Another Letdown
Atrios and Matthew Yglesias amusingly catch Bush accusing Kerry of having a healthcare plan that would be better and very cheap relative to what we have now. The only problem is that it’s a false accusation.
I have no opinion on this hypothetical healthcare policy, but fiscal conservatives deal with this political pattern all the time. It goes something like this:
Politician A: My opponent seeks to eliminate the entire Departments of Agriculture and Education!
Fiscal Conservative: Sweet!
Politician B: No I don’t.
Fiscal Conservative: D’oh!