On Saturday afternoon in Iowa, for at least a few minutes, one Republican couldn't get away with it.

[kpete]

It happened at a Ted Cruz campaign event in Hubbard, a small town smack in the middle of the state. According to reports in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Politico, Cruz fielded a question from Mike Valde, a Democratic voter who had come to the event with a story to tell and a simple question to ask.

The story was about his brother-in-law, a barber named Mark. As Valde told it, Mark was a small business owner who worked so hard that he didn’t even take paid days off. But Mark was unable to afford health insurance until the Affordable Care Act became law. When it did, Mark bought insurance and then, when he started feeling ill, saw a physician -- who promptly diagnosed him with cancer with no hope for recovery. He died last year.

“He had never been to a doctor for years,” Valde said, reportedly on the verge of tears. “Multiple tumors behind his heart, his liver, his pancreas. And they said, ‘We’re sorry, sir, there’s nothing we can do for you.’"

The room fell silent, according to the Times' account, and then Valde, who later told reporters that he was a Hillary Clinton supporter, posed his question: “Mark never had health care until Obamacare. What are you going to replace it with?”

Cruz offered Valde his condolences before launching into the same basic argument that Republicans always make. “Under Obamacare,” Cruz said, “millions of Americans have lost their jobs. Millions of Americans have lost their doctors, have seen their premiums skyrocket.” He pointed out that Obama had promised families would see average savings of $2500 from health care reform, and joked that he’d gladly encourage anybody who'd actually reaped such savings to vote for Clinton -- a quip that drew laughter from the audience.



MUCH MORE:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-obamacare-iowa_us_56ad66a1e4b077d4fe8e6396?

[spanone]

1. here's the truth. republicans don't give a shit about you.

[SamKnause]

2. I agree.

What I find sad and confusing is that some Democratic politicians

and their supporters don't care about us either.

Health care should be a right of every American citizen.

[GeorgeGist]

4. and neither does their god ...

apparently.

[ErisDiscordia]

3. Cruz did point out the truth about Obamacare's cost

which is still keeping people from health care.

The fact that he didn't have an alternative to Obamacare is not surprising. That's why I support Bernie. He's the only one with a viable alternative that is an actual improvement in all aspects.

[malaise]

5. That fugger lies all the time

It's pathological