North Carolina Republican Party posts anti-Medicare ad

The NC GOP spent the summer screaming that eliminating fraud and abuse in Medicare to keep the program solvent would somehow endanger seniors.

Now the Republican Party has posted an anti-Medicare ad on its website. The piece was originally recorded by Ronald Reagan in 1961 to oppose the Democratic attempt to provide health insurance to seniors. At the time, seniors had the highest uninsured rates of any age group. Thanks to Medicare, seniors are now some of the best insured members of our society.

The Reagan ad was part of the American Medical Association’s Operation Coffee Cup campaign. Historically the AMA fought most efforts to expand health care to more Americans. It was a major departure from that history when the AMA endorsed the House health reform bill in Congress.

I guess the NC GOP wanted to give us a history lesson and remind us who is truly fighting for seniors in health reform.