They learned nothing from Phil Hare

Published February 27, 2012 5:00am ET



One of the greatest upsets of the 2010 election cycle was the defeat of former Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill.. The congressman from northwest Illinois lost after this answer he gave on Obamacare was uploaded to YouTube and went viral:

It appears that Hare’s fellow Democrats learned nothing. Here is Rep. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., explaining away the religious freedom problem posed by the Obamacare mandate for employers to pay for contraception and sterilizations:

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I’m adding this to my tips for morally corrupt congressmen. First, don’t choke your mistress. Second, at least pretend you care about the Constitution when you’re talking to the riff-raff.

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