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STEVE CHAPMAN: Some statements are inherently unbelievable. Such as: ?I am an official of the gov?

By Glenn Reynolds

STEVE CHAPMAN:

Some statements are inherently unbelievable. Such as: “I am an official of the government of Nigeria, and I would like to deposit $60 million in your bank account.” Or: “I’m Barry Bonds, and I thought it was flaxseed oil.” And this new one: “I’m Barack Obama, and I favor more competition in health insurance.” That, however, is the claim behind his support of a government-run health insurance plan to give consumers one more choice. The president says a “public option” would improve the functioning of the market because it would “force the insurance companies to compete and keep them honest.”

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Full post as published by Instapundit.com on July 17, 2009 (boomark / email).