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The GOP is obsessed with Obamacare

It's official - Republicans are obsessed with Obamacare. If Obamacare were a woman, Congressional Republicans would likely be stalking it, and Obamacare would go to court for a restraining order. The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology recently held a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's transparency and accountability. This was bound to be interesting since 17 out of 22 Republican members of the committee don't believe in global warming. Things got a little weird when Georgia Representative Paul Broun engaged in the following back-and-forth with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy: Broun: "Let me ask you one more question because my time's running out. Are you signed up for Obamacare?" McCarthy: "No, I am not." Broun: "Why not?" McCarthy: "Well, because I'm lucky enough as a federal government [employee] that I have health care available to me which I've signed up for. In a few years, when that...