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Kber

(5,043 posts)
Tue Oct 1, 2013, 03:10 PM Oct 2013

The shut down seems to have distracted the media from making a huge deal out of the minor glitches

with the exchanges.

By the time they are able to pivot to try to make hay out of the web delays, the sites will have been fixed.

I think the Repubs stepped on their own dicks on this one.

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The shut down seems to have distracted the media from making a huge deal out of the minor glitches (Original Post) Kber Oct 2013 OP
Yes, it helped the exchanges through what is really a beta testing period. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #1
Another unintended consequence of their epic temper tantrum Kber Oct 2013 #2

Kber

(5,043 posts)
2. Another unintended consequence of their epic temper tantrum
Tue Oct 1, 2013, 03:38 PM
Oct 2013

is that is is kinda hard to miss that the exchanges opened today.

With all all the screaming and crying about de-funding the program, it's really in our faces.

Actually, they may have done the ACA a huge favor today.

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