Eugene Robinson: Republicans steal Medicare from the Democrats – The Washington Post
Medicare has fundamentally transformed the experience of aging in this country by providing a guarantee of health care.
[I]t was Democrats who conceived of Medicare, passed it into law and kept it viable all these years. It was Republicans who denounced the program as “socialized medicine” — and who now want to replace Medicare’s guarantee with a system of vouchers.
Republicans may tell themselves that the GOP is the party of Medicare. But I doubt seniors will be convinced.
Eugene Robinson: Republicans steal Medicare from the Democrats – The Washington Post