You really expect to defeat the Left's arguments with boring counter-points and statistics? You defeat them with biting sarcasm, gallows humor, and pointing out their hypocrisy.
Sarah Palin - simply said "death panels" to describe Obamacare. Nearly killed it, compared to tons of articles written by pseudo-conservatives. Rush Limbaugh - "I hope he fails!" is another one.
Yes, I love Jonathan Swift style satire. But there is a little mean streak in Anns that seems more personal than the other peoples.