Posted on 03/25/2015 2:21:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
You posted that to another thread as well. Did you read the article?
From the article:
Members of Congress used to get their health insurance just like any other federal employee,
but Obamacare changed that. An amendment from Republican Sen. Charles Grassley kicked
lawmakers and their staffers out of the exchange for federal employees; instead,
they would have to use an Obamacare exchange. The government can still cover a
portion of their premiums, just as almost all large employers do for their employees.
atta boy EEE
Mr. Cruz is really getting into liberals’ heads. That’s not hard to do, seeing as how must liberals are 50 IQ apes. I’m loving it.
He’s in their heads and way ahead of them...its really simple actually...for one just stop being on defense. Cruz IS the winning team...more and more are now seeing what alot of us have known about him. He’s strategic, he’s modern, but he’s got a great solid grounding in conservatism.
He is not forced to be in government system. He could have purchased a private plan outside of the exchange. They could have Cobra’ed his wife’s plan. There are a lot of ways he could have insurance without getting the government involved. With his money, he has a lot more options than the “Joe six-pack” American, and he is going with the government plan. How can this NOT be fodder for detractors?
Again, did you read the article?
I see that. I googled it
Seems they had to have their arms twisted.
Or smart enough to follow the law.
Yes. The article is rationalization, not information. The historic American Tea Party was a bunch of Americans who threw tea in the harbor, rather than participate in an unjust program. Cruz could have made headlines instead of punchlines.
Cobra only lasts 18 months. I’m certainly not going to attack the man for following the law. One lawless President is enough.
She’s on Bubba’s coattail plan no doubt.
I am not suggesting that he and his family should go without insurance. I’m just saying that he missed a perfect “Throw the Tea into the Harbor” moment. Now he’s one of 16 million in a governemtn program.
You may be right, although I am not completely convinced. We shall see in the coming days and months if there is a negative response by a significant number of potential voters.
Ted Cruz / Sarah Palin 2016
Ted Cruz / Scott Walker 2016
At this point, I think everyting Cruz does is going to draw fire. If he had done as you suggest, he would have been criticized for thinking he was exempt from the laws that apply to the rest of us. I think this is much ado about nothing.
I hope Cruz sues BamBam, Pelosi and Reid personally for poor health care and takes it to a class action suit.
I am not anti-Cruz and fear that I may be construed as such, so let me make myself clear. I don’t think he did anything wrong, as much as I think it was an opportunity to drill a point home. This could have been a Tea in the Harbor, burn your draft card, refuse to move to the back of the bus moment, and he let it pass.
You are right. He is obeying the law. We’ll have to see what he has up his sleeve. Heck, he’s only been on the campaign trail two days now. Certainly there is a learning curve.
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