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FactCheck on the Presidential Debates

It’s always good to check in with FactCheck.org after any debate, since they generally do such a good job of cutting through the political crap that all sides and all candidates like to throw out there. Even better, sometimes they catch on to stuff you don’t even remember having been said.

To whit, check out this boner from Mitt Romney:

FactCheck.org: N.H. Debate: The GOP Field

Romney: And the reason health care isn’t working like a market right now is you have 47 million people that are saying, “I’m not going to play. I’m just going to get free care paid for by everybody else.” That doesn’t work.

OK, Mitt. Go ahead and call all 47 million uninsured Americans freeloads, and see how that does for your presidential aspirations. But, with both Democrats and Republicans debating the other night, it can be difficult to keep up with the B.S. To read more, check out the Democratic analysis here and the Republicans here.

By Tommy Belknap

Owner, developer, editor of DragonFlyEye.Net, Tom Belknap is also a freelance journalist for The 585 lifestyle magazine. He lives in the Rochester area with his wife and son.