Posted on 12/04/2014 10:33:42 AM PST by Aspenhuskerette
In an ironic twist, the long-awaited sequel to the cult classic “Dumb and Dumber” opened as Americans discovered that in the eyes of our political class, we’re like the film’s low-IQ duo — “stupid voters.”
Caught dropping truth bombs in a series of videos, MIT professor and Obamacare co-architect Jonathan Gruber describes how policymakers hid the Affordable Care Act’s true nature.
“Call it the stupidity of the American voter,” Gruber chortled, since “that was really, really critical to getting the thing to pass.”
But who’s the dunce, considering Gruber is now persona non grata in capitals where he’s earned millions of taxpayer dollars for his wizardry?
Prior to Obamacare’s enactment, Americans overwhelmingly approved their health-insurance plans — 86 percent, according to Time magazine’s July 2009 poll. Fearing their health-system-upending plan wouldn’t survive public scrutiny, Gruberites launched an operation to obfuscate and deceive.
Without a vote to spare, there wasn’t time to Think Again about Obamacare’s numerous taxes, employment disincentives and cross-subsidies from healthy to sick (including those with unhealthy behaviors) and young to old.
“We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it,” Nancy Pelosi insisted, demonstrating how raw political ambition trumped the consent of the governed in passing modern history’s most consequential law.
In our era of secretly negotiated lawmaking, “comprehensive” legislation (Obamacare, Dodd-Frank’s “Wall Street reform” and the Senate’s immigration bill) means it is complex enough to hide the special-interest-laden truth.
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That would be democratic voters since no republicans believed any of their lies or voted for it.
This indicates the utter disdain that the democratic leadership has for the intelligence of its base.
Its one reason they are incapable of thoughtfully debating issues. They know they don't have to, their base is to stupid to understand anything beyond "Hope and Change".
Whether it be health care, global warming, taxes you name it, Gruber and the DNC are spot on when it comes to understanding their voters.
No, that is a Hugo Chavez pantomime congress. That is what rule by decree looks like. That is banana republic politics right out in broad daylight.
Do you believe the Republican leadership will do ANYTHING to stop Obamnesty? I don’t. The Chamber of Commerce wants their ROI.
Baarry H.O. is using an Executive Order as his rule of law...NOT CONGRESS! This is a Constitutional problem now because Barry is circumventing Constitutional Law. It is amazing how the Dems lie or are just plain dumb about U.S. History......
By the way Barry was not a Constitutional Professor, he was an ADJUNCT 'professor'.
Sen. Obama has often referred to himself as “a constitutional law professor” out on the campaign trail. He never held any such title. And I think anyone, if you ask anyone in academia the distinction between a professor who has tenure and an instructor that does not, you’ll find that there is … you’ll get quite an emotional response.
Nice article. You bear good witness to the destruction of our republic.
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