Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Just kidding

It turns out that the Republican plan to privatize Medicare wasn't so serious after all. The Washington Post reports
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, who has been castigated by Democrats and hailed by Republicans for his plan to privatize Medicare, will on Thursday unveil a new approach that would preserve the 46-year-old federal health program.

Sort of reminds me of when Johnny turned out the runway lights in Airplane.