To be honest, neither side is even remotely addressing the crisis. The "savings" being proposed by Democrats are a drop in the bucket for what is necessary to stave off disaster in a few years when Part A goes broke. And Republicans are pandering to seniors by opposing even the modest cuts the Democrats are offering.Regardless, looking specifically at Medicare as it will be "reformed" by Obama is like listening to crazy people babble incoherently; the "savings they are proposing - overstated, and wildly off target - would come from simply paying doctors and hospitals less for procedures and treatments under Medicare.I've used the analogy in the past of old King Canute standing on the sea shore and ordering the tides not to come in. The government simply ordering health care costs to come down is pathetic. This is why the Democrats will fail to get costs under control and why their oft stated claim that seniors won't have their benefits cut rings...(Read Full Post)