AARP and the Scam of the Old

I just went to the AARP website and found this press release, which shows that they wanted Obamacare to pass the House and Senate without waiting to be vetted and bi-partisan. I also noted that the ObamaCare topic had been removed from their forum page:

For Immediate Release July 23, 2009 Contact: AARP Media Relations, 202-434-2560, media@aarp.org AARP Reacts to Senate Decision to Put Off Health Care Reform Vote Washington – AARP today reacted to the Senate’s decision to put off voting on health care reform legislation until after the August recess. A statement from AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond follows: “AARP is disappointed in the failure to reach agreement on passing comprehensive health care reform until after the August recess. The millions of people impacted by high drug costs and those that can’t get adequate health insurance because of age or a pre-existing condition need help now. An August of waiting will not lower costs, increase access or improve quality. Few understand the enormous challenge of this task better than AARP. We have been working to reform health care for more than 50 years and we know this is difficult. But Congress needs to get this done. American families simply cannot afford Washington’s stalemate any longer.”

end quote AARP gets $83 million in fed funding (10% of its budget) and is likely partnering with the administration to get more. I would not trust what the AARP rep tells you. AARP has proved that they have a very liberal agenda.