Don't Get Sick in Texas

—By Kevin Drum

| Fri Nov. 6, 2009 8:33 AM PST

The governor of Texas has an op-ed in the Washington Post today explaining why his state is a great model for healthcare reform?  Seriously?  That's like "letting Dick Fuld testify on the adequacy of self-regulation on Wall Street," says Ezra Klein.  I think he's being too kind.  Holy cow.

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