USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit

Re:USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit by refurb on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @10:25PM (#13478201)

I may not agree with your assessment, but you put some thought into it and avoided hyperbole, which is rare on HN.

I disagree with one big point:it's not ridiculous that the Republicans never came up with an alternative ACA plan during Obama's presidency

That's what Obama said, again and again (goes to your comment about the "language of truth"), but the Republicans did submit 4 bills into Congress as ACA alternatives.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/yes-obama-republicans-have...

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Re:USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit by tunesmith on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @12:15AM (#13478755)

Well you got me on the surface details there. But I think the sense of the point is still correct, in that the Republicans did not advance a plan that they actually wanted to pass. They've got the House, the Senate, and the Presidency now, so they could advance any one of those four plans right now if they wanted. I'll update my views if the plan they settle on is anywhere close to one of those four.

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Re:USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit by jmaygarden on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @12:02AM (#13478684)

It's seems to me that you've gutted the entire argument of the GP. The ACA was the only piece of evidence presented. Everything else is unsubstantiated personal opinion.

I also take issue with the lack of scope and over-generalization. Did Abraham Lincoln (R) use the language of power? Did George Wallace (D) use the language of truth? Is Donald Trump a typical Republican? Both parties have and are evolving over time.

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