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Jessica Hagy posted another instant classic:

ATTENTION SENIORS and SOON-TO-BE SENIORS — especially those of you who support the GOP nominee for president. This post is especially for you.

Have you seen any John McCain campaign ads promoting this nugget in his health plan…

John McCain would pay for his health plan with major reductions to Medicare and Medicaid, a top aide said, in a move that independent analysts estimate could result in cuts of $1.3 trillion over 10 years to the government programs.

That report from the “liberal” Wall Street Journal. The story continues…

The Republican presidential nominee has said little about the proposed cuts, but they are needed to keep his health-care plan “budget neutral,” as he has promised. The McCain campaign hasn’t given a specific figure for the cuts, but didn’t dispute the analysts’ estimate.

In the months since Sen. McCain introduced his health plan, statements made by his campaign have implied that the new tax credits he is proposing to help Americans buy health insurance would be paid for with other tax increases.

But Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Sen. McCain’s senior policy adviser, said Sunday that the campaign has always planned to fund the tax credits, in part, with savings from Medicare and Medicaid. Those government health-care programs serve seniors, poor families and the disabled. Medicare spending for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 is estimated at $457.5 billion.

Does that make a difference to you? If that doesn’t change your mind or if you just don’t care, then the rest of us don’t want to hear you complain when the Medicare benefits start going away.