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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 13, 2013 22 Comments

There was one singularly most important aspect of the Obamacare computer problems detailed in this NY Times article, From the Start, Signs of Trouble at Health Portal. Not this: In March, Henry Chao, the chief digital architect for the Obama administration’s new online insurance marketplace, told industry...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 11, 2013 34 Comments

One thing you have to remember about Obamacare is that much of the financial pain, such as steep penalties, is back ended so that by the time people wake up to reality, the law has been operating for years and it's too late. Here's yet another...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 09, 2013 28 Comments

Is this really a surprise, considering who is in charge? Via AP, Questionable design blamed for health website woes: A decision by the Obama administration to require that consumers create online accounts before they can browse health overhaul insurance plans appears to have led to many of...

Posted by New Neo on September 26, 2013 77 Comments

Daniel Henninger of the WSJ believes that, if passed, Obamacare will do just that: This thing called "ObamaCare" carries on its back all the justifications, hopes and dreams of the entitlement state. The chance is at hand to let its political underpinnings collapse, perhaps permanently. If ObamaCare...

Posted by New Neo on September 25, 2013 32 Comments

The gist of the message is that, from the outset, the calculations used to sell Obamacare to the American public were slipshod and/or naive and/or mistaken and/or simplistic and/or outright lies (see more here). And this is news to exactly whom? Obamacare: One Blow After Another The Obamacare...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2013 15 Comments

I realize I have re-posted this a number of times. The original post was November 11, 2008, a week after Obama's first election.  Because I knew we had elected Door No. 2. Watching Ted Cruz and others on the floor of the Senate tonight, I have to...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 24, 2013 65 Comments
Senator Ted Cruz is currently "filibustering" on the Senate floor to #MakeDCListen on defunding Obamacare.  According to various pundits and outlets, this is not technically a filibuster of course, but Professor Jacobson explains that a vote for cloture is a vote for Harry Reid. Live Twitter feed at bottom of post. Update: It's over. By Senate rule, the new Senate "day" started at noon, and Cruz lost the floor. He spoke for almost 22 hours. [caption id="attachment_65901" align="alignnone" width="503"](Ted Cruz concluding filibuster by Senate Rule at Noon, September 25, 2013) (Ted Cruz concluding filibuster by Senate Rule at Noon, September 25, 2013)[/caption] https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/statuses/382898126975025152 https://twitter.com/DanaBashCNN/status/382901983000027136

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2013 34 Comments
Um, Michelle Malkin's health insurance will not be renewed due to Obamacare. Destruction of the private insurance market is what Obamacare is all about.  We've been saying that since the earliest days of the earliest drafts in the summer of 2009. It's not about expanding coverage to people who need it. Politifact Obamacare It's about leaving nothing left except government care.  And no, you can't keep your doctor or your present insurance. https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/381402534574698496 https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/381403140924243968

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2013 30 Comments
Two videos have been released by Generation Operation as part of a national campus push to convince young people not to sign up for Obamacare. If young people don't sign up, Obamacare become even more unsustainable, because the voodoo-economics behind it depend on the system sucking money out of the young to subsidize the less-young. First, for the ladies: Gentlemen, you're up next -- LEAN FORWARD! This was trolling extraordinaire.  What really inflames the left about these videos is that the group receives funding from a group to which the Koch brothers contribute.  That's enough of a connection to make these videos like flames to moths. The reaction has been severe hyperventilation, and attempts to dismiss it all as nonsense.  Those reactions are trying too hard. In the world of low information voters, these types of video approaches are just what the doctor ordered.  It's the imagery that matters. Here are some of the creepiest reactions:

1. Gawker

So obsessed with the Koch brothers, they even included a gif of David Koch in the same position as Uncle Sam: Creepy Obamacare Ad - Gawker1 Gawker Koch Creepy Obamacare

Posted by Laurel Conrad on September 17, 2013 25 Comments

Obamacare’s start date, October 1st,  is rapidly approaching. As the impending Tuesday draws nearer and nearer, new headlines are drawing attention to unsettling aspects of the system. Troubling enough was the NSA surveillance scandal this summer. Now, add sensitive medical information to the mix.  Concerned citizens...

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