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The Bush administration continues to be exposed as the crooked, bullying, lying bunch of snakes they are. This business of the threatened firing of Richard S. Foster, Medicare's head actuary, if he dared to tell the truth about the cost of the Medicare bill the Republicans forced through a few weeks back is truly beyond the pale.
The administration knowingly lied about the cost of the bill (but, hey, what's a hundred billion dollars between friends?), and many representatives, including not a few Republicans, would definitely have voted against it, had the truth come out.
But the White House made sure the truth didn't come out. In fact, they threatened to fire Foster when they learned that he intended to tell the truth about the cost of the bill.
I honestly don't understand how even the most partisan Republican can continue to support this bunch. Their behavior should be viewed as reprehensible by all Americans, regardless of affiliation.
For more on this sordid tale, visit the Daily Reality Check or this story at the Gadflyer.
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