Commentary Pundit, Heal Thyself: AARP Responds to Robert Samuelson by Gary Kopycinski on November 25, 2009 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Commentary: Heteronormativity: Grappling with Straight Privilege March 24, 2026 Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property December 16, 2025 An Angel Now Guards Our Friends in Blue: Park Forest Mourns the Loss of #204, Detective Tim Jones December 4, 2025 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2009. AARP Executive Vice President John Rother issued this statement in response to Robert Samuelsonâs November 23 syndicated Washington Post column, âHealth âReformâ That Burdens Our Young.â