As Twitchy reported, the Obamacare signup deadline’s no longer a deadline. Instead of having to sign up by March 31, prospective enrollees can just check a box and BAM! They have until mid-April to sign up for an extension.
Obamacare skeptics and opponents are understandably irritated by the White House’s latest arbitrary delay, but CNBC political reporter John Harwood thinks they’re just being bitter and stuff:
is anyone upset by ACA enrollment extension except those who want fewer people to sign-up and exchanges to fail?
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 26, 2014
Oh, puh-leeze.
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/448821624301957120
Except maybe for Obamacare flack Tara McGuinness. And this guy, “White House Director of Progressive Media”:
Exactly. RT @JohnJHarwood: is anyone upset by ACA enrollment extension except those who want fewer people to sign-up and exchanges to fail?
— Jesse Lee (NARA) (@jesseclee44) March 26, 2014
Ooo! And Dan Pfeiffer:
The reason the GOP is so upset abt allowing people to finish signing up for health care is simple: they want fewer people to sign up
— J. Goldman -Archived (@Goldman44) March 26, 2014
Ahem.
Did John Harwood give u those talking points or vice-versa? MT @pfeiffer44: The reason the GOP is so upset abt allowing people to finish…
— The Curve Is Bent. Time to Free Us! (@NolteNC) March 26, 2014
@JohnJHarwood floats trial balloon and @pfeiffer44 says "pretty!"
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/448840327739478017
Congratulations, John Harwood. You’re in illustrious company.
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/448833917198417920
Barf.
shorter @JohnJHarwood : Obama passed the law so shut up.
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) March 26, 2014
@JohnJHarwood @NoahCRothman And those who don't think the president should be able to change the law whenever he wants.
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) March 26, 2014
@JohnJHarwood And four years later, ObamaCare's success hinges on violating deadlines and suspending its mandates? That say something?
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) March 26, 2014
Apparently you can toss deadlines and laws to the wind if it's required for your policy initiative to succeed. Thanks, @JohnJHarwood!
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/UberMinch/status/448836314276696065
https://twitter.com/valsocal/status/448822798442459136
@JohnJHarwood No, I'm upset that with the 281% increase in my premium I can not afford health insurance for … http://t.co/bN42O36Oph
— KRenner (@KRenner2) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/448826812106571776
@JohnJHarwood If they extend the deadline, then it's not really a deadline.
— Emma J (@EmJay_KC) March 26, 2014
.@JohnJHarwood ACA exchanges don't need any help failing. Some of us happen to think that process matters and the ends don't justify means.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/448833676403834881
.@JohnJHarwood It's called having principles. I know that the concept is foreign to you, but many Americans still believe in it.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) March 26, 2014
Principles? You mean like abiding by the Constitution?
Schmonstitution. RT @JohnJHarwood: anyone upset by ACA enrollment extension ‘cept those who want fewer people to sign-up, exchanges to fail?
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/448830756258058240
@JohnJHarwood Just people sick & tired of watching our president continue to do reach-arounds to ignore our Constitution and its laws. #tcot
— Leslie (@vamplita) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/448831124144680960
@charlescwcooke @JohnJHarwood People scoff, but it is a dangerous precedent that the Executive can do as they wish in regards to laws.
— Rick Kennedy (@rkken2902) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/Me_In_Jersey/status/448834291037114368
@jesseclee44 @NoahCRothman @JohnJHarwood Only those who believe in the antiquated notion of "the rule of law" would be upset!
— Flight93_Militia (@SCOAMT) March 26, 2014
@JohnJHarwood nationoflawsnationoflawsnationoflawsnationoflawsnationoflawsnationoflawsnationoflawsnationoflaws
— Tim Kowal (@timkowal) March 26, 2014
@JohnJHarwood Those who value honesty and the rule of law. A rapidly shrinking group in the media, apparently.
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) March 26, 2014
Sad, isn’t it?
https://twitter.com/NYmoderate/status/448831883561152512
https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/448832167549108224
Yep.
https://twitter.com/ElBuehn/status/448837080278249473
Answer the question, John! Or maybe you can’t.
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/448833235561111552
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/448835783202320384
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