Rut-roh … looks like Obamacare’s hit another li’l glitch:
BREAKING: Admin delays portions of Obamacare for employers w/ 50-99 workers for an additional year
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) February 10, 2014
BREAKING: Employer health care mandate delayed until 2016 for firms with 50-99 employees.
— CNBC (@CNBC) February 10, 2014
Delay? Say it ain’t so! CBS and Slate correspondent John Dickerson sure as hell didn’t see this coming:
The latest unexpected ACA delay I think fits into the argument in this piece from last week. http://t.co/ss3w8cg3Tn
— John Dickerson (@johndickerson) February 10, 2014
He may have been the only one:
.@johndickerson Unexpected? Seriously? Based on the admin's sterling track record to date?
— Just Karl (@justkarl) February 10, 2014
We’d have been surprised if there hadn’t been yet another delay.
It's weird the Obama administration keeps delaying their great healthcare law until after elections.
— AG (@AG_Conservative) February 10, 2014
Isn’t it, though?
I love that part of the Constitution that says that all controversial legislation should, in perpetuity, be timed around elections.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 10, 2014
We must’ve missed that part. Sucks to be us.
When you think about it, Obama is just liberating the executive branch from the tyranny of Constitution-lock.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 10, 2014
So, just as was the case during the last delay, inquiring minds can’t help but wonder: is any of this actually kosher?
President cannot delay duly-enacted laws by executive fiat: http://t.co/DpSJGkhSpS. #tcot
— Ron DeSantis (@RepDeSantis) February 10, 2014
Then again, since when has that stopped this president?
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor had a thought:
Another day, another delay. This should be ObamaCare's new logo: pic.twitter.com/4HGd4zXkMk
— Team Cantor (@TeamCantor) February 10, 2014
Ouch! That’s perfect.
https://twitter.com/CAAmyO/status/432989136819978240
Will said painful mark be covered under Obamacare? Employers with fewer than 100 workers now have a little bit more time before they have to find that out for themselves.
If President Obama likes his health care law, why won't he keep it? http://t.co/qIjfFTnMIr #FullRepeal
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) February 10, 2014
We know that as liberty-minded folks, we’re basically just ignorant rubes. But it seems to us that if parts of Obamacare keep getting delayed, maybe, just maybe, the whole damn thing should be scrapped.
My guess? 50 million+ RT @BrianFaughnan: Another 1 yr delay of employer mandate. How many more will lose affordable insurance as a result?
— Kristina Ribali (@KristinaRibali) February 10, 2014
It's. The. Lol. RT @JGreenDC: MT @BarackObama http://t.co/2G7lb5iJ6X
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) February 10, 2014
I'm telling you, the Dallas-Patrick Duffy scenario is a live option. "Obamacare was just a dream. We never did anything of the sort."
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) February 10, 2014
Wisdom. RT @lachlan: James Madison weighs in on the president's Obamacare fix pic.twitter.com/gNL9KTKZoL
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 10, 2014
I remember when wanting to delay O'care meant you were a racist anarchist. Now it means you're the president. That's progress, I guess.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) February 10, 2014
Always was RT @HotlineJosh It's gone far beyond the "businesses need to prepare accordingly" phase. Now in the political butt-covering stage
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 10, 2014
Exactly. So, what’s next?
Next they'll delay all future CBO reports on Obamacare until after the election.
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) February 10, 2014
I'd like to propose a conspiracy theory where Obama delays the next inauguration until 2020.
— Political Math (@politicalmath) February 10, 2014
Obama needs a 3rd term. That'll give him plenty of time to repeal or delay the rest of Obamacare.
— Tom McCammon (@TomMcCammon) February 10, 2014
At this point, we wouldn’t put it past him.
Meantime, this sounds like a pretty good plan to us:
I pretty much plan to ignore the rest of Obamacare, too.
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) February 10, 2014
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Twitchy coverage of Obamacare delays
