Obama Makes "Fishy" Statement About AARP Support

President Obama said: “We have the AARP on board because they know this is a good deal for our seniors.”

The AARP said: "While the President was correct that AARP will not endorse a health care reform bill that would reduce Medicare benefits, indications that we have endorsed any of the major health care reform bills currently under consideration in Congress are inaccurate."

The remainder of the AARP's statement explains that, while they agree with the need for health care reform, they are "working with leaders of both parties, including the President, to build a final package we could endorse." (Which means they are lobbying, an activity the President is endorsing by trying to cite their support.)

They seem as unsure as the rest of us that the final bill will look like the versions currently being discussed. In other words, they don't trust this President or this Congress.