Here’s a comment I found at the WaPo that I thought worth highlighting [typos corrected]: One of the strangest things about the President is his inability to back down even when he’s dead wrong. No one is getting fired and … Continue reading →
…that we wish had happened, because then it would make Republicans look really really bad. And lets only indicate way down towards the end that it almost certainly didn’t happen. Or something like that, if you’re Todd Purdum at Politico. … Continue reading →
…that is, if you’re willing to pay out of pocket to see him/her out of network, or buy a more inclusive plan and pay higher premiums. I guess we just never heard the whole quote. Many Medicare Advantage patients in … Continue reading →
…Stalin knew. They must calculate that it’s better for Obama to be considered unaware to the point of negligence than to say he was aware of the debacle and let it go ahead anyway. I suppose they think that their … Continue reading →
A popular argument on the right is that single payer was the goal of Obamacare all along. That certainly makes some sense, especially since quite a few Democrats (and even Obama, some years ago) are on record as supporting single … Continue reading →
And I agree. Much much more. The Obamacare website is only the tip of the iceberg, although if a substantial number of healthy non-Medicaid recipients aren’t able to sign up within a reasonable amount of time it could cause what’s … Continue reading →
So why not stage an Obamacare photo-op, featuring people who may or may not have actually enrolled? It’s all about the visuals. And even if the entire group of thirteen had in fact enrolled, it would be meaningless. Obamacare’s success … Continue reading →
Although, come to think of it, it certainly wouldn’t be the only government program to resemble that illustrious undertaking in Boston: The Big Dig was the most expensive highway project in the U.S. and was plagued by escalating costs, scheduling … Continue reading →
…the debacle that was the Obamacare website launch: For the past 12 days, a system costing more than $400 million and billed as a one-stop click-and-go hub for citizens seeking health insurance has thwarted the efforts of millions to simply … Continue reading →
Go to Legal Insurrection for some good coverage of today’s events in DC, with demonstrations by vets and truckers. Also via Legal Insurrection, take a look at this from the NY Times, about the Obamacare website: These are not glitches,” … Continue reading →
Some conservatives are predictably lashing out in frustration at John Boehner, whom they already neither liked nor trusted. Sellout. RINO. Wuss. You know the drill. But I don’t see it quite that way. Before there’s any misunderstanding (although as Popper … Continue reading →
So which will it be: catastrophe or no? And if it’s catastrophe, how soon will that happen? I will say at the outset: I don’t know the answer to either question. And what’s more, I don’t think anyone knows. That … Continue reading →