deadline is today. they re focused on other things, like christmas. i think it s a little bit of an overstatement to say that the republicans have to respect the law. they can t even get a website working. if the republicans are talking about repealing it, they should come up with their own solution. here s the prorks blem, as i se. the president himself is repealing and delaying parts of obamacare on his own. he ought to get over there, work with the congress and say listen, here are the places we should delay for a year. if you look at the polls, many people say what s the rush, let s get it right. if you have an employer mandate delayed for a year, have an individual mandate delayed for a year. i think this is about getting people the coverage they need without always infusing the partisanship into the debate. ben, how important is today? i don t think it s that important. i don t think the deadline means so much. the deadline is being signed up for health insurance or facing th