Reason number 1:
He has proposed the continuation of Medicare's benefits for the elderly, rather than getting rid of the program completely.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d109:6:./temp/%7EbdqZa8:@@@L&summ2=m& : S.CON.RES.50
(On a completely unrelated side note Senator Obama also signed this bill.)
