Saturday, November 02, 2013

Larwyn's Linx: A Critical Insight into Obamacare's Failure

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Nation

A Critical Insight into Obamacare's Failure: Michael Kennedy
Obamacare Is The Apotheosis of the Progressive Mindset: Ace
CNN: Senate Democrats Killed Your Insurance Policy: LI

Obamacare Boomerangs on Democrats Up For Reelection: Susan Brown
Why did Obama throw away his shutdown advantage over Obamacare?: Moe Lane
A split ruling on birth-control mandate: Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog

Mother Jones: 'Democratic Incumbents in Big Trouble': Noel Sheppard
Stopping Obamacare in Virginia: Ken Cuccinelli
Mark Levin endorses Dean Young, blasts U.S. Chamber of Commerce: AL

Economy

‘The Great Achievements of Liberalism’ a/k/a ‘The Ponzi Scheme’: McCarthy
Americans Keep Moving to States With Low Taxes and Housing Costs: Barone
U.S. Foodstamp Program Gets A 6% Haircut: What Happens Next?: ZH

The TEA Party Keeps TEAing Along: Matt Bruce
Low-info Obama voters shocked to find low-cost insurance is dead: WyBlog
Attention, Eric Holder: FNI

Scandal Central

Rep. Steve Stockman Calls for Select Committee to Investigate Obama: TPNN
Richard Nixon Resigned Over a Lie Nowhere Near as Big as Obamacare: EIB
SEALs ordered to remove ‘don’t tread on me’ Navy Jack from uniforms: DC

Media

This libertarian is voting Cuccinelli: LibertyZone
AP Editors Lament: Obama Relies On Staged Propaganda Photos: WZ
Why is Hillary Clinton's popularity sliding?: Jon Terbush, The Week

Politico's Todd S. Purdum: Obamacare "Sabotaged" by Republican "Conspiracy": Ace
Slimy Dishonest Scumbag Todd Purdum Compares ObamaCare to Brown v. Board: R.S. McCain
ROCK BOTTOM: Jimmy Carter Hammers Obama for Ineptness: Peter Wehner

World

Exposed: Names and identities of Muslim Brotherhood operatives in U.S.: Raymond Ibrahim
A-stan pullout logistics on track: Ace
Clinton Muslim Brotherhood Employee arrested in Egypt: Shoebat

Eleven Steps to the Downfall of the Republic: Sara Noble
Muslim Brotherhood on the Rise in USA: MB
D.C Court Of Appeals Strikes Down Contraception Mandate: William Teach

Sci-Tech

NSA FILES: What the revelations mean for you.: Guardian
FBI to Lavabit Founder: 'Lucky' You're Not Already Under Arrest: NMJ
'Controversial Dating Site' Is the Hottest New Business Model: Mashable

Cornucopia

Kathleen Sebelius gets embarrassing gift at Memphis event: BPR
Food hitting the shelves with Obama's pictures on it: iOTW
God, Lies, and Obama: Roger L. Simon

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QOTD: "...there is a serious gap between the simplicity of the message that sold Obamacare and the complexity of the law’s outcomes. And the karmic consequences for the president and his party are considerable.

First, Obama’s credibility is undermined. “If you like your health-care plan,” he said, “you will be able to keep your health-care plan. Period.” It was the most emphatic, unqualified, high-profile public-policy promise since “Read my lips” — and its violation is at least as discrediting.

Second, Democrats have muddied their central political appeal of siding with the middle class... One self-employed pregnant woman who has recently lost coverage is quoted in the Los Angeles Times: “It doesn’t seem right to make the middle class pay so much more in order to give health insurance to everybody else.” Democrats will be forced to answer: It depends on what you mean by middle class.

Third, these challenges are beginning to divide the Democratic coalition. Many unions, already unhappy about Obamacare fees on group plans, are not rallying to defend the law. And many Democratic politicians will be tempted to distance themselves from Obamacare as dysfunction extends from weeks to months...

These last few weeks offer some hard lessons for Democrats: Those who pass a partisan health law own it. And those who believe in government are not necessarily capable of running one." --Michael Gerson

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