Democratic leaders and the White House are rejoicing over PolitiFact's assertion that "the biggest lie of the year" is the idea that the new health care reform law is equivalent to a government takeover of health care.
The White House and Democratic congressional offices redistributed the story widely on Friday, and White House adviser Stephanie Cutter blogged about it on the White House's Web site.
After laying out some of the biggest points PolitiFact makes, Cutter notes, "It is also worth noting that this is the second year in a row that PolitiFact's 'Lie of the Year' revolves around the Affordable Care Act -- last year it was 'Death Panels.'"
Several months before PolitiFact offered its decision, the White House had an unlikely ally in former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican and former heart surgeon who explored a 2008 presidential race.
Frist told RealClearPolitics in an October interview, "Those who call the law a federal government takeover are wrong." He added, "Care will continue to be delivered by non-government physicians and nurses working in non-government hospitals and facilities."
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