From Delay-Is-Not-An-Option Sebelius: No More Delays of ObamaCare

Recently, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she didn't anticipate any further delays of ObamaCare.  Of course, this is this same Sebelius that said "delay is not an option"; even though, as of now, there have been at least 30 such delays of a variety of major mandates of the healthcare law.

This time though, she might be actually telling the truth; as hard as that may be to swallow.  That's because all the "most" damaging parts of the law have been shelved until after the elections.  Some even past the 2016 elections. So, what's left? Hardly anything.  My guess is that Obama and the Democrats will be content with people "voluntarily" and, I suppose, happily signing up for exchange-based insurance through the balance of this year.  This way, the angry and "vocal" and forced signups will be silenced and the Dems will just skate through the elections unharmed.  Anyway, that appears to be Sebelius and Obama's plan.

What Republicans need to do is keep reminding the voters that "delay" is not a "fix" for what is an extremely bad and damaging law.  The turmoil and anger that was seen last Fall is still waiting to rear its ugly head again in 2015, 2016, and 2017.  There isn't enough lipstick in the world to make this pig look good


References:

Sebelius: No more ObamaCare delays: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/31/sebelius-no-more-obamacare-delays/

Sebelius: Obamacare "delay is not an option": http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sebelius-obamacare-delay-is-not-an-option/

Harry Reid: All ObamaCare Horror Stories Are Lies

According to Senate majority leader Harry Reid, all horror stories related to ObamaCare are lies.

So, if you're a woman with late-stage cancer and you lost your insurance, your doctor, your hospital, and your oncologist, and the cost for your coverage has doubled or tripled, you are a liar.  So, I guess, too, Lawrence Basich, a man from Harry's home state of Nevada, who lost his insurance and couldn't sign up for ObamaCare through the failing Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and, then, had a heart attack and racked up $400,000 in hospital bills that he is now personally responsible for, is just another liar. Obviously, Mr. Basich must of perjured himself when he testified before the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Board of Directors about his very personal ObamaCare story. 

All Harry is trying to do is use the time-honored Democrat tactic of shooting the messenger.  Let's discredit all those medical nightmares as lies and, in theory, Americans will stop listening to them. But, this tactic simply amplifies the fact there are far more negative stories being told than positive ones.  This is a problem for Democrats going into the November elections.  The fact that the President has delayed so much of his namesake law until we've passed this year's elections proves that ObamaCare is one big horror story.  If not, why delay any part of it?

References:

 Harry Reid: All Obamacare horror stories are ‘untrue’: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/02/26/harry-reid-all-obamacare-horror-stories-are-untrue/

(Las Vegas) Valley man explains passionate plea to health exchange board: http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/you-ask-we-investigate/Valley-man-explains-passionate-plea-to-health-exchange-board-245628621.html