Dec 4, 2009

McCain says AARP is betraying seniors

Senator John McCain is urging seniors to abandon AARP.

Citing AARP's past opposition to proposed cuts in Medicare, McCain expressed dismay Thursday that the senior group has suddenly changed its position to support $460 billion in cuts to the program proposed by Democrats to help pay for health care legislation.

Democrats throughout Thursday's Senate debate used AARP's endorsement of their bill to blunt Republican charges that they are gutting Medicare.

AARP rode to the rescue of Democrats on Wednesday, announcing its support for billions in Medicare cuts to help fund the legislation.

McCain’s anger is understandable.

We have known for a long time that one of the major planks in ObamaCare was the slashing of billions of dollars from Medicare. Now, AARP has betrayed it’s members by backing the those huge Medicare cuts.

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