Sen. John McCain’s move to include an amendment in the health reform bill was overturned by a 58-42 vote. Recall that his provision would have thrown out the possibility for women’s preventive services (chiefly, screening mammograms) and also would have eliminated cuts in Medicare spending. Joining in the Democrats’ fight against McCain’s proposals is the (new) political lobby, the AARP.

The leading seniors’ group, AARP, said in a statement that the McCain amendment would “do nothing to improve Medicare benefits and essentially stop health reform in its tracks.”

That’s probably a little grandiose; after all, the Republicans want to save Medicare, right? As for the Senate Democrats, their caucus is still hanging on, albeit somewhat precariously. | LINK

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