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Obama Becoming
a Punchline, but Obamacare Is No Joke
Ed Feulner
November 14, 2013
“The Tonight Show” is a cultural bellwether, so when its studio
audience roars its approval at Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) quip that
Obamacare is “the biggest job killer in this country,” you know
something’s happening across our land.
The truth is now gushing out on the President’s signature legislation,
which has become a late-night punchline that not even reliably liberal
“Saturday Night Live” or Jon Stewart can keep from satirizing. The fact
that fewer than 27,000 people “selected” plans—but didn’t necessarily
buy them—on HealthCare.gov in five and a half weeks tells a tale in
itself. (We had a little fun with it here.)
Conservatives who sought to defund this law can take pride in taking a
stand that is looking better and better with each passing day—one that
will not be forgotten. Progressives who shut down the government
because they would not compromise are, on the other hand, looking over
their shoulders and taking arrows, even from the left.
This is why the President’s approval ratings are at an all-time low,
according to an impartial Quinnipiac poll released this week. It said
that only 36 percent approve of the President’s job on health care; 38
percent on foreign policy; 32 percent on the economy; and 35 percent on
immigration. By a margin of 52 percent to 44 percent, Americans say
their President is a dishonest man.
Late-night comedians notwithstanding, Obamacare isn’t funny to the
millions losing their insurance after being repeatedly reassured by the
President that “if you like your present insurance you can keep it.
Period.” For many of those losing their coverage, the options they have
are anything but cheap.
It is even less funny that this lie was essential to passage of the
law. Obamacare squeezed through on the narrowest of margins—no
Republican voted for it, and Senate rules had to be twisted—and the
bill would have died had President Obama spoken the truth and said
“millions will lose their insurance coverage.”
It also isn’t funny to those who are seeing their premiums go up.
According to Heritage researcher Drew Gonshorowski, premiums are going
to increase for individuals buying insurance in the exchanges in at
least 42 of 47 states...
Read the rest of the article at Heritage Network
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