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House GOP: Let’s back off and let ObamaCare speak for itself
Hot Air ^ | 12:01 pm on November 4, 2013 | by Ed Morrissey

Posted on 11/04/2013 10:41:29 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

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1 posted on 11/04/2013 10:41:30 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
You've got to pound it hard now because Obama and the media are trying their best to bury the bad news and blame the odor from it on the Republicans, insurance companies and doctors.
2 posted on 11/04/2013 10:46:27 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Everyone get online for Obamacare on 10/1. Overload the system and crash it hard!)
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They should be out there every day reminding people of Obama’s lies.


3 posted on 11/04/2013 10:47:35 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Stupid.

The GOPe needs to stay on the attack and point out all of the numbers associated with 0bama's War on America based on

the full-time to part-time fundamental transformation,

The strong incentives for businesses to stay under 50 employees and

the back-breaking 0bamaDonCare rate hikes.

Then point out that 0bama is killing the economy in any number of other ways.

The GOPe needs to learn to kick the 'Rats when the 'rats are down.

4 posted on 11/04/2013 10:47:36 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
And if the dems announce a plan for a total change of government form to communism, should we say nothing and let the mistakes reveal themselves? Sounds to me like RINOs making an excuse to do nothing...
5 posted on 11/04/2013 10:47:36 AM PST by ArtDodger
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To: KarlInOhio

The abortion of an insurance law is destroying itself. We don’t need to pipe up or pile on. Just let it speak for itself. Even the media is piling on.


6 posted on 11/04/2013 10:47:40 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Napoleon once said, “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” …
And history is quite clear on what happened to Napoleon. How about looking to the USA’s Founding Fathers instead?
7 posted on 11/04/2013 10:48:06 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: rarestia

Not for long. They’re starting to come back with new Democratic talking points.


8 posted on 11/04/2013 10:49:24 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: ArtDodger

If they speak out too forcefully,
the liberals that run the DC social scene will
deem them “mean”,
and their wives won’t get to go to the parties.

Seriously, I think this is one of the primary RINOfication reasons in DC.


9 posted on 11/04/2013 10:49:33 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The GOP is just ****ing pathetic.


10 posted on 11/04/2013 10:49:36 AM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: Olog-hai

Give it time. Next tax season when millions of people who rely on tax returns find out that they’re less $95, there will be a lot of public outrage.


11 posted on 11/04/2013 10:50:09 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Olog-hai

I would prefer General Patton’s method of holding the enemy by his nose while kicking him in his ass.


12 posted on 11/04/2013 10:50:26 AM PST by forgotten man
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To: rarestia

This is a lot better than trying to fix it and help the rats...


13 posted on 11/04/2013 10:51:16 AM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Cruz was brilliant bringing attention to this debacle just before rollout. He caused the Democrats to totally own this train wreck. I e-mailed Debbie Stabenow several weeks ago to let her know how much my policy went up. She blamed the Insurance companies...:

Thank you for contacting me about health insurance premium increases. I share your frustration and am working to make health insurance affordable for everyone.

I am deeply disappointed that some insurance companies have chosen to raise their rates. The new health care reform law gives state insurance commissioners more power to stop unreasonable rate increases. To request a review of insurance rate increases by your insurance company, you can contact the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services by calling 1-877-999-6442. In addition, the new law requires insurance companies to spend at least 80% to 85% of your money on health care and not on insurance company salaries, profits, or advertising. If insurance companies do not meet this standard, they must pay you a rebate. This past year more than 220,000 insurance customers in Michigan received an average rebate of $138.

In addition, starting on October 1st, you will be able to shop for new insurance options in the online insurance marketplace. In Michigan, 94 percent of people without insurance will be eligible to receive a tax credit to help them purchase affordable insurance in the marketplace. You can go to https://www.healthcare.gov/ or call 1-800-318-2596 to learn more about this option.

Thank you again for contacting me. Please continue to keep me informed about issues of concern to you and your family.

Sincerely,
Debbie Stabenow
United States Senator “


14 posted on 11/04/2013 10:51:22 AM PST by usual suspect
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Republicans risk overplaying their hand with vocal criticism.

They have underplayed their hand on every issue for so many years that overplaying anything now would seem impossible.

But the Democrats would love to have ObamaCare's critics shut up at this time.

15 posted on 11/04/2013 10:52:06 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves (CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Good. Let the people taste for themselves this sh** sandwich called Obamacare. Don’t let the Dems delay implementation until after the next round of elections either... that would be suicidal.


16 posted on 11/04/2013 10:53:46 AM PST by Cementjungle
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To: KarlInOhio

At the very least they’ve got to be out there every day reminding America that not a single one of them voted for it.

If left to their own devices, the media will have the public thinking this was a GOP operation from the get-go.


17 posted on 11/04/2013 10:53:54 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: rarestia
It's not $95. It's 1% with a minimum of $95. So if you are working at minimum wage for 28 hours a week (hmm, that's a familiar work week for some reason), you'll owe $105.56 if the taxpenaltyfeefinetax is based on the gross pay.
18 posted on 11/04/2013 10:54:14 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Everyone get online for Obamacare on 10/1. Overload the system and crash it hard!)
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“Sheeple are sheeple, so how should it be / You and I should get along so awfully” . . .

I doubt that would wake up enough of the low-info voters, seriously.


19 posted on 11/04/2013 10:55:52 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: KarlInOhio

Understood. And in 2016, it’s 4%. That’s a LOT of money for my family if we choose to not get insurance from Obama.

Thank God that Rush pointed out how the law was written to prevent the IRS from using collections to collect the “fee” if you aren’t owed a return. I’ll just ensure that I don’t have a return coming to me, and I’ll be okay.


20 posted on 11/04/2013 10:55:55 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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