""Socialism" You sound like Reagan in '61 regarding Medicare. "A slippery slope to socialism, where our children will wonder what it was like to be free."- R. Reagan lol
Yet what did Reagan do about dismantling Medicare when he became president? ZERO, because once it became the law of the land people LOVED IT and it became sacrosanct. The current health reform bill, once enacted, will be no different. The people will love it and all the scare mongering will become an embarrassing memory for your Republican party that GOP politicians will try to distance themselves from."
Great point. Medicare and social security were once thought of as silly Dem ideas. Today, it would be political suicide for any politician to say "I'm going to end your medicare."