Talking Points Memo reporting that Orin Hatch will only support Medicare phaseout if Democrats provide the cover. Hatch knows that the end of Medicare would be politically suicidal if done in a partisan way. Given cover of Democrats however, this could be called bipartisan, leaving no one to blame and Americans screwed.
Democrats must be reminded by us that we will never vote for any Democrat that supports the Ryan plan to “modernize” Medicare. Medicare should be expanded further in age, not eliminated.
Just as Republicans tarred the ACA with “death panels”, we need a catchy phrase for privatization.