It’s been a decade since that infamous liberal ad showing then vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan pushing granny off a cliff. Don’t expect a similar accusation today against the conflict-of-interest known as the AARP, no matter that the seniors’ group deserves it.
The AARP, which claims to advocate policies that serve the interests of tens of millions of retirees, has gone all in for the giant tax-and-spend deal announced last week by Sen. Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The group’s particular focus is the provision that would allow the federal government to “negotiate” Medicare drug prices and cap annual increases to inflation—though it is more than happy to also swallow the legislation’s tax hikes and climate spending.