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When some body says "PERIOD" after a statement, or says that something is an ironclad guarantee,

We all know a GUARANTEE from a PROMISE. Here is exactly what went down, but the print media loves to drop off the word GUARANTEE.

As Obamacare was being pushed through Congress in 2010, the Obama administration and its allies were unequivocal in two claims: If you like your doctor and you like your current health care plan, you can keep them both. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius and then-House speaker Nancy Pelosi backed the president fully in this regard. The White House even went so far as to post a "Health Insurance Reform Reality Check" on its website, where "Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform debunks the myth that reform will force you out of your current insurance plan or force you to change doctors." President Obama upped the ante, putting the promise in the form of a "guarantee":

THE PRESIDENT: Here is a guarantee that I've made. If you have insurance that you like, then you will be able to keep that insurance. If you've got a doctor that you like, you will be able to keep your doctor. Nobody is trying to change what works in the system. We are trying to change what doesn't work in the system.

Hat tip Weekly Standard at http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/hhs-admits-you-might-not-be-able-keep-your-doctor-under-obamacare_740093.html

I’ll bet he’ll come back saying that his guarantee applies only to those health care plans that meet the ACA criteria. So if you’re one of the fortunate ones holding an “ACA-approved HC plan” you’re golden. Otherwise, ESAD.