Posted on 02/13/2014 8:51:11 AM PST by nickcarraway
When President Obama told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in March 2012 that "after my election I have more flexibility," most assumed he was referring to foreign policy. It turns out Mr. Obama's ambitions weren't so limited.
Earlier this week, Mr. Obama demonstrated his imperial flexibility again, delaying another important provision of the Affordable Care Act. For firms with 50-99 employees, the president waived until 2016 the requirement they provide health insurance or pay a fine. Also, companies with 100 or more workers can avoid most of the law's penalties if they provide coverage to at least 75% of their workforce. The House Energy and Commerce Committee says this is Mr. Obama's 22nd delay or modification of his signature law.
Why did the president do this? Politics. Mr. Obama saw the firestorm that erupted last fall when Americans lost their health policies because their policies didn't conform to ObamaCare's requirement for "essential benefits" and other mandates. Based on a flurry of reports and estimates that have come out since October, Jim Angle of Fox News says that 6.2 million have lost their health coverage so far. (There is no hard number from the Department of Health and Human Services.)
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Can’t he just go away already???
Karl Rove - the Al Sharpton of the Republican Party.
It may make everybody here feel more macho to say insulting things about Karl Rove, but maybe people should read what he's saying first. And he's absolutely right.
Obama wants to have the effects of his plan delayed until after the elections, but since the plan is unworkable anyway, once they finally do go into effect (after the old system is completely destroyed, one piece at a time), single payer will become the cry of the voter.
After watching him waste Millions supporting RINO limp wristers who got their arses handed to them and publicly attacking Conservatives he didn’t support in the last election cycle there is NOTHING that sad sack of sh!t has to say that I need to hear.
Magnificient Bastard? Nah, just an Arragant one.
Yes, he's right on every point.
Look Rove gave us the big spending ‘compassionate conservative’ W. He also was instrumental in ensuring that Nancy Pelosi was speaker of the house. Last election cycle he cost conservatives big time. There is not one thing about this RINO that I care for.
Doesn’t matter if what he says is the truth. Even a broken clock is correct twice a day.
Rove is a pox upon all conservatives
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