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The rights realization: websites can be fixed
By Steve Benen
The political establishment has obviously been deeply invested this week in exploring the technical problems associated with the Affordable Care Acts website, and the glitches are now the core Republican message. But theres always been a serious flaw with the GOPs strategy.
For one thing, tech troubles dont reflect on the underlying merits of Obamacare itself. For another, as some in the party are starting to realize, website glitches, no matter how severe or systemic, can be fixed (via Greg Sargent).
I get the sense that GOP officials, feeling desperate after their partys standing went into free fall after their government shutdown, saw website glitches as a life-preserver. Dont ask too many questions, they said, just hold on before we sink even further.
But as the storm subsides, Republicans find themselves adrift with an unhelpful floatation device. Theyre not only attacking a health care law thats far more popular than they are, theyre also relying heavily on a problem with a finite end. Assuming the website issues can be resolved in a reasonable amount of time, GOP lawmakers will be left with the We still dont like it talking point, which the American mainstream probably wont find especially persuasive...if we take this one step further, the post-policy thesis comes into sharper focus. Republicans have no real intention of improving the health care system or helping consumers have greater access to affordable coverage. Indeed, there are no policy goals at play whatsoever. If you watched yesterdays hearing on Capitol Hill, you may have noticed there were no moments in which GOP lawmakers stopped complaining and started talking about actual substantive solutions.
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-rights-realization-websites-are-fixable
By Steve Benen
The political establishment has obviously been deeply invested this week in exploring the technical problems associated with the Affordable Care Acts website, and the glitches are now the core Republican message. But theres always been a serious flaw with the GOPs strategy.
For one thing, tech troubles dont reflect on the underlying merits of Obamacare itself. For another, as some in the party are starting to realize, website glitches, no matter how severe or systemic, can be fixed (via Greg Sargent).
Privately, certain Republicans express concern with the partys decision to focus so much attention on a website that could very well be fixed over the next few months, instead of calling attention to other potentially problematic aspects of the law. And polls show support for Republicans remains way down, while support for Obamacare is still ticking up.
I get the sense that GOP officials, feeling desperate after their partys standing went into free fall after their government shutdown, saw website glitches as a life-preserver. Dont ask too many questions, they said, just hold on before we sink even further.
But as the storm subsides, Republicans find themselves adrift with an unhelpful floatation device. Theyre not only attacking a health care law thats far more popular than they are, theyre also relying heavily on a problem with a finite end. Assuming the website issues can be resolved in a reasonable amount of time, GOP lawmakers will be left with the We still dont like it talking point, which the American mainstream probably wont find especially persuasive...if we take this one step further, the post-policy thesis comes into sharper focus. Republicans have no real intention of improving the health care system or helping consumers have greater access to affordable coverage. Indeed, there are no policy goals at play whatsoever. If you watched yesterdays hearing on Capitol Hill, you may have noticed there were no moments in which GOP lawmakers stopped complaining and started talking about actual substantive solutions.
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-rights-realization-websites-are-fixable
Republicans are desperate morons.
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The right’s realization: websites can be fixed (Original Post)
ProSense
Oct 2013
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)1. Kick because any minute now Republicans will bring up Benghazi. See:
Cheney Bashes Clinton On Benghazi, Obama On Bin Laden Raid
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cheney-bashes-clinton-on-benghazi-obama-on-bin-laden-raid
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cheney-bashes-clinton-on-benghazi-obama-on-bin-laden-raid
ProSense
(116,464 posts)2. Another. n/t
BluegrassStateBlues
(881 posts)3. K&R