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What did senior citizens to do Republicans to warrant the hostility the GOP has to the most important programs that serve them? In his book Rick Perry virtually said Social Security is un-American. Paul Ryan and House Republicans would destroy Medicare by turning it into a subsidy for insurers. Ron Paul is against the government doing anything.

When voters understand Rick Perry's intense dislike of Social Security they will run him out of town on a rail. Voters already understand the House Republican attack on Medicare. The Democrats won a major off-year election on the Medicare issue, and will win more. While I like Ron Paul, his opposition to any action to stimulate the economy would drive the nation into a depression.

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