With the announcement that Rep Paul Ryan will be Romney’s running mate as VP, there is no doubt the wheels are turning at the AARP and the Democratic SuperPacs.
Ah, the destroyer of Medicare is running for the second highest office in the land. Senior citizens run for the hills … after you vote for the other guy.
You may not like or agree with Paul Ryan or his proposals, but you should listen to his message on the budget and deficit. Putting our collective heads in the sand is not going to make the significant problems go away and neither is rhetoric or taxing the “wealthy.”
And for the record, Ryan’s plan for Medicare has nothing to do with current Medicare beneficiaries or those near Medicare eligibility. It does, however, have a lot to do with the economic future of our children and grandchildren. There may be alternatives to Ryan’s plan, but there are no alternatives that are easy or painless and anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar.
UPDATE
YIKES how right I was. I just received an e-mail from the Obama campaign:
With Mitt Romney’s support, Ryan would end Medicare as we know it and slash the investments we need to keep our economy growing — all while cutting taxes for those at the very top.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Just received a text message from Obama campaign on the same topic. Ain’t communication grand?
QUINNSCOMMENTARY 
NO doubt about it. This will be a working weekend for AARP and the Dem super PACs.
What is also going to be interesting to see is how the Grover Norquist (no new tax) crowd is going to handle the Paul Ryan advocacy of a VAT tax.
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Well, I just received an e-mail from the Obama folks:
“With Mitt Romney’s support, Ryan would end Medicare as we know it and slash the investments we need to keep our economy growing — all while cutting taxes for those at the very top.”
Dick
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