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Monday, August 31, 2009
Showing that the Democrats don't have a monopoly on stupidity, Republican Congressman Joe Barton of Texas argues that if the Democrats pass Obamacare, then (the GOP will win control of Congress, making him Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee) "we'll repeal it".
Barton isn't stupid for suggesting that there would be a voter backlash... but for leaving out the inconvenient fact that Obama would still be President and able - and presumably willing - to veto any GOP-sponsored repeal. Or is Barton suggesting that voter backlash would be so strong that Congress would vote to repeal Obamacare by veto-proof majorities? If he is, then he isn't stupid, just delusional.
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