J.E.B.! Bush Wants To Phase Out Medicare. No, Really

Third rail alert! Platinum-plated scion of the Bush Dynasty, John Ellis "J.E.B."! Bush told a plutocrat Koch brothers- sponsored event yesterday in New Hampshire that zombie- eyed grannie starver Rep. Paul "Lyin'" Ryan (R-Galt's Gulch) was on to something:  phasing out Medicare:

“And I think we need to be vigilant about this and persuade people that our, when your volunteers go door to door, and they talk to people, people understand this. They know, and I think a lot of people recognize that we need to make sure we fulfill the commitment to people that have already received the benefits, that are receiving the benefits. But that we need to figure out a way to phase out this program for others and move to a new system that allows them to have something – because they’re not going to have anything.”

As Steve Benen explains (at the link), the rate of Medicare spending is down significantly since the passage of the (horrors!) Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).  But, with clueless pols like Jeb! pushing for non-starters like a Medicare phase-out instead of strengthening it,  it's likely we'll have the same stasis that's been keeping us from moving forward as a nation.

(Photo:  The "Smart" Bush, with Millionaire Mitt Romney.)