George Voinovich's Hypocrisy


	George Voinovich's Hypocrisy

kelvin273

7-24-2009 2:48 AM

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politics, ohio, george voinovich, lee fisher, healthcare

kelvin273 says:

That's right. Voinovich admits that Republicans are politicizing the healthcare debate, and then indignantly accuses Lee Fisher of politicizing said debate. Apparently, right-wing cognitive dissonance is catching.

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