Arrogant Association of Retired Persons

I attended the health care rally in Washington on Thursday where some 10 to ?  thousand people showed up, and stood in the bright sunshine cheering and waving signs as an endless parade of speakers came to the microphones in opposition to government-run healthcare.  The rally was pretty amazing on several levels but for me the most amazing thing was what I over-heard on the train ride home.  Sitting across from me was a woman who apparently worked at AARP which had just held a press conference announcing their support for the 2000 page bloated house bill and she was explaining to the person on the other end of the phone -venom dripping from her tongue- about how "those tea party people" were in Washington sucking oxygen from the AARP.  I couldn't help wondering how many of the thousands at that rally, many of whom were of an advanced age, do business with the AARP and are dues paying members.  If only they could see the arrogance and condescension of the very organization purporting to represent them...