Never Mind the Facts

Flash Back
Two key domestic policy objectives of the Bush Administration came under attack today as the data meant to provide the supporting rationale was found to be flawed and, in some instances, fraudulent. The revelations have unleashed a firestorm of media coverage and Administration officials are being pressed to explain whether the President will withdraw his support for these programs. (RedStateVT News, 11/27/2008)

Flash Forward
Two key domestic policy objectives of the Obama Administration came under attack today as the data meant to provide the supporting rationale was found to be flawed and, in some instances, fraudulent. Administration officials issued no statement and the media largely ignored the revelations. (RedStateVT News, 11/27/2009)

Of course, the two issues are global warming and health care. The above items are illustrative, but we believe they pretty much ring true. We now know that climate change advocates have been faking the data. We also know that those reports that infant mortality in the U.S. is worse than – fill in the blank with any third world country – are likewise false. Turns out that in the U.S. we go to extraordinary lengths to keep newborn babies alive, while other countries simply don’t count babies who die soon after birth. (Ann Coulter ran seven columns from August through October that get to these issues and are required reading on health care.)

But, of course, liberal reaction to facts that contradict their world view is simply to ignore them. Hence “fixing” global warming and the U.S. health care remain top priorities for Obama.