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The governor of Texas has an op-ed in the Washington Post today explaining why his state is a great model for healthcare reform? Seriously? That’s like “letting Dick Fuld testify on the adequacy of self-regulation on Wall Street,” says Ezra Klein. I think he’s being too kind. Holy cow.