What else does he have a "moral responsibility" toward...

Imagine you it's the end of the day on a Friday and you are gearing up to go home. It's the start of a holiday weekend (for everyone but The Pearl), so you'll have three days to unwind and forget about the stress and worry of the world. Three whole days to simply relax and be numb. In most places of business this is a time to wrap things up and wind down. Washington, D.C. is not most places of business, though. Four o'clock, right before a holiday weekend, is considered the most dangerous time of all. Last Friday, amidst the end of the Republican Convention, Bill Clinton's heart bypass procedure, and an approaching hurricane, any real news was sure to get lost under the radar. And, boy, did this administration take advantage of it.

This past Friday, the White House announced they are increasing all Medicare monthly premiums, resulting in the largest increase in the program's long history. You may ask, "Matt, why are you posting about old people and the handicapped? That's boring, and they can't use the Internet. I thought you only cared about the gays anyway" These are the people who read this blog. And they couldn't be more wrong. (I only care about the attractive gays.)

But people on Medicare have the program for a reason. They need help in one way or another. Any good liberal will tell you that Medicare users should be taken care of like any other group. (Besides old people vote like their life depends on it. Cause usually it does.)

A 17% increase in medical expenses for people who have very little to begin with is pretty bad. But the kicker is that this was announced ONE DAY AFTER Bush's speech at his convention where he said "we have a moral responsibility to honor America's seniors, so I brought Republicans and Democrats together to strengthen Medicare." Jacking up costs and making it unaffordable to many participants equals strength? Now I see how he justifies the "success" in Iraq.

Someone buy this man a dictionary.