There's no way to win at these hearings, but Sebelius is handling herself well. Two hours in, GOP hasn't drawn a bit of blood.
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 30, 2013
Success in these hearings = no embarrassing misstatements, no bad YouTube moments. So far, so good for Sebelius.
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 30, 2013
Ladies and gentlemen, that’s former DOJ spokesman Matthew Miller setting the bar as low as possible. Reach for the stars!
Former Holder spox –> MT @matthewamiller: Success in hearings = no embarrassing statements/YouTube moments. So far, so good for Sebelius.
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) October 30, 2013
Of course, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius isn’t even meeting the “no embarrassing misstatements, no bad YouTube moments” standard of “success” in her congressional testimony today.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/395572182656761856
Twitchy founder/CEO Michelle Malkin is live-tweeting the lowlights:
Q: Is there a penalty for CGI not fulfilling contract? Sebelius: Blahblahblahblah. No.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
This monkey court needs Jon Stewart. It's that bad.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
Asked about Washington Post rating Obama's "you can keep your plan" vow 4 Pinocchios, Sebelius says she doesn't read the Washington Post.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
BWAHAHAHAHA: Sebelius: The website has never 'crashed.' It's functional, just at a slower speed.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
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Colorado's Diane DeGette actually sounds disturbed by website debacle. Sebelius lectures her that it's not helpful to point fingers & blame.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
Nebraska Rep. Terry notes his state's insurance commissioner has no data on Obamacare enrollment. Sebelius: We have no reliable data.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
Sebelius gets all hot & bothered when Rep. Terry asks if his state can get enrollment data. "The system is not functioning," she hisses.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
GOP Rep. Burgess asks Sebelius if she will supply enrollment #'s by telephone data. Sebelius: No.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
GOP Rep. Burgess notes that Glitch Czar Jeff Zinets refused to appear before cmte over Solyndra. Will Sebelius make sure he appears? Nope.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
Burgess: Will you ask for resignation of Gary Cohen, who has repeatedly misled us? Sebelius: I will not.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
Gingrey nails Sebelius on applying for hardship exemption on website. Can you apply now? Sebelius: I don't know. Gingrey: I do. It's no.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
Wow. Dem from Virgin Islands is claiming that Obamacare impact on companies slashing hours is a myth. Sebelius claims there's "no data."
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
==>RT @moelane Scalise: The contractors said that they did the job that they were contracted for. This true? Sebelius: …I will not say.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
Excellent @SteveScalise – hammered Sebelius on her smug reply to those who've lost plans they can't keep.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
Sebelius admits failures are both on front end and back end of website.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
And then, of course, there was this totally not YouTube-worthy moment just after Miller announced his measurement of success.
VIDEO: Kathleen Sebelius to Congress "Whatever." http://t.co/bNl03p4fut
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 30, 2013
Harper: Is the President responsible?
Sebelius: …Yes.
Harper: My time has expired.
Sebelius: "Whatever."
— Moe Lane (@Ogiel23) (@moelane) October 30, 2013
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 30, 2013
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