BREAKING NEWS – Washington, D.C. – The Obama administration announces that cuts were on the table next year for Medicare Advantage, that will be affecting a private insurance alternative highly popular with seniors and disappointing some Democrats. Sen. John Thune of the Senate Republican Conference commented that “Every senator who voted for this train wreck owes America’s seniors an explanation for these Medicare cuts, which are already resulting in higher costs and reduced access to the doctors they had and liked.” President Obama responded by saying, “The vast majority of senior citizens are argumentative and cranky, and their opinions should not be given any serious consideration”.