Medicare Part D

I think it is important to look at the candidates and if they supported bad legislation in the past, it is time to keep our eyes on them and be skeptical of their behavior going forward. Tim Bridgewater and his support of Medicare Part D is one example.

Rather than being a half-step forward, Medicare Part D was a giant leap backwards, rammed through a Republican-dominated government in 2003.

The Salt Lake Tribune included this report on November 25, 2003 when Bridgewater was running for Congress the second time:

Matheson’s other GOP challengers, Salt Lake County Councilman David Wilde and businessman Tim Bridgewater, say they also would have voted for the legislation [Medicare Part D].

“I am running for Congress to support limited and more efficient government. This bill does neither of those things,” Bridgewater said. “Nevertheless, it is a half-step forward which begins to fix some of the problems that exist in the Medicare program.”

Voters, vet the candidates.