Progressives, Liberals, Socialists always blame someone else for their failures.
Remember, "You didn't build that".
Each step of decline is blamed on someone else. Iraq was George Bush's war, even though Hillary and most of the democrats voted for it. They were successful. The Republicans lost the control of Congress and two years later, their policies along with Bush's failure to promote the seriousness of the Real Estate mess. Despite Fran and Dodd assuring America that the economy was sound, they were successful in blaming on republicans.
Who voted for Obamacare.? Who warned it was a quagmire that would suck the life out of the economy?
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Earlier this week the White House announced Obamacare premiums across the country will increase yet again this year, despite President Obama promising the law would save families $2500 per year back in 2010. In Arizona, rate increases of 116 percent are expected, while other states brace for hikes of at least 25 percent. But despite making a laundry list of promises about decreased costs thanks to the "Affordable" Care Act, all of which have been broken, President Obama isn't taking responsibility for the healthcare takeover he once bragged about. In fact, he's saying he has nothing to do with the current rate crisis. "A lot of the times, they [media] just report 'premium increases' and everybody thinks 'wow, my insurance rates are going up, it must be Obama's fault,'" Obama said late last week during a speech in Miami. "I
had nothing to do with that.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavli ... e-n2237447
For anyone with a short memory or is a slow learner there is this. Maybe Obama should watch rather than reading it in the Newspaper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o65vMUk5so
A thorough retrospective on media and politicians' statements on Obamacare
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Barack ObamaVerified account ?@BarackObama 15 Dec 2009 The stakes are enormous—if we don't get this done, your premiums are guaranteed to go up.
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The White HouseVerified account ?@WhiteHouse 14 Apr 2014 Lower-than-expected premiums under the #ACA will help reduce the cost of expanding coverage by $104 billion over the next decade. #ACAWorks
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Hillary ClintonVerified account ?@HillaryClinton 11 Feb 2016 "You know, before it was called Obamacare, it was called Hillarycare." #DemDebate
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Donna BrazileVerified account ?@donnabrazile 6 Sep 2014 Good news. That predicted double-digit rise in Obamacare premiums? Not happening.
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Barack ObamaVerified account ?@BarackObama 3 Sep 2012 President Obama in Toledo: "They call it Obamacare. It’s true—I care. The other side’s plan is the Romney Doesn’t Care plan.”
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The Hill ?@thehill 28 Jun 2012 .@NancyPelosi: "Now we can move forward to the full implementation of the law...the best is yet to come." #hcr #ACA
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The Hill ?@thehill 19 Jul 2012 .@NancyPelosi: Health law is an 'act of fiscal stability' #hcr #ACA
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The DemocratsVerified account ?@TheDemocrats 1 Dec 2009 WaPo's @EzraKlein: "premiums will go down for the vast majority of Americans" under health reform.
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The DemocratsVerified account ?@TheDemocrats 12 Nov 2014 Good news! Shopping for health insurance? Obamacare premiums are falling in major cities:
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Ezra KleinVerified account ?@ezraklein 24 Apr 2014 Obamacare will let Americans retire earlier:
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OFA TruthTeam ?@OFATruthTeam Fact checkers: No, health insurance premiums will not rise under Obamacare.
Vox: People love their Obamacare plans
Politifact: Rick Scott's claim that Obamacare will cause a rise in premiums is mostly false