New York Times: Democrats trembling in their boots at 'Obama's Katrina'

soopermexican | 8:00 AM on November 15, 2013

Just a few weeks ago, the New York Times was still in “cover President Obama’s Obama” mode, as they tried to say Obama merely “misspoke” when he made the same promise dozens of times to the American public, and then broke it. Now it’s becoming clearer just how disastrous a predicament Obama is in, and how Democrats are scurrying in a panic to disassociate themselves with the creator of #DebacleCare. Even the New York Times can’t deny it anymore.

Some on the Left chafed at the comparison:

https://twitter.com/dreadsdawn/status/401210382380847105

Dear @nytimes: When Bush f-ed up Katrina, a city drowned and people died. That's comparable to the ACA rollout how? http://t.co/AaZgLs56EK

— Chris ABOLISH ICE-li (@chrisiseli) November 15, 2013

https://twitter.com/DockJaw/status/401218030736519168

(According to the Urban Dictionary, AYFKM means “Are You F”n Kidding Me?”)

https://twitter.com/scarylawyerguy/status/401125434584084480

https://twitter.com/Berouby/status/401202038115033088

@MarkHarrisNYC Press has been declaring everything "Obama's Katrina" since the Salahis crashed that party in 2009. Ridiculous.

— Teresa (@TeresaKopec) November 15, 2013

@nytimes @shearm There is
NO parallel of Obamacare & Katrina. Bush didn't have GOP obstruct his work. Bush had ALL the resources he needed.

— Brenda Johnson (@TucsonVoice28) November 15, 2013

https://twitter.com/RealGrady/status/401227334243463169

@BillinPortland The black guy.

— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) November 15, 2013

See what Wonkette writer Kaili Joy Gray did there? Because racism!

And check out this Huffpo reporter huffing and puffing:

Obamacare is not Obama's Katrina. That analogy makes no sense. But the NYT goes there http://t.co/ThBV9Io4OI

— jasoncherkis (@jasoncherkis) November 15, 2013

But many others thought the Times’ comparison was rather fitting, or not harsh enough on Obama: