Commentary: Thoughts on Rubio's Speech: Don't Change Medicare

Yahoo News asked readers to react to Sen. Marco Rubio's Republican response on Tuesday night. Here's one perspective.

COMMENTARY | Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to the nation on Tuesday in response to President Obama's State of the Union address was good.

As a Democrat from the rural community of Walsenburg, Colo., I was surprised with how much of the speech I agreed with. I enjoyed how he discussed the diversity in America, and how everyone in the country has an opportunity to be successful with hard work.

When Sen. Rubio said, "But our strength has never come from the White House or the Capitol. It's always come from our people. A people united by the American idea that, if you have a dream and you are willing to work hard, nothing should be impossible," I thought he was making an attempt to give the nation some hope. Rubio made me feel like times could get better.

But I disagreed with Rubio, though, just as much as I agreed with him. I really disliked when he talked about changing Medicare. I guess I don't understand how cutting benefits we work for and have money taken out of paychecks our whole life for is going help solve the debt crisis.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/commentary-thoughts-rubios-speech-dont-change-medicare-060700409.html

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