If Obama cuts Medicare, guess who will bash him the most?
the Republicans of course. The ads are probably already produced, ready to run for the 2014 midterms: Obama cut Medicare.
Yesterday I heard an interesting conspiracy theory on RW radio. They were referencing Obama's statements suggesting a willingness to cut Medicare. This would be a concession to the host's demands on Obama, but a caller called up and suggested that by cutting Medicare, Obama might be deliberately undermining the program, so that it collapses and would be replaced by national health care.
Where to start? First of all, even if that made sense as a tactic (which it doesn't), don't we already have national health care? Isn't that what Obamacare is? According to the host of this radio show has been saying for 3 years, in the strongest language possible, we now have European-style national health insurance. We have that right now, since Obamacare passed.
That's far from the only way this attack makes no sense, but there is no doubt that the GOP will make it. It will be just like what Romney did with the 716 billion nonsense. Obama was mightily irritated by the abject cynicism of that attack, as was I, but if he cuts Medicare he will see those same attacks.
Or should I say, the Congressional democrats will. Obama won't be up for reelection.
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