On Aug. 28 Joseph Lieberman said: "isn't Medicare coverage of prescription drugs really about the values ofthe Fifth Commandment: Honoryourfa- ther and mother ?" On Sept. 5 George W. Bush said: "By history and by choice, our nation makes a promise: We will honor our fathers and mothers by providing quality health insurance to every senior citizen." The battle is joined. At times it seems to be largely a battle between reactionary liberalism and reactive conservatism. Such liberalism circles the wagons to defend existing government programs from challenges (e.g., public education against school-choice voucher programs) or even modest revision (e.g., partial privatization of Social Security).
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机译：8月28日，约瑟夫·利伯曼（Joseph Lieberman）说：“医疗保险所涵盖的处方药是否真的与第五诫：尊敬的母亲和母亲的价值有关？” 9月5日，乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush）说：“根据历史和选择，我们的国家作出了承诺：我们将通过为每位老年人提供优质的健康保险来兑现我们的父母。”战斗参加了。有时，这似乎在很大程度上是反动自由主义与反应性保守主义之间的斗争。这种自由主义绕过了马车，以捍卫现有的政府计划免受挑战（例如，针对学校选择凭证计划的公共教育）甚至进行适度的修订（例如，对社会保障进行部分私有化）。
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