Bad timing?

Medicare premiums are going up 17% next year.

In years past, the increases in premiums have been announced in October at the same time that cost-of-living increases to Social Security checks are announced. ... McClellan said that politics played no role in the administration's decision to announce the increase late Friday afternoon just as much of official Washington was heading out for a three-day weekend and the Republican convention and a Florida hurricane were dominating the news.

"Politics played no role" - I'm sure.


And the Washington Post looks at the facts behind all those GOP speeches last week.