The entire Cruz filibuster episode illustrates the futility and lunacy of the anti-health reform movement. (And, I call it that, because the only alternative I've seen bears an eerie resemblance to the existing PPACA.
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Call McCain "squishy" all you want........he's right. Sometimes, you back away from a battle and live to fight another day. Otherwise, you just die banging your head against the wall.
Dave