There's a dynamite article on the terrible new Medicare law in the January issue of The American Prospect. Theda Skocpol of Harvard wrote it.
And it reminded me that the GOP, AARP, insurance and pharmaceutical industries were not the only culprits in the passage of this monstrosity. The Democratic Party helped.
They could have derailed the bill with a filibuster, but feared - that's the key word in 2004, isn't it? - feared they would be called obstructionist.
I make a point of the Democrats' betrayal because various Democratic campaign committees want me to send dough to fight the bad Republicans.
Sorry. A plague on both your houses.
PS The American Prospect is a fine magazine, pretty easy to read. (Impressive, considering that it's run by economists.) Subscriptions at 888-MUST-READ.