By the time you drag yourself into whatever office you have to after waiting months for your appointment time to arrive, and filling out all the paperwork that clearly defines and insures you really are this much of a loser, I think all you probably want to do is drag yourself home and cry.

And I am, frankly, getting tired of people who don't have even the first clue what a liberal is trying to claim that mantle - I'm pretty sure that the "liberal supporter" who was bored by the blogger call on the budget isn't liberal at all - I mean what kind of liberal isn't upset at Obama's economic policy, one that thinks cutting programs for the poor is how we're going to prove how serious we are about spending?  What liberal doesn't think the budget could be subtitled, "See, we can be heartless and cruel just like Republicans!"

What people were saying during the health care debate was, "Please - I just want to be able to afford to see the doctor without first having to give thousands of dollars to insurance companies who don't want me to do that."

And the question I thought the so-called liberal bloggers should be asking is why we need to further entrench the class structure of health care - why we're happy to make people wear a big neon sign around their necks that says, "I'm on Medicaid, so I'm poor,"  and for what?  So those who aren't can feel superior?  Where has that gotten us, exactly?

Right where we are it seems, where "liberal" supporters can be bored by the travails of the pooe people who allegedly comprise the base of the party they also claim membership in.

Independent surveys have consistently shown that more than 85 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are satisfied with their Part D coverage

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Individuals like being able to choose a plan that best meets their unique health care needs.  A single, one-size-fits-all drug plan would have limited the ability of beneficiaries to address their own health needs.  Congress did create a defined "standard plan" with the MMA; however just 15 percent of enrollees have selected that defined standard benefit for 2008.  Most beneficiaries opt instead for plans with lower premiums, no deductibles, and enhancements such as coverage for generics within the coverage gap.