May 14, 2009 9:58AM 

# Toles on Obama/Health-Care-Lobbyist Media Stunt 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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Today’s *Washington Post* has a terrific editorial [cartoon](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinion/ssi/images/Toles/c_05142009_520.gif) about this week’s announcement by President Obama and health care industry lobbyists that they’re all willing to reduce health care spending growth by 1.5 percentage points.

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