Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA-8), has launched an investigation into why AARP has so much love for the Health Care bill HR3200.

"I just can't understand how the leading voice for America's seniors would support a bill that cuts $156 billion from millions of their members' health benefits," said Reichert. "Are they being honest with their members? Is there a hidden motive behind their support for these reforms that would cut member benefits? These are questions I posed to AARP directly earlier this year and now in writing. I expect a timely answer on behalf of our mutual constituents."

I suspect, as does Reichert, that their love for HR3200 and its half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare probably has something to do with all those ads they run for Medigap supplemental insurance. They appear to be doing well, raking in more than $652 million last year from the sale of medical insurance related products.

My question is, if they think the private insurance is so great that they hawk it during reruns of Matlock, why do they think we need government run insurance at all? Oh wait. Never mind. I think the phrase is "follow the money?"
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