Brad Phillips: “The words ‘Edsel,’ ‘Buckner,’ and ‘Ishtar’ stand as single-word reminders of spectacular failures. The question now facing the Obama administration is whether the term ‘Obamacare’ will join their ranks — not in reference to the policy itself, but rather to its botched rollout…”
Will ‘Obamacare’ Become a Linguistic Symbol of Failure?
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