Posted by
Laura L. Hollis, JD on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:04:04 PM
Obama
follows in the big footsteps of LBJ, who advocated lying about the costs, in order to get Medicare passed.
And so Obama has continued a fine and longstanding Democrat condition.
But there are crucial differences. In 1965, Medicare was new. The U.S. population was about 194 million. Today, Medicare is broke and riddled with fraud, Medicaid is broke and riddled with fraud, Social Security is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, the deficit is four times what it was under Bush, and the U.S. population is over 300 million.
In other words, Lyndon's lies wouldn't be exposed for years - perhaps decades. But Obama's lies will be visible much, much sooner.
Oh, and the "bigger than life" remark? Read the article at the link above.