Anybody know about this?
as stated 49 million will be added , how you going to cut.
Make that anger most members. I wish I were a member so I could quit.
Yes ,the GOP and the American Spectator reported on this !
The AARP will benefit form the eliminatio of Medicare Advantage !
Don't be confused.
AARP is actually a camouflaged lobby of the Democrat party claiming to represent old people.
You are correct.
Senior citizens have had nothing to so with AARP's decisions. They claim 40 million members, but none have been polled on this matter to my knowledge.
I am a senior citizen and am thoroughly opposed to Obamacare.
Save the all postage paid cards. Tape them to a nice package full of sand and mail them back.
AARP has been pro killing grandma for a long time. I remember reading an article by them a long time ago discussing to older people whether they should think about if they should let their lives go on after they have become a burden. It was awful to read that from an organization that was suppose to be for the elderly. I realized then that the organization was a cover for left wing death mongers.
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