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Old 01-14-2011, 06:40 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Okay, but he's not directly involved in forming public policy. But like I said, your point is well taken. He's definitely a part of the political environment.

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This isn't just commentators or pundits. Politicians do it too. This is about making liberalism and the Democratic party un-American, unpatriotic, and unconstitutional—a threat to America.
Case in point: GOP Calling ObamaCare 'Government Takeover' of Health Care Is Biggest Lie of Year, Touts ABC's 'Nightline'; | NewsBusters.org

Here we have Republicans calling "Obamacare" (sometimes known as the PPACA) a "government takeover."

Um...wtf?

It's not even a single-payer system. There is no public option. It's everything but a government takeover. It was likely set up this way to avoid the GOP cries of a takeover.... No hope for that.

And in case you're wondering... "government takeover" is a synonym for "socialization"—read: "the Democrats are socializing health care; therefore this thing the Democrats are doing is socialism."
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