8 Oct 2008 11:35 AM--"Obama would also rely..."

Sounds like the poster is alleging there will be no difference in the approaches of Obama and McCain on Medicare/Medicaid.

It appears you are wrong on two counts:

1) McCain promises to not only maintain the Bush tax cuts but extend and increase them. He also plans to extend more tax cuts to needy groups--like Exxon.

This will be quite expensive. So when he looks at Medicare/Medicaid and is not able to find $1.3 trillion in "savings" from "fraud and abuse"--surprise, surprise---he will indeed cut deeply in Medicare/Medicaid. Especially since

2) McCain worships balanced budgets--except of course for foreign military adventures. Obama has far more compassion--and, coming from a much poorer background than a several generations of admirals, is far more likely to put the welfare of Medicare/Medicaid recepients above the sacred status of a balanced budget.   And Obama will not be continuing the tradition of corporate welfare to Exxon, etc.--nor coddling taxpayers who make over $250,000/ yr.