tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402082.post6671999902900953301..comments2023-09-21T02:50:23.155-07:00Comments on HolyCoast: Several Orange County Supervisors Take a Principled Stand Against ObamacareRick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06087847892047296117noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402082.post-44156813908069466492012-03-07T12:15:24.749-08:002012-03-07T12:15:24.749-08:00These politicians really need to start cracking th...These politicians really need to start cracking the dictionary. There's nothing pragmatic about socialized medicine, as socialism has only ever worked well in theory:<br /><br />pragmatic (præɡˈmætɪk) <br />— adj <br />1. advocating behaviour that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma<br /><br /><br />A more appropriate word would've been 'cynical':<br /><br />cynical (ˈsɪnɪk ə l) <br />— adj <br />1. distrustful or contemptuous of virtue, esp selflessness in others; believing the worst of others, esp that all acts are selfish <br />2. sarcastic; mocking <br />3. showing contempt for accepted standards of behaviour, esp of honesty or morality: the politician betrayed his promises in a cynical wayLarrynoreply@blogger.com