The mendacity of a United States Senator

The newly minted Senator of Wisconsin wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about the new health reform law (PPACA). The highlight of the article, chosen by the WSJ, is quite personal and emotional.

My daughter probably wouldn't have survived in a system where bureaucrats stifle innovation and ration care.

Unfortunately, the article is full of factual errors, cherry-picks and vacuous political rhetoric. A thorough take down of the piece can be found here. If one is inclined to be charitable (after all he is talking about his daughter), one can surmise that perhaps the Senator is genuinely ignorant of the facts. But I suspect that is a more scary supposition.

Argument Clinic

From the brilliant duo of John Cleese and Micheal Palin!