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Glad to see that you're making room in your schedule to criticize the Republican candidate on issues. ;-)

Posted by Timothy | July 11, 2008 2:06 PM
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Finally, a journalist that takes our political candidates' hypocrisy to task. Where the fuck was our press during the last 8 years of spoon-fed garbage?

Posted by laterite | July 11, 2008 2:08 PM
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Viagra is unnatural, I'd hardly call it health care, it's more an act of defying god.

Posted by Chris | July 11, 2008 2:21 PM
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Are you trying to argue that more education and training don't qualify a person for higher pay? My girlfriend makes less than I do because she's an art major, not because she's a woman.

Posted by Anon | July 11, 2008 2:22 PM
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Yeah, why would a presidential candidate spend much time thinking about a silly little issue like equity between men’s and women’s health care?

Um, because there are much more important things to worry about.

Posted by get real | July 11, 2008 2:29 PM
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@4 - no one's arguing that, but McCain has said that the only reason women make less overall is a lack of education and training, which is demonstrably untrue.

Posted by Levislade | July 11, 2008 2:35 PM
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Maybe he really doesn't remember. McCain has been using this a lot lately. I think he had a stroke, and they are hoping no one notices before Nov.

Posted by hal | July 11, 2008 2:39 PM
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Of course he doesn't know what he voted on it.

He's really really old.

Like, so old that he can't remember what day of the week it is - or is it 1951?

That's how old McCain is.

We're talking OLD, folks.

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 11, 2008 2:40 PM
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i hate that kind of bullshit. you voted on this issue but you don't know enough about it to give a straight answer without checking your voting record? what? do you think it's fair or not dude? spit it out.

Posted by douglas | July 11, 2008 2:48 PM
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C'mon, give the guy a break. I'll bet he knows where he is most of the time, and I'll bet if you asked him if he'd like some french fries, he'd know the answer.

Posted by Fnarf | July 11, 2008 3:16 PM
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Do we need legislation requiring that any company that publishes a men's magazine also pubish a women's magazine?

I know it's a very hard concept for the left-wing brain to grasp, but insurance is not a social service. It's a business. And we allow, at least in other realms, businesses to create service and price structures that might, just might, appeal to more of less to differnt demographic groups.

Any politician who, confronted with a provision of a private contract, responds by effectively saying "uh, am I supposed to have an opinion on that?" is doing the right thing.

Posted by David Wright | July 11, 2008 3:44 PM
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@11,

And you're just conveniently ignoring the fact that most people cannot get insurance except through an employer and most employers do not offer a selection of insurance plans. But, right, this is just about consumer choice.

Posted by keshmeshi | July 11, 2008 3:59 PM
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@10 - or would he think it was ten years ago and ask "You mean Freedom Fries?"

Yeah, that's how old he is.

No ... even older.

Heck, his 20+ year younger wife is collecting social security now ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 11, 2008 4:40 PM
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yay. finally a mention.

no one wants to post about him mentioning he'd like to see all iranians dead by cigarette?

Posted by chops | July 11, 2008 4:45 PM
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@10 Actually, I'd prefer it if he was asking other people if they want french fries.

Posted by Mike of Renton | July 11, 2008 5:39 PM
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Keshmeshi @ 12: And you are conveniently ignoring that the domination of the insurance market by employer-sponsored plans is entirely government-induced. If the government were to tax employer-sponsored and self-purchansed insurance equally, there would be a vibrant and competetive market in self-purchased insurance.

So I guess any time you and your left-wing friends want to ensure that business transactions align with your societal goals, you can rig up a regulation that destroys competition, then claim that you have to impose your agenda since the market provides no choices. Brilliant!

Posted by David Wright | July 12, 2008 1:03 AM

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