ObamaCare Staggers Toward the October 1 Finish Line (6)
By Lambert Strether of Corrente.
And never mind that the Democratic nomenhackura has redefined October 1 as a “soft launch”; it’s still the first chance people are going to get to see the Exchanges in action, and you never get a second chance to make a first impression. And never mind the whole defund ObamaCare slash government shutdown slash debt ceiling mishegoss and all the yammering and posturing and hostage-taking and fundraising appeals [whines] because they really need the money; after all, the Republicans looked crazy when Newt shut down the government and then impeached Clinton over a *******, and they went on to win the next two Presidential elections, at least for some definition of win, so really, who knows and who’s crazy?
Be that as it may, tonight I want to first look briefly at a modest proposal by Paul Krugman in his blog, “The Conscience of a Liberal“; then at the open bullshit purveyed by all parties in the ObamaCare debate and, more importantly, at the unspoken agreement between them; and finally I want to take note of a few orts and scraps I found along the way.
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