Year: 2013
Obama Assesses His Up-and-Down Approval Ratings
If you remember, I’ve gone up and down pretty consistently throughout. But the good thing about when you’re down is that usually you’ve got nowhere to go but up.
— President Obama, in an interview with ABC News.
With Advisers Like These ….
It may take until 2017. It will work really well then.
— White House adviser David Plouffe, quoted by ABC News, on the implementation problems facing Obamacare.
Everyone’s Missing the Point in the Hobby Lobby Lawsuit
One of the many hilarious tweets about the Hobby Lobby case. Too bad it also misses the point.
The wonderful website Wonkette dissected former Sen. Rick Santorum’s (R-Penn.) defense of a case the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear, but they only rebutted the most obvious aspect.
The decor and craft merchandiser Hobby Lobby, which employs and targets mostly women, doesn’t think it should have to provide contraceptive healthcare coverage because it is a Christian-owned company. As Wonkette explained:
We are sure that Mr. Santorum would also support an exception where for-profit companies owned by Jehovah’s Witnesses won’t have to buy insurance that covers blood transfusions, and for-profit companies owned by Christian Scientists won’t have to cover anything but a trip to a Reading Room.
Tired of the Non-stop News Stories of How Bad the Obamacare Website Was? Now That It’s Fixed, Where Are the Stories?
You know all those, “Ain’t it awful?” stories you’ve been hearing ad nauseam since the launch of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) website on Oct. 1? Expect to hear not one more word.
Now that things are working great, we’re betting that not only will you never hear again how bad they are, you will also never hear that they’re really super.
Some Republicans Breaking with Conservatives on Obamacare Approach
A lot of conservatives say, ‘Nah, let’s just step back and let this thing fall to pieces on its own.’ But I don’t think that’s always the responsible thing to do.
— Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), quoted by The Hill, breaking with many Republicans who say they want to just let Obamacare fail.
Republicans Gain 10 points in Generic Congressional Ballot
49% to 47%
A new CNN/ORC International survey finds Republicans with a two-point edge in the generic congressional ballot — a big reversal from just last month when Democrats led by eight points.
Democratic Pollster Offers Sage Advice
You want to prevent your race from being about Obamacare. If you enable your race to be about Obamacare, you’re making a mistake.
— Democratic pollster Mark Mellman, quoted by National Journal.
Look Over There!
The Saudis and Israelis are crying that it’s unfair,
We’re letting the Iraqis off easy, they despair.
“But don’t you see?”
The Dems say with glee —
“It’s taken the world’s attention away from Obamacare.”
