The idea of converting the drug benefit into a means-tested benefit is a better idea than letting the current prescription drug boondoggle go unchecked. Didn't Big Spender say just recently that he'd veto any attempts at reform? I think I heard him say that.
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Well it was a mistake in alot of ways. We get two stories -- white man speak with forked tongue --- one moment we hear "Washington must moderate spending" -- the next moment we have a GIGANTIC medicare expenditure, about which many seniors were very upset, knowing the cost and taxation issues...when is the insanity going to stop???
It will end just as soon as we get a bigger majority in the Senate, haven't you heard!? See you in '06. Blackbird.