Pushing Back On the Undue Influence of Special Interests
The pharmaceutical industry reacts to last night's health care vote.
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Last night, President Obama cheered the House passage of the health-care bill, and, as normal, claimed "We pushed back on the undue influence of special interests.... We proved that this government -- a government of the people and by the people -- still works for the people."
What in the fuck goes on inside his head?
Inside his head is this fantasy world where he and Pelosi are the powerless little people fighting against the leviathan forces of rampant capitalism. It's also a world where the ocean is made of lemonade and forests of arugula.
What in the fuck goes on inside his head?
Insert "Hampster Dance" link here.
Hamster Dance
There goes Jesse Walker, fucking up the narrative.
And what, only like four comments? Where are the accusations of corporate status quo, and Obama's heroic fight against them?
Democrats: Party of corporate welfare. Undisputed.