“I think they put some lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.”

— John McCain

Criticizing Hillary Clinton's health-care plan as being "eerily reminiscent" of the plan she advocated as First Lady, 11 October 2007 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-campaign10-2008sep10,0,311675.story <br class="br">2000s, 2007

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