September 7, 2010

Democrats Fleeing ObamaCare

Jeffrey Anderson, Weekly Standard

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Well, it's good to see that the Democrats have finally, belatedly, come around to our thesis:  that those who voted against Obamacare will be on far safer ground in November than those who voted for it. Politico now reports that at least five congressional Democrats who voted against what one of them calls "massive government health care" are running ads touting that fact.  Meanwhile, Politico writes, "[I]t appears that no Democratic incumbent "“ in the House or in the Senate "“ has run a pro-reform TV ad since April, when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) ran one." 

If you think about it, this is really quite incredible:  279 Democrats, House and Senate included, voted for Obamacare, and...

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