I'd be the first to admit that President Obama has been somewhat of a disappointment. At a time in our nation's history when he could have strove for greatness, he chose to play it safe. While our nation is a lot better off than it would have been under Crotchedy McCain or Richie Rich Romney, it's not nearly as well off as it could be had the President taken a hard turn to the left.
Still, while it has its faults, the Affordable Care Act may well go down as one of the greatest achievements any President can lay claim to--politicians have been trying since the days of Teddy Roosevelt to pass a national healthcare bill, and Barack Obama managed to be the first to get it done.
Today the number of people enrolled in private healthcare since Obamacare's rollout last October surpassed six million people, and this number does not even include the people who have health care now due to the Medicaid expansion. And odds are, the number, and the coverage itself, will get nothing but better from here on out.
Well done, Mr. President.
I'll admit to being a little giddy--the Beautiful Girl was approved for Medicaid in Michigan today (we're a bit behind the curve here because of republicans trying to kiss their base's ass rather than look out for Michiganders' best interests) and will have health insurance for the first time since she lost her job thanks to the bozos on Wall Street playing over/under with the mortgage industry five years ago. Thanks to Obamacare as well, when I changed jobs two years ago our son was able to get insurance through my new company despite his having a pre-existing condition.
As you might expect, I have a couple of words for the Koch Brothers and their toadies at Americans for Prosperity and all their bullshit ads:
Fuck you.
Peace,
emaycee
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