Of course
(Washington Post) President Obama on Tuesday sought to redirect some of the political blame for the botched rollout of the federal health insurance exchange to Republicans, characterizing GOP lawmakers as rooting for the law’s failure.
Addressing a gathering of business executives, Obama acknowledged that the health-care rollout “has been rough, to say the least,†and he lamented the government’s archaic information-technology procurement system.
Obama said that fixes to the HealthCare.gov Web portal are underway and that the exchange will function for a majority of people by the end of November. But the president said staunch opposition from congressional Republicans is inhibiting the law’s implementation.
“One of the problems we’ve had is one side of Capitol Hill is invested in failure,†Obama said at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council meeting in Washington. “We obviously are going to have to remarket and rebrand, and that will be challenging in this political environment.â€
Not one Republican voted for this mess. Republicans did not control Congress when this horrible law was passed. Democrats still control the Senate. Republicans do no control the Executive Branch in the least, which was charged with getting this travesty up and running. But, because Republicans root for O-care’s failure, obviously they must be at fault. Hey, I root for Dallas, Eagles, and Redskins to lose. Does that put me at fault when Romo and the Cowboys have another epic December swoon?
Republicans can’t stop Obamacare until they win the White House and Senate. Period. But, of course, this was all about No Drama Obama Blamestorming and blame-shifting. He hasn’t fired one person for the disaster of a rollout.
What, George W wasn’t available?
It’s laughable at best and extremely stupid at worst. Obama is desperate.
That said, if the Cowboys go into an epic swoon, I hold you responsible Teach.