So this must be how it goes — instead of bursting through the bass drum and declaring the fight against Obamacare to be over, it’s time for Democrats to join the beating of the war drums against the law and roll it back. Or something.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren Tuesday night to plug the Obamacare Choice Act, legislation from fellow Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas that would make participation in Obamacare voluntary for one year. With the practically cartoonish rollout of the law stymieing the enrollment process and frustrating consumers — and for those who do access the clunky Healthcare.gov, shocking many of them with exorbitant cost estimates — Bachmann said the Affordable Care Act’s leftist supporters should admit its failure and join conservatives in rolling it back.
“If my premiums are going up, if my deductibles are going up, if my co-pays are going up, what are they going to do about it?” Bachmann asked of the Democratic supporters who voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. “And I think instead of standing back and saying, ‘Bedeeuh, bedeeuh, that’s all folks!’ now they’ve actually got to do something and they’ve got to deliver for the American people.”
Van Susteren asked Bachmann if she agreed with the assumption that Barton’s legislation would stand a chance in the House but not the Senate. The Minnesota Republican did not.
“I actually think that these Democrat senators are going to be so shocked, because that is what people in Minnesota are saying,” Bachmann said. “What is [Sen.] Al Franken going to do about the fact that my premium just jacked $2,000 next year, or my deductible tripled next year? It’s reality.”
Bachmann also told Van Susteren that the “geniuses in Washington, D.C.,” failed to take the preferences of Americans into account in evaluating whether or not individuals — particularly so-called ‘young invincibles’ — would obtain health insurance under Obamacare.
“They didn’t figure on something called human nature, and that people are going to look out for their best interest, including 20 year olds who would much rather go to Ft. Lauderdale over spring break, who’d much rather buy the iPhone, who’d rather have internet access, who’d rather get a frappe at Starbucks,” Bachmann said. “They’re not going to change their lifestyle to satisfy a president with Utopian ideals.”
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