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The shutdown may have temporarily sidetracked the Republicans, yet Obamacare threatens much worse for the Democrats. By 2014 the former will be ancient history, while the latter will be an ongoing mess.

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Victor Davis Hanson
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 5
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