Republicans attack president's 'phoney apology' over Obamacare rollout

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Source: The Guardian

Obamacare once again dominated the Republican oppposition's weekly address on Saturday despite President Barack Obama's attempt to move the debate on to energy policy in his own address. While the president chose to discuss domestic oil production and energy efficiency, the GOP maintained its critical focus on his signature domestic reform, the Affordable Care Act. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, the sponsor of a Senate bill to let people keep their existing healthcare plans, called Obama's acknowledgement of a "fumble" over the rollout of his healthcare reforms a "phoney apology".

"It was like telling someone you're sorry their dog died, but refusing to acknowledge you ran over the dog," Johnson said. "Sorry Mr President, it didn't work. Millions of Americans are coming to realise that those are your tyre tracks on their cancelled policies."

Obama delivered his address a day after his administration announced lower quotas for the biofuel ethanol in gasoline, in a concession to the US oil industry. Obama said: "After years of talk about reducing our dependence on foreign oil, we are actually poised to control our own energy future."

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/16/obamacare-republicans-barack-obama

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. Ron Johnson is a mental midget so his opinion is crap.

I swear BO could shit gold bricks they'd criticize him.

[Deep13]

2. Still waiting for theirs. nt

[blkmusclmachine]

3. The GOP's got NOTHING. But, repealing RomneyCare is a great way to distract their simple-minded

CONstituency from the fact that the GOP isn't doing squat on the jobs front/the economy. So, all's good in GOPville..

[giftedgirl77]

4. Enough of the bullshit & playing nice

I really hope he has a great big fuck you list in his pocket somewhere because taking the high road shit is getting old. It's time to take the gloves off and be like you feelin froggy motherfucker than jump..... Just once put all these stupid useless tools in their damn place.

[russspeakeasy]

5. Now, I'm not saying this is true; but a friend of mine has a brother-in-law that works for a guy

that said johnson is a pedophile.

[RBInMaine]

6. This is why you NEVER EVER take the "high road" with TeaSCUM ! They are pure SCUMBAGS !

[jmowreader]

7. There is one thing...

Attacking Obamacare takes up so much of their time, they're having a hard time squeezing birther attacks and Benghazi attacks in.

I really wonder: what would HCR be like if the Republicans would have...well, you know, helped a little.

[AlbertCat]

11. HCR be like if the Republicans would have...well, you know, helped a little.

Well.... they WROTE IT

So it would be just like it is now.

[ffr]

8. Yawn. When Rethugs start talking job creation, I'll start listening.

Until then, they can go F-themselves.

[SoapBox]

9. Fuck off PukeBaggers

Oh, and the source...it's the news source everyone is now in love with.

[AlbertCat]

10. "Republicans attack president's ......."

No need to even read any further....

Just fill in the blank....weekly.....