Thu
Dec 17 2009
05:17 pm
By: Virgil Proudfoot
Now that any meaningful healthcare reform has been defeated, here's something all the insco CEOs can treat themselves to, using the money we will soon be required to pay them for unaffordable "coverage."
Bon voyage! Maybe Holy Joe and Obomber will be rewarded with an oceanview suite!
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