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http://thedailybanter.com/2013/11/quote-of-the-day-this-is-why-we-suck/Quote of the Day: This Is Why We Suck
Chez Pazienza on November 14, 2013
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Jonathan Chait on the Democratic freak-out and the consequent plan by President Obama to adjust one of the main provisions of Obamacare
The president is now asking insurance companies to renew any policies canceled in the wake of the Affordable Care Act for a full year. Hes also apologizing for the issues over-apologizing, unfortunately, as is his habit. We fumbled the rollout on this health care law, he said during a White House press conference today, hoping to calm the fears of the Democrats whove now jumped on the All Is Lost bandwagon.
Were such pussies here in America. We really are. We expect everything to go smoothly and be convenient for us at all times and any time it doesnt such as, you know, when a brand new, unprecedented, massively comprehensive change in the way we get access to health insurance is introduced we lose our fucking minds. Its a little like what the Joker said in The Dark Knight: as long as things go according to plan, even if that plan is horrifying, were satisfied and go right along with it. Were creatures of habit in the worst possible way.
The ACA is going to make things better for millions. Simple as that. But because getting there isnt as easy as plopping our fat asses down on the couch and ordering a movie by remote on pay-per-view, we whine like babies who got our binkies yanked out of our mouths. Obama never shouldve had to reassure us that nothing was going to change and everyone was going to be happy at all times during this process because if that were the case it wouldnt have been worth doing in the first place. He only did it because he knows the truth: we suck.
Decaffeinated
(556 posts)Who do you want to vote next time?
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)if you want to be accurate.
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)I heard the President say that the other day. It brings out your point that people expect "easy" and aren't will willing to accept or handle any complexity.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)Which is roughly what you need to win a presidential election.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)What if your healthcare remained the same or slightly higher, your sister who has ovarian cancer is now able to get coverage due to the ACA. Will that influence your vote?
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)The 3 to 5 million estimated people who have received cancellation letters have a lot of friends and relatives.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)A few will have to pay more for better coverage. Is that not right?
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)And tell their relatives and friends.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)How do you come to that conclusion?
True ... And the vast majority of those friends and relatives are/will be unaffected or benefitted by the ACA.
And hopefully, those friends and relatives will tell their friend/relative that got the cancellation notice to look to the exchange and get a better policy, even if it means having to pay more.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)and if they did ... it was after they had already been dropped by their insurers, as uninsurable, i.e., too expensive and unrelated to the ACA, or after they realized the junk insurance policy was useless.
So I ask again, ...
DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)"Obama never shouldve had to reassure us that nothing was going to change and everyone was going to be happy at all times during this process because if that were the case it wouldnt have been worth doing in the first place. He only did it because he knows the truth: we suck"
Sounds like the whole presidency to me.
treestar
(82,383 posts)because some people claim it has harmed them.