Grant J. Farr – 3/23/05

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Who’s sorry now?; Grant J. Farr; Beaver County Times; March 23, 2005.

Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.

“I wonder whether the leadership of AARP who supported President Bush’s Medicare prescription drug plan is as supportive of the president now that the conservative right and the Swift Boat people have turned the turrets on AARP regarding its position on Social Security reform.

“I guess what goes around, comes around.”

[RWC] Mr. Farr appears to confuse AARP support of the misguided Medicare drug plan with support for President Bush. In general, the AARP is philosophically opposed to President Bush. Though I was philosophically opposed to President Clinton, I suspect he did at least a couple of things I approved of. That’s what happens unless you are 100% partisan.

AARP didn’t support the drug program because they supported President Bush. The only reason AARP supported the Medicare drug plan was that it supported the historical AARP socialist view of the world. That’s also why AARP opposes personal accounts in Socialist Security. AARP has been completely consistent with its core beliefs.

On a side note, AARP wasn’t 100% onboard with the Medicare drug plan. During the run-up to the legislation’s approval, AARP complained the drug plan didn’t go far enough. AARP supported the bill only because it felt the plan was better than nothing. As soon as the bill was signed, AARP stated the bill was only a “foot in the door” and that AARP would immediately begin pressing for “improvements” to make the plan more “favorable” to seniors.

In a way, though, Mr. Farr was correct. If FDR had lived longer, would he have regretted making the Soviet Union an ally during World War II?