If Bush had a PR team worth a darn, which he doesn't, he could make a lot of political hay with this.
The democrats have worked non-stop since this passed to convince everybody how bad it was, hoping to get seniors to complain before it took effect, like they did on a previous plan.
They knew that if the law actually went into effect, they would lose. If the Democrats actually thought this law would make the seniors mad, they would have complained QUIETLY until after it took effect, and then ridden the wave of outrage.
Just about the only outrage regarding the program itself is coming from people who haven't signed up yet.
And I love how the democrats keep saying the program is too complicated, that poor old people can't figure it out. In other words, they are calling them stupid.
The republicans complain about the costs, that is a real problem, but the old people getting cheap drugs won't care about that.