tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031117166106832786.post9087480133498377408..comments2012-01-31T08:39:51.274-08:00Comments on Moderately Rational: Health Care and the Deficit DriversDavid Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713435341102305865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031117166106832786.post-52882184839410859672011-08-05T13:58:04.294-07:002011-08-05T13:58:04.294-07:00I'm told that Abraham Lincoln once said "...I'm told that Abraham Lincoln once said "You can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time."<br /><br />But what Lincoln may not have realized is that you only have to fool 51% of the people every 4 years.David Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713435341102305865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031117166106832786.post-89869667013183598462011-08-05T05:32:31.365-07:002011-08-05T05:32:31.365-07:00Winning elections is easy - give the (majority of ...Winning elections is easy - give the (majority of the) people what they want. Dont sleep with the intern, and be sure to graduate from college and support the troops no matter what.<br /><br />The trick is when the people want two (or more) diametrically opposed thing. Say like, I dunno, low taxes and big health care/military. What a pickle, eh?<br /><br />Answer: Claim to be doing it all! Shuffle the shells, find the ball, but not before the votes are cast. Then, a few years later, when the voters rub their chin and say, "wait...hold on a minute. what just happened there?", you change topics - quickly.<br /><br />Rinse and repeat.Dr. Buffalo Gonzo Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984045760806401662noreply@blogger.com