This week's George Orwell Award...

...goes to Congressman Paul Ryan, for saying that he wants to dismantle Medicare and Medicaid in order to "save Medicare and Medicaid."

(Reminds me a little of that famous quote from the Vietnam War, "We had to destroy the village in order to save the village.")

Oh, and about the opportunity for Democrats to "lie and demagogue," remember what Republicans said when President Obama wanted to cut $500 million from Medicare?