As far as anyone can tell, the $534 billion Medicare prescription drug program is nothing more than a giant federal employment deal. The is no evidence that anyone in the taxpaying public has benefitted from it.
Good idea - bad implementation. How about privatizing the program so seniors will really be able to shop for affordable prescription drugs without busting the federal budget? Now there's an idea worth pursuing.
Some folks here try to argue that Bush might be bad but the Democrats are worse on the spending issue. The cold hard facts don't bear them out.