Republican Party loved AARP until the healthcare crisis and then accused them of profiting off of health care when it was convenient to diss Obama and AARP as brethren. Not sure what the current party position is since nobody is doing anything about healthcare anymore. My most conservative friend thinks AARP is a socialist group while he sits and collects his S.S. and gets his healthcare via medicare. I just consider them conservative because they are old fats and most of the old farts I know are crusty old conservatives. Crusty old conservatives think EVERYONE else is too liberal even groups that support programs they are benefiting from.