According to PolitiFact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking website, the "Lie of the Year" for 2010 is "a government takeover of health care," referring to the health care bill passed by Congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Obama.
PolitiFact explains that the Big Lie, which originated with GOP propaganda consultant Frank Luntz, "is simply not true," since the law "relies largely on the free market."
Tea party/Republican Congressman Chris Gibson voted to repeal the health care law today, and repeated the Big Lie he told at almost every campaign stop, with an extra lying adjective:
"By voting to repeal the health care legislation passed last year, we’re one step closer to enacting health care reform that increases access to quality and affordable care in a way that does not result in a massive government takeover, harm small businesses, or step on our freedoms."
Rensselaer County's other Congressman, Paul Tonko, opposed the tea party/Republican stunt bill.
"I voted against this effort by House Republicans because repealing health care reform does not create jobs, it does not protect the middle class, and it balloons the deficit.
"The Affordable Care Act provides Americans with new benefits and protections that makes insurance more affordable and accessible – that’s why polls show most people are against a full repeal of reform.”
One part of the county has a Congressman who wants to provide health care security for his constituents.
The rest of the county has a Congressman who is a serial liar.
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