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The Perils of High Public Office
The Perils of High Public Office
CBS News has dug up some video of Rep. Dan Rostenkowski being chased down the street by a crowd of angry seniors. This event took place twenty years ago next Monday...
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POLITICO: “Democrats have a senior citizen problem.” “Frustrated older Americans are packing the t…
Instapundit — ... and the uninsured — a slight that has been noticed by senior citizens, who hold great influence with members of Congress. . . . Critics say the proposed $380 billion Medicare cuts in the House bill — including cuts to the privately administered Medicare Advantage program — will lead to long waits for care, doctors dropping patients and doctors deciding if their older patients ‘are worth the cost,’ as one TV and Web ad from the 60 Plus Association warned.” Remember Dan Rostenkowski! ...

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