Another casualty of the Bush Banana Republic

From The Daily Mislead

With President Bush's signing of the Medicare bill today, the 38-year old program will indisputably be subject to its most significant reform ever. But while the President has stated repeatedly that "Medicare is the binding commitment of a caring society," his own Medicare administrator is on record saying, "We think it's a dumb system."

President Bush has praised Scully publicly, saying that he "joins me in a strong commitment" to improving Medicare. But Mr. Scully has described Medicare as "an unbelievable disaster," in front of senior audiences. The same day that the president made his "binding commitment" remarks, Scully essentially admitted to Congress that the administration seeks to privatize pieces of Medicare, while downplaying the significance.

...An estimated 2.7 million retirees will likely lose their coverage from employers, and an additional 6.4 million poor seniors are expected to lose their Medicaid coverage.

Meanwhile, Scully has submitted his resignation, saying he's "checking out of Dodge," as a bidding war occurs among law firms who could benefit from his intimate knowledge of the legislation.   article

But who's misleading whom here?

The Washington Post gives a much different view of the resignation.

Must dig.

Yeah, okay, I'm a little behind on this one. So sue me.