Do you have a clue, Herman?

 

Herman Morris doesn't like Republican efforts to save Medicare. He says, "I hope Republicans who hate the government will someday reach my age of 86, then when they need a cataract operation, try to have it without going bankrupt and realize how Medicare really does make our last years on Earth a lot better."

 

Herman, Herman, where do I start? I guess we'll just start at the beginning.

 

• Name one Republican, Herman, who hates the government.
• Do you think, Herman, that there are no old Republicans who need cataract surgery?
• Name one Republican, Herman, who wants to take your Medicare away from you.

Herman goes even further. "I dare these Republicans in Congress to give up their own health insurance if they want to change Medicare as we know it."
 

• Well, Herman, someone better change Medicare as we know it, because if they don't, no one will have it. It is unsustainable.
• Are you aware, Herman, that Obamacare (which I assume you think is just dandy) exempts members of Congress (both Republicans and Democrats)?
• Did you know, Herman, that in 2002, 74% of Texas physicians accepted Medicare patients, but in 2012, only 58% did? Here's what Su Zan Carpenter of Angleton, one of those physicians who've opted out of Medicare, had to say: “Every time you turn around someone has a new rule or a new regulation or a new audit or a new inspection or a new something,” she said. “There’s a point where enough is enough. You need to see the patient, talk to the patient, examine the patient, and actually do something with your patients for your patients. All that stuff is starting to get in the way of practicing medicine and helping people.”

It appears Herman is one of those gullible people who takes Obama at his word when he says that Republicans are the ones who want to tip Granny over the cliff. There has been no proposal that would change Medicare for those over the age of 55.

 

So, Herman, you old goat, you're safe even if they scrap the whole thing -- which wouldn't be a bad idea even though no one (not even the government hating Republicans) has proposed.