is only one of a lot of bureaucratic messes that have really dogged this presidency. you have to consider the disastrous rollout of health care reform which is the president s signature legislative achievement. there was controversy at the internal revenue service. controversy on national security surveillance. all of these taken together raise the question of whether this is a government problem or whether it s a problem of management for the obama administration and in particular the president, himself. has the bureaucracy actually beaten the boss? there seems to be a management issue and as far as i can tell, the white house has a couple of ways of managing things. first of all, there s the micromanaging part of the white house as they do with foreign policy which seems to me to be directly operated out of the west wing. and at the other extreme, this is a white house that delegates an awful lot as in veterans affairs. where s that middle ground? when you run for office
insurance? why are they so mad about the idea of folks having health insurance? many of the tall tales that have been told about this law have been debunked. there are still no death panels. armageddon has not arrived. instead, this law is helping millions of americans. and in the coming years, it will help millions more. armageddon has not arrived, america. we do not often see this side of the president or of this administration. taking credit for something that they have done that they are proud of and wanting credit for it. we do not often see them do this. but on this landmark day for the president s signature legislative achievement, president obama today, he hit the policy issues hard, and he also went just as hard on the politics. watch this. the president, here, makes the
many of the tall tales that have been told about this law have been debunked. there are still no death panels. armageddon has not arrived. instead, this law is helping millions of americans. and in the coming years, it will help millions more. armageddon has not arrived, america. we do not often see this side of the president or of this administration. taking credit for something that they have done that they are proud of and wanting credit for it. we do not often see them do this. but on this landmark day for the president s signature legislative achievement, president obama today, he hit the policy issues hard, and he also went just as hard on the politics. watch this. the president, here, makes the argument that there not only ought to be a cost for people who opposed this progress, he s yelling there, why are people working so hard, why are folks working so hard for people not to have health insurance?
many of the tall tales that have been told about this law have been debunked. there are still no death panels. armageddon has not arrived. instead, this law is helping millions of americans. and in the coming years, it will help millions more. armageddon has not arrived, america. we do not often see this side of the president or of this administration. taking credit for something that they have done that they are proud of and wanting credit for it. we do not often see them do this. but on this landmark day for the president s signature legislative achievement, president obama today, he hit the policy issues hard, and he also went just as hard on the politics. watch this. the president, here, makes the argument that there not only ought to be a cost for people who opposed this progress, he s yelling there, why are people working so hard, why are folks working so hard for people not to have health insurance?
claims. president obama claimed his signature legislative achievement has skeeted expectations. 7.1 million americans have signed up for insurance plans through these marketplaces. 7.1. 7.1. but the white house is not saying how many of those people have paid for their coverage and no enrollment is complete until the first check is cashed. and then there s this. under this law the share of americans with insurance is up. is it really up? remember, 6 million people lost their coverage last fall, were issued cancellation notices. the white house also not saying how many of these signups were people kicked off of their plans thanks to this law. and then there s this.