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By Joe Conason WWW.TRUTHDIG.COM
For voters listening to the Republican leadership over the past year, the most startling surprise was the shift in the GOP attitude toward Medicare. Whereas faithfulness to true conservatism was once measured by fierce hostility to the popular insurance program for the elderly, as articulated by Ronald Reagan at the birth of Medicare in 1965, today the Republicans claim to be its staunchest defenders. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE ON TRUTHDIG.COM