It’s a commonplace that “reform” opponents are lying, distorting, and misinforming their way to “reform” obstruction, Matt Welch has a very good post consolidating and updating Barack Obama’s own similar activities. It hits on quite a few subtle points — the difference between reducing the deficit and spending less, distorting the Congressional Budget Office’s projections, etc.– and how the administration is exploiting those subtleties.
The purpose is to reinforce Obama’s own point: “If you misrepresent what’s in the plan, we will call you out.” Live by the sword…
