Posted on 12/18/2014 1:47:51 PM PST by PROCON
The shocking news Wednesday that Governor Peter Shumlin (D-VT) has abandoned plans to introduce his long promised single-payer health care system to the Vermont Legislature in 2015 was a huge victory for conservative new media.
As observers on the ground in Vermont confirmed Thursday, Breitbart News led the way.
“Governor Shumlin would not have reversed course without Breitbart News and Michael Patrick Leahy exposing the Gruber factor and bringing the story to front of the public discussion in Vermont,” Darcie Johnston of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom told Breitbart News on Thursday.
“Breitbart News and Michael Patrick Leahy’s laser focus on Jonathan Gruber’s contract with Vermont was critical to further undermining Governor Shumlin’s remaining political capital,” Johnston added.
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Wha... Wha... WHAT? Single payer was too *expensive*? I thought socialized medicine was FREE?
Well, whoda thunk it...
So what...they’ll just rename it and pass it next year. All along the way they’ll pat themselves on the back and not mention anything about Romneycare!
Sadly you’re probably correct...
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