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Rep. Connie Mack, a Republican from Florida running for the U.S. Senate, called it "the largest tax on the American people in history" in a press release. Florida GOP congressional candidate state Rep. Gary Aubuchon said on Twitter that the "ruling confirms Obamacare is the largest tax increase in U.S. history.

U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry, R-Pa., put it this way: "This is the largest tax increase on the poor and the middle class in the history of this country"; and Alabama Republican Party chair Bill Armistead said that "The United States Supreme Court has essentially created the largest tax increase in American history."

Then there's Limbaugh, who turned up the rhetoric on radio the way only he can.

Forget the United States,"Obamacare is nothing more than the largest tax increase in the history of the world," he declared.

This claim is wrong.

While the health care law certainly is, on the whole, a tax increase, it’s not the largest in American history -- and as such -- cannot be the largest in the history of the world. (Luckily, there's enough U.S.-based research that we don't have to explore the tax increases of the Roman Empire, adjusted for inflation.)

4 Pinocchios for Obama’s newest anti-Romney ad

4 Pinocchios for Obama’s newest anti-Romney ad - The Washington Post

well, gee, i guess we now know why you are here.

Willard in 2012!

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

Anybody But Obama 2012 is my affiliation!

The "anybody" but vote creed says a lot about the choices being put forth by the opposition . . . That it doesn't matter who it is or what they stand for. Such a smart way of choosing a candidate.

Neither story is worth the electrons it took to put it on the web. Politifact was a bad idea, poorly executed. No credibility, IMHO.

On the other hand, Connie Mack's ad is preposterous. The GOP’s Laughable New ‘Obamacare’ Attack | TPMDC

Hope & Change! MOFO! Hope & Change!

It worked for Obama in 2008---Remember the "anybody but Bush"? and he wasn't even on the ballot!!

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I did a search for "anybody but bush" as a phrase on this forum and couldnt find an instance of it for 2007 or 2008 posts.

Yep, I've been an ABBO supporter for about four years now.

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Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

Until it is reconfigured to find absolutely no fault with anything Obama?

Here I always heard payment for medical insurance called "premiums".

Isn't that what the costs associated with the healthcare act are really?

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

This would be the brilliant statement of Philip Fox, intellect extraordinaire.

How's the Cape in the summer Phil?

For those that don't know Phil, he's better known as "Billybob", DB extraordinaire.

Phil won't be remaining on the board very long so enjoy him while you can.

200cc. of Liquid Mellarill daily seems like it would be sufficient

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