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To: Antoninus
The difference is, people are listening to her...

Well, now ... that would be an impressive argument had not the tort reforms she cites been enacted because of her. But that's not true. Tort Reform was one of GWB's campaign issues in 2000 and 2004, and Congress actually passed some legislation on it in 2005.

The Texas tort reform legislation dates from 2003 (but it was a hot issue in the 80s and 90s, when I was living there).

She can't even take credit for the Alaska tort reform legislation: the Alaska Tort Reform Act was enacted in 1997, apparently with roots leading back to at least 1986. (fwiw, I provided the linked article only for the dates; I don't subscribe to its conclusions.)

It's pretty bold to say that people are "listening to Palin" when in fact she's only jumped onto a train that's been running for the past couple of decades.

71 posted on 08/21/2009 9:03:33 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb

@ Post #71: Palin’s point is that tort reform is not mentioned anywhere in Obamacare. How old the issue is, or what success other states, Congressional sessions, or presidential candidates have in implementing it, is completely irrelevant.


170 posted on 08/21/2009 11:58:33 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist ("It (Gov't) can't make you happier, healthier, wealthier, and wise" - Sarah Palin 07/26)
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