CSPAN: Callers overwhelmingly negative on Medicare bill

[Ellen Forradalom]

Caller comments on the Medicare bill: "Tom DeLay is doing his job; he's destroying Medicare....It's theft by law....It'll devastate cancer care.....My employer will drop prescription coverage when I'm eligible for this....This isn't a voluntary plan...Seniors will be screwed....AARP is being led astray and they don't know it." This from callers on the Democrat, Republican and Other lines. Only one was in favor, and tepidly so: "It's better than nothing; we can always go back and change it."

[Syrinx]

1. I heard one positive call when I was listening

Out of about 12 or so calls I heard, all but one were VERY negative. The lone positive caller described himself a 40-year-old Republican, who said he was tired of "all the old people whining." :shrug:

[Generic Other]

3. Positively revolting!

Since I am an advocate of universal health care over perpetual warfare, I find this screwing of seniors to be a screwing of us all.

[roguevalley]

2. go to www.aarp.org and read the message board. It will curl your

hair. There is so much RAGE about this, about Bush, about Repugs
it will warm your heart.