McCain actually said that we need a base closing commission for Medicare

during the debate. I have not heard a word about it. If old man McCain is going to try to "fix" Medicare shouldn't someone say something?

Just like his privatization 'reform' for Social Security.

I think we may have to look at either passing out this non-money to big hospitals, univ. in the medical field and drug companies or the tax payers. Some thing will have to give some place and soon. Maybe every hospital in every small city will have to give up some of their million dollar growth plans and people will have to wait a few days for things they really need. When I have a bill for about $450 to have my ear looked at some thing is wrong. Going to the hospital just for a check-up is the biggest waste of money because of the way it is all done on both my part and the hospitals part. And of course at my age old age ins. pays for much of it. I have to make 5 trips to the hospital for tests, and each time I must deal with 5 to 6 people all who get paid for this. Now I was in military care before and the same was done in one day with one women who walked the tests with me and the people doing the tests. Just about 20 people less yet they had the same stuff to work with. IT IS A SHOCKING WASTE OF MONEY TO GO TO THE LOCAL HEALTH CARE GROUP AND HOSPITAL THEN DO DO IT UNDER TRI-CARE. Some thing could be done about this for sure.

He wanted a comission to study the economic crisis, now a comission for Medicare... In a word - he is a joke.