3 thoughts on “What A Difference Two Weeks Makes”

1. :^)

   One thing that strikes me as very odd is a FoxNews column by Dana Perino arguing that Republicans ought not ask for resignations for the aftermath of a $640 million piece of software that never even made it to beta testing before being released….OK, if such an obvious failure in management doesn’t deserve firing, what does? Do you have to kill a bunch of people before you get fired?

   But that said, the rollout may well kill people because millions are having their insurance canceled without an alternative path being in place. “oops.” Either way, can we get some firings, please? Perino’s column gives a picture of exactly what’s wrong with DC. Hold the anger, sure, but let’s insist on some basic systems of accountability, no?

   http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/10/28/five-tips-for-republicans-questioning-secretary-sebelius-about-obamacare-this/?intcmp=HPBucket

2. I think Perino’s point is to not come across as the bad guy in this.

   Think about all of Congress Critter Darrel Issa’s questioning on issues like Fast and furious, holding up 100% redacted page after page and how far that rage got him in his investigation.

   Like it or not the jury are We the People, and most of the jury are getting info filtered by AP, NYT, CBS, ABC and others wholly committed to protecting their access to NY dinner parties.

3. Talk about burying the leed . . .
   While Republicans are insisting that the president misled the public about the effects of the law, others who are sympathetic to the administration said the seeming contradiction shows the difference between political talking points intended to sell a controversial law and the intricacies of the health policies that underlie it.
   http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/obama-accused-of-breaking-promise-to-consumers-as-health-plans-cancel-policies/2013/10/29/860bed32-40bf-11e3-a751-f032898f2dbc_story.html
   This means you can never trust government again. Ever.
   If they tell you anything — anything — and it turns out to have been a lie, they can just say “Those were political talking points intended to sell a controversial law”.
   No WMD in Iraq? No problem! “Those were political talking points intended to sell a controversial law”.

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