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Stupidity of the American Voter?

It took every stretch and twist of every trick known to American politics and law, and liberals still had to pass the ACA in the middle of the night. Nancy Pelosi admitted that nobody in Congress even bothered to read it on the Democratic side. Too many silly, stupid Americans didn't even know what was really happening.

The smoke-and-mirror posturing and blatant lies caught up with them, and now they're paying the price.

Republicans were just awarded the task of shredding the ACA in its ridiculous form, and destroying Obama's attempt to rig American politics for the foreseeable future.

37% turnout of register voters in this past election does not qualify as any referendum against ACA. If you guys try to f*** with it, you can kiss the senate and the white house good bye in 2016.

I personally hope you guys will get too cocky and over reach.
 
ObamaCare architect says lack of transparency helped law pass, cites 'stupidity of the American voter' | Fox News

Based upon the last election looks to me like the American voter is waking up. Wonder why he still has a 41% JAR

From the conservative Forbes:

So, if you are all about the politics of being anti-Obamacare, you’ll want to simply pretend you never read this article as any rational individual will find it hard to continue to terrify the nation with predictions of fewer policies, smaller competition, and double-digit increases in premium rates.

Key Study On Obamacare 2015 Premium Rates Is Out And You Won't Believe What's Going To Happen - Forbes
 
37% turnout of register voters in this past election does not qualify as any referendum against ACA. If you guys try to f*** with it, you can kiss the senate and the white house good bye in 2016.

I personally hope you guys will get too cocky and over reach.

Doesn't look like we'll have to since it has serious legal flaws soon to be challenged.

Republicans will be smart to repeal it without repealing it. Defund it, rebuild it to what it should have been in the first place, then the catastrophe it's been goes away.
 
What happens when the GOP looses the Senate in the future? Will they "still be waking up"?

I've been around politics not really all that long. Obama's election in 2008 was probably the first I really paid some attention to, yet in that pretty short time I've learned that "waves" like what happened on Tuesday swing back and forth. I remember people predicting the end of the GOP after the 2008 election and now I see the same kinds predictions about the Democrats. It's always easier to be the party that can claim they have no responsibility for whatever's going on that has people pissed off.
 
From the conservative Forbes:

So, if you are all about the politics of being anti-Obamacare, you’ll want to simply pretend you never read this article as any rational individual will find it hard to continue to terrify the nation with predictions of fewer policies, smaller competition, and double-digit increases in premium rates.

Key Study On Obamacare 2015 Premium Rates Is Out And You Won't Believe What's Going To Happen - Forbes

Predictions aren't strong suits of anyone these days as they never seem to come close to the actual results. Obamacare is a disaster and at least one of Obama's architects is finally telling the truth, a truth we tried to tell you when you supported the program. Amazing isn't it how subsidies never cost anyone of importance in your world?
 
From the conservative Forbes:

So, if you are all about the politics of being anti-Obamacare, you’ll want to simply pretend you never read this article as any rational individual will find it hard to continue to terrify the nation with predictions of fewer policies, smaller competition, and double-digit increases in premium rates.

Key Study On Obamacare 2015 Premium Rates Is Out And You Won't Believe What's Going To Happen - Forbes

You don't understand. We have to pretend to like it so you all don't pronounce it a failure and go after single payer.
 
Predictions aren't strong suits of anyone these days as they never seem to come close to the actual results. Obamacare is a disaster and at least one of Obama's architects is finally telling the truth, a truth we tried to tell you when you supported the program. Amazing isn't it how subsidies never cost anyone of importance in your world?

Not according to this article and others. All you have left is your pretense.
 
Doesn't look like we'll have to since it has serious legal flaws soon to be challenged.

Republicans will be smart to repeal it without repealing it. Defund it, rebuild it to what it should have been in the first place, then the catastrophe it's been goes away.

Rebuild it with what ???
 
You don't understand. We have to pretend to like it so you all don't pronounce it a failure and go after single payer.

That would be a better system. It would return more jobs hoe than tax cuts would.
 
I thought all legislation was buried under mounds of documents in 'legal speak' to hide the pork, waste and unrelated spending?
 
That would be a better system. It would return more jobs hoe than tax cuts would.

I wouldn't care so much if you all didn't want to insist that that those of us who want nothing to do with it, be forced into it anyway.
 
ObamaCare architect says lack of transparency helped law pass, cites 'stupidity of the American voter' | Fox News

Based upon the last election looks to me like the American voter is waking up. Wonder why he still has a 41% JAR

This is just symbolic of the contempt that most on the elite left have for people who are in lock-step with their group-think - the less "believers" know, the more easily they're manipulated. And you can't argue with proven fact - the average left leaning voters is pretty stupid - there's no other rational explanation.
 
