According to surveys conducted by AARP, Hispanics over the age of 50 want candidates to address issues related to the future of Social Security and Medicare.

We are witnessing round two of a food fight by the smug “right to lifers” and the equally condescending “right to choice” brigade. Neither of whom, incidentally, really care about Latino lives or Latino choices, respectively. We are merely a pawn.

Last week I interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Charlie Gonzalez on AM760 Colorado’s Progressive Talk about the importance of saving Medicare, and the potential impact of the GOP budget on Latino families. Cong. Gonzalez took the fight right to Tea Party Congressman Paul Ryans doorstep.

Amid the buzz about a possible government shutdown over this year’s budget looms a more difficult question: What to do about entitlement programs, especially Medicare? Politicians of all stripes have been decrying the nation’s soaring debt and say that taming entitlements is crucial to curbing spending.