Words No Longer Mean Anything

“In addition to these legal issues, one group will be hit especially hard — our senior citizens. Always the wisest folks, seniors have been against this bill from the beginning. And for good reason. Obamacare cuts a half-trillion dollars in health care for seniors to lay the foundation for socialized medicine.”
-Actually, I should have clicked “close tab” when I read the words “an Ideas piece by by Rep. Michele Bachmann, Rep. Steve King,” but I guess I’m a glutton for punishment. This was far enough, though.