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The voice vote is in, and Republicans have an official party message: overhaul Medicare and Social Security and make some tough-love changes in both public pensions and private pensions, which are backed by the U.S. government. The politically loaded word "privatize" appears nowhere.
For a good portion of the first afternoon of the Republican National Convention, a cavalcade of GOP congressional candidates tried to draw contrasts on the issues between the parties. But only one set his sights squarely on Medicare, offering a full-throated defense of the GOP's approach.
Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel (8/23): Medicare Deserves Sharp Focus in 2012 Campaign
Medicare has become a red-hot issue in the 2012 elections, with both sides accusing the other of endangering the program's future ability to provide health care for older Americans. But three just-released polls cut through the campaign rhetoric and provide insights into what voters are thinking.…
Guest post by Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News Staff Writer
New York Times (8/15): Medicare Fight Recasts Races For Congress
Older voters. What do they know?
His five favorite songs are "Gallows Pole" (Led Zeppelin), "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin) "Trucking" (Grateful Dead), "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (Metallica), and "A Country Boy Can Survive" (Hank Williams, Jr.).
Make room, national economy. Medicare and Social Security have just moved to the political front burner with Republican Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running-mate.
One thing that really bugs me about political campaigns - especially presidential campaigns - is how little the candidates tell us about what, if elected, they would really try to do about specific issues.