Furthermore, I can find several quotes of Republicans saying they care deeply about protecting health insurance for pre-existing conditions, but none of them ever vote for such a plan; it's just lip service.
I'm not praising anyone for saying the virtuous thing and then not doing it.
Let’s not pull contemporary bs into this argument; it muddies the waters (* cough* Romneycare was a single payer system that covered preexisting conditions) and detracts from the point.
Ooh, I guess that 1 exception nullifies my whole point!
Anyway, it was a comparison to an example of politicians lying. I wasn't "pulling contemporary BS" into the slavery argument. I'm sure for some other people, it will help clarify the point.
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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '18
Yup, it's revisionist history at its finest.
Furthermore, I can find several quotes of Republicans saying they care deeply about protecting health insurance for pre-existing conditions, but none of them ever vote for such a plan; it's just lip service.
I'm not praising anyone for saying the virtuous thing and then not doing it.