Posted on 12/06/2013 8:09:08 AM PST by Kaslin
Friendly fire from antsy Democrats:
Anger among Democrats over the rollout of ObamaCare is deep. The third aide, who works for a senator up for reelection in 2014, said the White House had “s--t the bed.” Now, the staffer said, the president’s sinking approval ratings are an additional problem. “Everyone recognizes that our electoral process is tied to the president’s standings,” the aide said. “I think it’s in everyone’s best interest to get the site working again.” During one recent caucus meeting, a few senators grumbled while McDonough sought to ease their discomfort. And one senator stood up and asked for a political point of contact at the White House. “No one really knows who to turn to over there anymore,” one Senate staffer explained. “No one knows who handles what. I think that’s part of the problem.”
Maybe this unnamed source is unusually cheesed off with the president because DC's exchange website broke down for Congressional staffers yesterday. In any case, Team Blue is deeply invested in the fallacy that once the tech issues get cleared up, Obamacare will magically rebound -- or at least fade as an issue. This is delusional. Republicans didn't run against Obamacare (and win) in 2010 based on dire predictions that Healthcare.gov would be a humiliating technological basketcase. That self-inflicted wound is political gravy for the GOP. They turned the public against the law by sounding the alarm that Obamacare would cost too much, dump people from their coverage, limit access to care, and raise premiums -- all of which were dismissed as vicious lies and smears by the law's backers. Oops. The website will get fixed eventually, although not before more awful snafus and failures harm a lot of people. But once that credibility-destroying chapter is finally over, the unfixable substance of the law will remain in place. A functioning website won't help Obamacare when premiums increase again next year, or when millions more Americans lose their existing coverage. If anything, Democrats are still supplying Republicans with fresh ammo for future use. Here's a CBS News clip from last week featuring several bytes of Jay Carney still assuring consumers on the employer-based market that they have nothing to worry about (scroll ahead to 1:30):
CBS: ObamaCare Hiking Costs For Employers, Forcing Them To Drop Coverage For Workers
Come next year, this betray will scorch massive swath of the population. What new feeble spin will Harry Reid invent to try to explain that away? What will Democrats tell people like Joel Lund and his family:
Health Insurance Costs Nearly Double For Boise Man
"We're going to go from paying about $770 a month, which we were paying up until October, to about $1300. I don't see how that helped. From an emotional point of view, I don't think you can really prepare yourself for it. The unbelievable complexity of it. The lack of transparency of it. The horrific surprises."
Don't miss the interview near the end of the report with an insurance broker who says Lund's experience is pretty commonplace among her clients. "Anecdotes!" Unlike ordinary people like this, of course.
“If it begins seriously looking like “Massive Democrat defeats in the midterms”, look for the dems to jump ship and start screaming for full veto proof repeal.”
I actually think what you’re describing might be the best chance to get this horrifying law repealed. Obama has made it clear that he’s not going to lift a finger to help Senate Democrats up for re-election in 2014, and I think every one of these people would cheerfully sell their grandmothers to in order to stay in office.
Once we get past the 2014 midterms the narrative will shift to how the “saner and more experienced” Hillary Clinton is going to come in and save the day in 2016, and there won’t be any chance of Democrats voting to override Obama’s veto.
Hell, I think by the time summer of 2014 roles around we could probably get several panicked Democrat Senators go along with impeachment. Remember, none of these people have any marketable skills, and they damn sure don’t want to have to look for jobs in the dismal economy they’ve helped to create.
“The White House s**t the bed!”
Why, yes they did. And now they’re going to call it a mud bath and charge everybody $1,000 and make us roll in it.
*And what’s more, that big boat you’re building is
OFFENSIVE.*
“And look at the size of the footprint, Noah!
Do you have any idea of the methane released into the atmosphere by all those animals?
Do you have a permit to build that thing?”
Okay - you get the log in (aka “front”) side of the site working.
Then what happens in four or five weeks when people who have completed the application (aka “front”) side of the site discover that they still don’t have health insurance?
Or, what happens when the Emperor is told he had no legal right to delay the employer mandate and all of those policies start getting cancelled?
These collective idiots are living from crises to crises and have no ability to see “over the hill” in time to avoid or at least prepare for the next crises.
And yeah, I'm sure Democrats did the numbers’ and if the medical system had worked (which it won't) they would help the permanent parasite class - and even make it larger. Those are the people who will be helped. And others? The working class will be hurt. Students will be hurt. Young successful types will be hurt. The middle class will be hurt.
The problem for dems is they've already got the permanent parasite class. Dems have shored up voters they couldn't throw away if they wanted to.
And all those lovely swing voters? They're totally p*ssed off... The gullible young? Not so gullible now that Obama’s screwed them over... Working families will be bankrupted by one illness. Doctors will stop accepting government 'health care' and they'll stop taking Medicare. That gives us ALL the old people...
Too bad some Democrats are waking up... better if they had just kept digging the hole deeper - - which on second thought is was the majority of them will do...
I will not think about what I could do with that extra $530 a month instead of pouring it into the Obamacare hole. I will not think about what I could do with that ......
