The final-paragraph kicker in Robert B. Reich's Washington Post op-ed piece last Monday urged Democrats to "stand up -- loudly and clearly -- for the little guy" during forthcoming congressional debates about health care policy. Which phrase, appearing in Reich's own words, was no doubt the Post's ostensible justification for the headline it gave his essay. Still, running that headline directly under the famously short former Labor secretary's byline seems rather nasty, doesn't it? Maybe just a wee bit?
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The final-paragraph kicker in Robert B. Reich's Washington Post op-ed piece last Monday urged Democrats to "stand up -- loudly and clearly -- for the little guy" during forthcoming congressional debates about health care policy. Which phrase, appearing in Reich's own words, was no doubt the Post's…
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