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Bill Clinton blasts GOP over Obamacare
politico.com ^ | October 27, 2013 | JAMES HOHMANN

Posted on 10/27/2013 8:28:08 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe

HAMPTON, Va. — Bill Clinton expressed confidence Sunday that the Obamacare web site problems will get fixed soon, and he lit into Republicans for being so critical of the law’s implementation.

“The computer deal will get fixed up. Don’t worry about that,” he said at a nighttime rally here for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, his third stop of the day.

The former president then recalled the problems implementing the now-popular Medicare Part D in 2006.

“Everybody’s forgotten, by the way, that when President George W. Bush and the Republicans put that Medicare Part D drug program in, it was more unpopular than the health care law and they had terrible problems with the computers,” he said. “Some seniors couldn’t even get medicine they had been getting, and the local pharmacists basically got together and made sure they stayed alive until the computers got fixed.”

Medicare Part D had some Democratic support, in contrast to the Affordable Care Act, which attracted no Republican support.

“But our side, we’re not so ideological,” said Clinton. “So, instead of bashing them and screaming about how incompetent they were, most of our people just tried to help people understand the law and make it work and then wait for it to get fixed.”

He tried to link it to a broader criticism of McAuliffe’s Republican opponent.

“There’s a big difference in being an ideologue and being practical,” said Clinton, “putting people first as opposed to some abstract philosophy first.”


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To: Tailgunner Joe

When the Medicare Part D signup process and website was implemented, the media had to search high and low to find occasional, and widely scattered, folks who had trouble finding a Part D plan that included in its formulary a prescription drug they needed at a low cost. They found a handful and touted them to high heaven. The cost of the Part D program ended up substantially less than was forecast. That despite the fact that while they expected an enrollment of 11 million folks, about 30 million folks ended up enrolled. The systems “technical issues” that existed at the time of Part D roll-out were relatively few and minor (i.e., the typical minor computer “bugs”), affected small numbers of individuals and were quickly fixed at minimal cost.

With the Obamacare roll-out on the other hand, the system couldn’t be made to work for most folks. The media (and the Obama administration) had to search high and low for folks who had successfully signed up for Obamacare. And of those they managed to “find”, many actually turned out to be bogus. Obamacare programmatic costs keep endlessly ballooning and will VASTLY exceed the stated expectations. The number of folks actually enrolling in Obamacare is far less than anticipated. The very extensive Obamacare system & website problems are beginning to be addressed at an undisclosed but likely exorbitant additional cost to be paid to Obama cronies.


21 posted on 10/27/2013 9:19:04 PM PDT by House Atreides ( D)
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To: Sioux-san
I believe it might have been an attempt to pre-empt the Democrats in their plan to buy drugs from Canada.

Ezekiel Emmanuel had a plan to enrich socialized healthcare in Canada with our tax dollars and impoverish our own drug companies.

22 posted on 10/27/2013 9:20:54 PM PDT by what's up
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To: Tailgunner Joe

The popular Eleanor Clift just predicted on ‘’The McLaughlin Group’’ that McAwful will win going away and said it will be “the women” who make the difference.


23 posted on 10/27/2013 9:23:45 PM PDT by Theodore R. (The grand pooh-bahs have spoken: "It's Jebbie's turn!" to LOSE!)
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To: laplata

It’s no much that Willie is slick but that his supporters are dense.


24 posted on 10/27/2013 9:24:54 PM PDT by Theodore R. (The grand pooh-bahs have spoken: "It's Jebbie's turn!" to LOSE!)
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To: Friendofgeorge

People don’t believe Juanita Broaddrick, and 90 percent have never heard of her. NBC won’t allow that tape ever to be shown again.


25 posted on 10/27/2013 9:27:00 PM PDT by Theodore R. (The grand pooh-bahs have spoken: "It's Jebbie's turn!" to LOSE!)
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To: Theodore R.

The Progressives rely on stupid followers. They can’t be found out that way.

That Obama was attractive to even a few people in 2008 is proof that our country is very sick.


26 posted on 10/27/2013 9:27:51 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Digger

When Clinton beat two decorated WW2 veterans in each of his elections, that pretty much summed up where things were headed - downhill.

