Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPaul Krugman: The Obamacare Worm Continues to Turn
Dana Milbank has an interesting piece today, on two levels.
He begins:
When will the criticism of Obamacare finally end?
Ive done some research on the question, and by my calculations, judging from current trends, this will happen approximately . . . never.
He then goes on to compare Obamacare to the auto bailout, which at this point looks like a rousing success but continues to be lambasted by the right, because it shouldnt have worked, and therefore cant have worked.
Its a clever and apt comparison. But its something else, too: Milbank may be funny, but hes not Shrill (TM). So when you see him asking how conservatives will react to Obamacares success, its a strong signal that the press is catching up to the reality that December is not October, and that the news while there are still many troubles is increasingly positive. Actually, so is Darrel Issas angry rebuke to a health care official: You need to watch more Fox News.
One thing this says is that GOP expectations that Obamacares collapse will lead them to triumph are way off. More generally, current polling which reflects press coverage over the past couple of months, not the months to comes is probably a very bad guide to future attitudes.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/the-obamacare-worm-continues-to-turn/?_r=1&
Discovered on the Obamadiary
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
3 replies, 867 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (2)
ReplyReply to this post
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Paul Krugman: The Obamacare Worm Continues to Turn (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Dec 2013
OP
mike_c
(36,281 posts)1. I'm confused....
What does the unemployment data from MI have to do with the OP?
frazzled
(18,402 posts)2. Because Milbank compared Obamacare to auto bailout
And the unemployment trends in Michigan are largely tied to the auto industry. And the unemployment trend is lookin' good. Ergo, Obamacare will look good.
I think that's it.
mike_c
(36,281 posts)3. ah-- that makes sense....