The Atlantic Wire – Republicans are being confronted by angry citizens who don’t want to see sweeping changes to Medicare as proposed in the House GOP’s budget for next year. The raucous events echo the chaotic town halls Democrats faced in August 2009 amid a backlash against the not-yet-passed health care overhaul. Recalling that those confrontations hurt the popularity of the health care bill, Democrats are organizing their supporters to attend the town halls to harangue Republicans, The New York Times’ Jennifer Steinhauer and Carl Hulse report.