You’re 100%, it shows what this country has become and it is NOT going to get better, at least anytime soon.


27 posted on 10/27/2013 9:32:25 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Did white southern racists have the right to cotton? You can’t have the right to a good or service without having the right to make someone else a slave to provide it. If you’re not going to do that, then you have to get back to asking the question of how do you make sure this product or service is as widely available as possible. And everyone knows that the private sector can deliver a product that is far more abundant and cheaper than the government can.

If health care could be delivered better by having government employees produce it, why should any other good or service be delivered by the private sector? Why shouldn’t the government distribute everything for “free” through taxes, i.e. grow and distribute all our food, build all our housing, build all our cars, make all our clothes?

Then you have the question of why would anyone be motivated to show up and work any job if everything they need is going to be provided for free? Therefore, who is actually going to grow that food, build those houses and work as a doctor or nurse? Unless you turn the country in a giant prison camp where people are ordered by men with guns to do those things.

This discussion of “single payer” health care cannot be separated from the age-old debate of whether communism or capitalism works better. These topics are one in the same.


28 posted on 10/27/2013 9:36:38 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

some abstract philosophy

To these people, the Constitution is
“some abstract philosophy”.

Ya got to hand it to Obama though,
he makes the Clintons look like
penny ante grifters...


29 posted on 10/27/2013 9:56:22 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Shut up Slick. You’ve haven’t been elected to anything lately. Go away maggot.


30 posted on 10/27/2013 10:02:09 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare should have been tested on politicians before being released to the public!)
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To: Digger

Here’sxan example of how we have become injured or numb because of jackals like the Clinton’s: the White Water real estate scandal was over $300,000 and people got excited over allegations that the ‘First Couple’s used their influence to pressure a loan to friend Susan McDougal.

The ‘Affordable Health Care’ web site contract channeled over a half-trillion dollars to the company of a college pal of the Obamas.

Yawn.


31 posted on 10/27/2013 10:07:47 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: tumblindice
Was he wagging his “I did not have ...” crooked finger, ‘Mr. Pointer’?


32 posted on 10/27/2013 10:32:16 PM PDT by Stand Watch Listen ( L.I.P. (low information President))
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To: Tailgunner Joe

“But our side, we’re not so ideological,” said Clinton.”

LOL!!!


33 posted on 10/27/2013 10:33:52 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Thank you Mr. Clinton. Now go back to your room and flip your minnow.


34 posted on 10/27/2013 10:35:26 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Rennes Templar

The people that say health care is a right. Do they know how incredibly stupid that is? It’s impossible. If health care were a right, then I should be able to walk into any clinic and demand to be seen and treated for whatever I want - plastic surgery, thinning hair, yellow teeth, wrinkles, etc. Whatever I decided I needed or wanted would have to be given to me without charge. It’s absolutely ridiculous to say health care is a right.


35 posted on 10/27/2013 10:39:01 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
“The computer deal will get fixed up. Don’t worry about that,” he said at a nighttime rally here for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, his third stop of the day.

Don't you just love it when a techno-ignoramus lectures us? And it's the Horny Hick from Hope to boot!

36 posted on 10/28/2013 12:52:25 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
“But our side, we’re not so ideological,” said Clinton.


37 posted on 10/28/2013 12:53:54 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
Bill Clinton expressed confidence Sunday that the Obamacare web site problems will get fixed soon, and he lit into Republicans for being so critical of the law’s implementation.

The web site problems are symptomatic of the scores of problems with Obamacare.

The Affordable Care Act will increase the cost of health care and reduce the life expectancy of Americans, while destroying what is left of the economy and health care industry.

Please, Democrats, please read the ACA and help to get rid of this miserable, failed policy. There have to be better ways to help those without affordable health care without increasing the number of people with zero health care!

38 posted on 10/28/2013 3:08:30 AM PDT by olezip (Time obliterates the fictions of opinion and confirms the decisions of nature. ~ Cicero)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Please Billlly Clintoooooon, just fade away with the Blue Dress that you stained and a box of Cigars! That’s your real legacy.


39 posted on 10/28/2013 6:07:39 AM PDT by leprechaun9
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To: JediJones

Well said.


40 posted on 10/28/2013 7:23:54 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (Seen any scandal headlines lately?)
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