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tuvor

(15,663 posts)
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 09:57 AM Aug 2012

Globe and Mail: For Republicans, Canada is a convenient truth

Guess what? Canada is completely different from just two years ago.

As recently as 2010, this country was a socialist gulag where death panels decided who lived and who died. Today, we are a model of low taxes, balanced budgets and responsible energy development.

What happened? Nothing, of course. The country hasn’t changed at all. What has changed are conservative talking points in the United States.

Then, they needed Canada to be a model of failure. Now, they need Canada to be a model of success.

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-election/for-republicans-canada-is-a-convenient-truth/article4500210/

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Globe and Mail: For Republicans, Canada is a convenient truth (Original Post) tuvor Aug 2012 OP
For Republicans, the truth is whatever they want it to be. Scuba Aug 2012 #1
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
1. For Republicans, the truth is whatever they want it to be.
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 10:10 AM
Aug 2012

They've never been hamstrung by sticky things like facts.

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