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Divided We Stand

Divided We Stand
New book about the 2020 election.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Boratcare

The movie Borat begins with a satirical version of the Kazakhstan national anthem. “Filtration system is a marvel to behold,” the song goes. “It removes 80 percent of human solid waste.” Needless to say, the joke is that 80 percent is a ridiculously low standard for something that ought to be 100 percent effective.

This line, from The Hill, is not a joke: “Administration officials say they’ll deem HealthCare.gov a success if 80 percent of its visitors can buy health insurance plans online.”