It seems to be unclear who invented the term Obamacare. Most likely it was the media, for several reasons which I will not go into here.
McDermott is complaining that the Republicans are tying the bill to Obama, as his responsibility. Well, ... he wanted to take credit for it. Biden was caught on-mic telling the President that it was a “big f___ing’ deal.” At this Obama smiled.
Obama never has tried to give anyone else the credit.
The official name of the bill is so self-serving, as well as clumsy and unmemorable, that a shorter name was necessary and almost inevitable.
Note: McDermott is such a loon, that he deserves a nick-name of his own.
I got it! McDermott deserves the nickname McDermatitis, because he is an red itch which needs to be scratched.