That's about the type response I expected.

Carol:The Democrats have not attempted to hide the fact that a large part of the Medicare cuts will come from subsidies to private insurance companies that manage the Medicare Advantage program. Perhaps the reason so many old folks like me like the program is it is so well run. That's probably because it's not run by the government, it's managed by private insurance providers.

If the elimination of waste in the Medicare program is the goal overhaul of the health care program would not be required to do that. Any efficient operator public or private should do that anyway.

Can't wait till the 2010 congressional elections. There's gonna be a lot of new Republican faces in both houses after that election.

DougR