If the website works, the plan is still skewed. Read this email I got about ObamaFlowers — then pass it on.
Obama Flowers - Have you ordered yours yet?
(Receptionist) Hello, Welcome to ObamaFlowers, My name is Trina. How can I help you?
(Customer) Hello, I received an email from Professional Flowers stating that my flower order has been canceled and I should go to your exchange to reorder it. I tried your website, but it seems like it is not working. So I am calling the 800 number.
(Receptionist) Yes, I am sorry about the website. It should be fixed by the end of November – or maybe December. But I can help you.
(Customer) Thanks, I ordered a “Spring Bouquet” for our anniversary, and wanted it delivered to my wife.
(Receptionist Interrupting) Sir, “Spring Bouquets” do not meet our minimum standards, I will be happy to provide you with Red Roses.
(Customer) But I have always ordered “Spring Bouquets”, done it for years, my wife likes them.
(Receptionist) Roses are better, sir. I am sure your wife will love them.
(Customer) Well, how much are they?
(Receptionist) It depends sir, do you want our Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum package.
(Customer) What’s the difference?
(Receptionist) 6, 12,18 or 24 Red Roses.
(Customer) The Silver package may be okay, how much is it?
(Receptionist) It depends sir, what is you monthly income?
(Customer) What does that have to do with anything?
(Receptionist) I need that to determine your government flower subsidy, then I can determine how much your out of pocket cost will be. But if your income is below our minimums for a subsidy, then I can refer you to our FlowerAid department.
(Customer) FlowerAid?
(Receptionist) Yes, Flowers are a Right, everyone has a right to flowers. So, if you can’t afford them, then the government will supply them free of charge.
(Customer) Who said they were a Right?
(Receptionist) Congress passed it, the President signed it and the Supreme Court found it Constitutional.
(Customer) Whoa.....I don’t remember seeing anything in the Constitution regarding Flowers as a Right.
(Receptionist) It is not really a Right in the Constitution, but ObamaFlowers is Constitutional because the Supreme Court Ruled it a “Tax”. Taxes are Constitutional. But we feel it is a Right.
(Customer) I don’t believe this...
(Receptionist) It’s the law of the land sir. Now, we anticipated most people would go for the Silver Package, so what is you monthly income sir?
(Customer) Forget it, I think I will forgo the flowers this year.
(Receptionist) In that case sir, I will still need your monthly income.
(Customer) Why?
(Receptionist) To determine what your ‘non-participation’ cost would be.
(Customer) WHAT? Your can’t charge me for NOT buying flowers!
(Receptionist) It’s the law of the land, sir, approved by the Supreme Court. It’s $9.50 or 1% of your monthly income.....
(Customer)interrupting) This is ridiculous, I’ll pay the $9.50..
(Receptionist) Sir, it is the $9.50 or 1% of your monthly income, whichever is greater.
(Customer) ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What a ripoff!!
(Receptionist) Actually sir, it is a good deal. Next year it will be 2%.
(Customer) Look, I’m going to call my Congressman to find out what’s going on here. This is ridiculous. I’m not going to pay it.
(Receptionist) Sorry to hear that sir, that’s why I had the NSA track this call and obtain the make and model of the cell phone your are using.
(Customer) Why does the NSA need to know what kind of CELL PHONE I AM USING?
(Receptionist) So they get your GPS coordinates sir
(Door Bell rings followed immediately by a loud knock on the door)
(Receptionist) That would be the IRS sir. Thanks for calling ObamaFlowers, have a nice day...and God
Hillary should be easy to counter on Health Care - just show the chart from her last attempt.
It didn't even get past the (D)s...:^)
““Everyone recognizes that our electoral process is tied to the president’s standings,” the aide said”
I don’t believe that for a NY minute. HIS black peeps still say, as a majority, that their idol can do no wrong.
The best civic duty young people can be involved in is preparing themselves for life. They should be spending their $ on education, college funds for the kids, buying real estate, IRA contributions, etc.
Yet Obama is telling them their civic duty is socialism. Gag.
He will have done a lot of damage, but maybe this is the path which will lead toward concierge care, REAL reform like shopping across state lines.
The other option is universal health care but I really don't think the majority of the public has too much of an appetite for that at this point.
hence liesthe solution, work hard as hell not to get them to sign up. ideniy theft being huge issue. paying way more because they need them to pay for sick older folks’ bills.
How to nationalize a mid-term election.
it is to/destroy the midle’class.
can’t have socialism survive with a middle’class. just 5-10% inner party, and 90-95% outer party proles.
they’ve put it on toast and moocher says you’re gonna eat it or else.
Who has an extra $530 a month? If reports are true, most Americans live paycheck to paycheck barely making ends meet. I have a good paying job, but not an extra $530 a month. Didn’t Zero say that health insurance payments would be like a monthly cell phone bill? Not my cell phone bill.
As I previously pointed out, history repeats itself. Only the unsmart ignore it.
FDR’s dem Congress turned on him for things similar to nobama and only the Japs and Hitler saved him and his reputation.
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