The White House game plan on getting this awful health care bill passed and signed involves attacking those on the left, such as Howard Dean, who point out the bill's flaws.
The attacks, mimicked by Senate Conservadems like Mary Landrieu who are relishing this cover from the White House, also feature an element of faux elitism to those charged.
The clear subtext, emerging as a genuine narrative, goes something like: you arugula-chewing liberals with your laptops and your health care plans love to poke at castles in the air, while we are focused on helping real people in real trouble. You are ideologues and we are pragmatic.
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