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As I've watched the debacle that is the implementation of the Medicare prescription drug program, I have had to wonder whether it was the intended consequence of the people who voted for it. When I read that the Republicans thought Medicare should "wither on the vine" I become convinced that it was.
I think they have miscalculated. I live in a staunchly Republican, conservative part of the country, and I can tell you the political will exists for national health care at this time. Old people vote in vastly greater numbers than any other group, and I think the Republicans will pay dearly for this fiasco.
