[McGavin999]

Bush is no Thatcher or Reagan.

Says you. The history books will say something else.

As to the cost of the prescription drug benefit, let me ask you something. If you get an infection and the doctor gives you anti-biotics that cost $100 changes are it's over and you get well. If you don't get anti-biotics and the infection goes systemic and you go to the hospital and the charge is over $5,000. Which is the most effective use of taxpayer money? The $100 for pills or the $5,000 for the hospital stay?

[al_again]

McGavin,

Check your facts. What percentage of senior citizens had ANY problems getting the prescription drugs they needed? It was well under 5% - the elderly prescription drug crisis was completely manufactured by the left.

Now, government has stepped in to solve the manufactured problem and what will be the result? Already, the costs are far beyond the initial estimates (I'm shocked I tell you). In addition, I will be so bold as to predict that a higher percentage of elderly will report problems with getting prescriptions now that the benevolent government has seen fit to interject themselves into a situation where the private sector was functioning just fine!

The end result is that more seniors will have difficulties getting prescription drugs causing more infections to become septic resulting in even higher across-the board costs for Medicare.