Great summation. It's been this way for years and it will stay this way.

The GOP was dead after Nixon. No wait! They're back. The Dems were dead after Carter. No wait! They're back! The GOP was dead after HW Bush. No, back they come! On and on it goes, around and around.

Yeah. Kinda like Zombies. :mrgreen:
About as smart a Zombies too, come to think of it.
 
I wouldn't care so much if you all didn't want to insist that that those of us who want nothing to do with it, be forced into it anyway.

I envision a two tired system, as those who can afford more will never be told they can't spend more in the US.
 
Not according to this article and others. All you have left is your pretense.

That wasn't an article, it was more an Op Ed and the note about the writer at the top clearly indicates;

Rick UngarRick Ungar Contributor
I write from the left on politics and policy.
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
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So it's not correct to assert that even right leaning Forbes is all on board. There have been clear problems with the roll out of Obamacare and much of what Obama promised to get it passed was clearly false. Actually, the fact that he even had to claim that you can keep your current plan to make it somewhat palatable indicates that a lot of people were content with their coverage.
 
Speaking of the stupidity of the American voter, here's a little article I ran across from a Canuck perspective.

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Not to burst your bubble, but that's not an "article" offering a Canuck perspective - that's a letter to the editor of a newpaper expressing one idiot's view of Obama. The fact the letter writer is in British Columbia simply verifies the utter idiocy of his musings.

Canada has it's own empty suit, it's own unqualified clown, running the federal Liberal Party here and we don't need America's left-over crap cluttering up our environment.

I appreciate many Americans don't like Justin Beiber, but that's no reason to deport Obama our way.
 
ObamaCare architect says lack of transparency helped law pass, cites 'stupidity of the American voter' | Fox News

Based upon the last election looks to me like the American voter is waking up. Wonder why he still has a 41% JAR

Perhaps Obama has a 41% JAR because this guy is right. We may be offended by what he says but is it true?

I think it is, and the Obama people, like Reid and Pelosi, depend on it. Why else would anyone say 'you gotta pass this bill before you can read it' unless, like Gruber, they had nothing but contempt for the American voter?
 
That wasn't an article, it was more an Op Ed and the note about the writer at the top clearly indicates;

Rick UngarRick Ungar Contributor
I write from the left on politics and policy.
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
FOLLOW

So it's not correct to assert that even right leaning Forbes is all on board. There have been clear problems with the roll out of Obamacare and much of what Obama promised to get it passed was clearly false. Actually, the fact that he even had to claim that you can keep your current plan to make it somewhat palatable indicates that a lot of people were content with their coverage.

The magazine is right, and the study is linked. But I didn't say they were on board, just the magazine I got it from. Some stop reading the second they see the source isn't rabid right.
 
I envision a two tired system, as those who can afford more will never be told they can't spend more in the US.

But that could mean doctor's making money and a profit and all and I know how distasteful that concept is to many on the left.
 
What happens when the GOP looses the Senate in the future? Will they "still be waking up"?

2006 was called a referendum. 2008 was a mandate.

2014? A blip.

The previous switches in the balance of power were lauded as a general awakening. Hell, I remember vast hordes declaring it the death knell of the GOP. But this time? Eh, low voter turnout.

It's blind hypocrisy.
 
Doubt that is going to happen although results matter and Obama's results are what you want to ignore

Of course it's going to happen, you act like this has never happened before. One election the Republicans win big, the next election the Democrats win big. Lather, rinse, repeat.
 
2006 was called a referendum. 2008 was a mandate.

2014? A blip.

The previous switches in the balance of power were lauded as a general awakening. Hell, I remember vast hordes declaring it the death knell of the GOP. But this time? Eh, low voter turnout.

It's blind hypocrisy.

At the same time hypocrisy is always a two way street. I distinctly remember it was the right saying that voters were stupid and just wanted their government benefits (hell, in my more...uhm...upset moments, I probably said it myself). Let's face it, both sides will claim that voters are stupid when they vote for the other side.
 
Written like a true liberal who buys the headlines and ignores the actual results. Of course people like you ignore the discouraged workers, the high number of full time part time employees who want full time work, and the reality that corporate profits are up because they are doing what the Federal govt. won't do, manage expenses. Too bad that basic economics isn't being taught in today's schools.
That's just more evidence that goofy leftists are an international problem, not exclusive to any one country.
 
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