Obamacare Supporters Can't Turn A Win Into A Win

TalkingSides.com ^ | 06/30/12 | CaroleL

[CaroleL]

In the aftermath of their Supreme Court victory, supporters of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) are lamenting over their inability to sell the law to the American people. According to a recent poll, only 34 percent approve of Obamacare while 48 percent disapprove and that was before the Supreme Court affirmed that it is one of the biggest tax increases in history.

Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, a former White House adviser who was involved in developing Obamacare blames a lack of salesmanship. "Unfortunately, we never had a really effective strategy around communicating to the public the benefits and the rationale behind health care reform," he said. "We never had a spokesperson, and the public never really understood what we were doing."

[bboop]

I think calling it a ‘tax’ sealed Obama’s doom.

[SuziQ]

Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, a former White House adviser who was involved in developing Obamacare blames a lack of salesmanship. "Unfortunately, we never had a really effective strategy around communicating to the public the benefits and the rationale behind health care reform," he said. "We never had a spokesperson, and the public never really understood what we were doing."

I guess he's saying Obama's a failure. I'd agree, but not for the same reasons as Dr. Emanuel.

[potlatch]

[I think calling it a ‘tax’ sealed Obama’s doom.]

I agree! We were all so disappointed but I think there are some rays of sunshine in there. “Biggest Tax Ever” needs to be broadcast from now to the election plus the fact that Obama and his cohorts LIED about it over and over.

[Major Matt Mason]

Translated - "We didn't come up with a spectacular enough line of BS to feed to the mushrooms in flyover country."

[uncbob]

"Unfortunately, we never had a really effective strategy around communicating to the public the benefits and the rationale behind health care reform," he said. "We never had a spokesperson, and the public never really understood what we were doing."

Ya mean those hearings on CSPAN Obama promise didn't happen

[MasterGunner01]

Good point. They are both turds themselves.

[mo]

“Well, it’s a way to deal with the problem of Social Security...have people die sooner so they can’t collect Social Security very long.”

I suspect that’s part of the “utility” of this bill, at least in Congress’ eyes....