Examiner Editorial: Obamacare is what Obama wants it to be

By Washington Examiner

Published February 11, 2014 5:00am ET

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Examiner Editorial: Obamacare is what Obama wants it to be — PolitiFact editor Angie Holan defended her rating of President Obama's promise that "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it" as "true" in 2008, claiming that the rating was at least accurate at the time. (Photo: Thinkstock) | Ellenmck

In May, as House Republicans prepared to vote to repeal Obamacare, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., prodded his followers on Twitter to describe the health care legislation in three words. A half hour later, the official White House Twitter feed responded with “It’s. The. Law.” and attached a photo of President Obama’s signature on the bill on March 23, 2010. Nearly four years after he signed it, however, the reality is that Obamacare is less a law and really just whatever Obama makes of it.

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