So the Republicans want to “protect” Medicare now? I wonder if anyone will ask them about the debacle the Republicans caused with Medicare in 2006 with the new Medicare drug program. Remember that? The news was covered with stories of seniors not being able to receive their life supporting medications because of the mess created by the GOP.

And seniors – you know that doughnut hole you hate so much? Thank the GOP for that. That was part of the “great reform” that the GOP brought.

The problems from 2006 are probably a rather large player in the opposition seniors have to health care reform. They remember what it was like three years ago to find out they had to dump out hundreds of dollars for their prescriptions because the government screwed up so bad. What they don’t seem to remember is that the Republicans screwed that up. It was a bill authored by George Bush and Tom Delay with the help of the pharmaceutical companies. Now the Republicans are trying to capitalize on the disaster they created in 2006.

It would be really nice if we could have an honest debate about healthcare, but that’s impossible when one side wants to do nothing but lie.

For my previous coverage of the Medicare Drug Program and how Republicans have tried to screw over Medicare in the past, check out these posts:

• Republicans Help The Corporations And Screw Our Seniors
• The Medicare Fiasco Medicare Spelling Trouble For Republicans
• ACTION ALERT: Time For A Doughnut Hole
• Trying To Make Good With Seniors – Bush Style
• Save The Rich – Screw The Poor!
• Republicans Filibuster Medicare