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Niall Ferguson, David Brooks & Genital Herpes: One of These Does Not Belong (Original Post) Iwillnevergiveup Aug 2012 OP
That was a fun read. nt cyberswede Aug 2012 #1
From Greg Sargent Iwillnevergiveup Aug 2012 #2

Iwillnevergiveup

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2. From Greg Sargent
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 03:20 PM
Aug 2012

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"This explains why the Romney campaign has been campaigning so heavily on two falsehoods about Obama’s policies: That he gutted welfare reform’s work requirement and raided Medicare to pay for Obamacare. The former claim is a distraction; the latter is about muddying the two sides’ actual differences over what to do about the popular entitlement. The muddying is necessary because the actual Ryan vision for Medicare’s future is deeply unpopular."

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