The president apologized yesterday for his mistake in saying, "If you like your insurance, you get to keep it," several times during his campaign to pass the ACA. This is quite illustrative of the type of man he is: someone willing to admit mistakes and work to fix them. And that's just what he is going to do. Notice as well that he is taking the high ground and not blaming the insurance companies which he would be well within his purview to do as it is the truth.
This is quite a bit more than his opponents would do. They never admit error (see: Apocalypse), always blame others, and are actively working to destroy the structures of this country because they are essentially babies who can't accept defeat and any sort of authority in their lives. At election time next year, the problems with the ACA will be fixed (the real ones and not the fake ones made up in bubbleland) and the benefits are going to vastly outweigh the costs.
More importantly, we have seen an improving economy this week. GDP was 2.8 percent for the 3rd quarter and hiring in October exceeded expectations, clocking in over 200k jobs. Revisions were made for August and September, adding in an extra 60K jobs. Imagine how much stronger these numbers would have been had there not been a shutdown. The economy is what really matters to voters in elections and it's pretty clear which party is working to improve it and which one is rooting for it to fail.
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Two things. On second thought, three things.
1) I can't help but laugh at the hypocrisy of Markadelphia writing, "They never admit error".
2) I can't help but laugh at the pure partisanship of Markadelphia in "forgiving" one person he already held blameless in a real wrongdoing while holding another person eternally guilty for saying something which is true.
3) And most important. Is a person who says they're sorry but does not change their actions actually "sorry"? No. Actually changing is a key part of repentance. I think it's safe to guarantee that he is not going to accept removing the cancellation and feature requirements that is the cause of people losing their insurance.
So what is he sorry for? Apparently that there's such blowback from telling people the government was not going to bend them over and have their way with them when that was the plan all along.
His so called apology is one of a self absorbed narcissist. He doesn't apologize for the lie, he doesn't admit error, he doesn't accept responsibility. He apologizes in the manner of pity for those affected.
Obama doesn't admit error or culpability. No wonder he is a god to M.
The president apologized yesterday for his mistake in saying, "If you like your insurance, you get to keep it," several times during his campaign to pass the ACA.
Wait… this is an apology???
CHUCK TODD:
… Some of those people liked those policies. And they can't keep them. What happened?
PRESIDENT OBAMA:
Well-- first of all, I meant what I said.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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