Washingon -- In a speech Wednesday, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama's signature health care policy by falsely claiming that Obama "has taken a series of steps that end Medicare as we know it."
So anybody who hasn't been in a coma for the last 30 years knows Republicans hate medicare and want to kill it. But the American people love it and it really helps make America what it is. So Willard decided to just lie outright on the issue. Probably figures he can confuse seniors.
But the truth of the matter has been one of the most accepted tenants of modern political history. And the evidence is everywhere. The Ryan budget, which Willard enthusiastically supports, seeks to get rid of medicare and replace it with a voucher system that will end up costing seniors upwards of $6000 a year more than they pay now for Medicare. That's an undisputed fact. But if you have any further doubt that the GOP is out to kill Medicare, just Google: Gingrich Medicare "die on the vine." You'll get over 74,000 hits. And then you can read all day about just how long Republicans have been actively and unabashedly trying to axe Medicare.
And Willard deserves to go to Hell for lying about it. May he find himself in the middle of an angry mob of well informed seniors.
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