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1. What Am I Missing Here? Why Did Boehner Have To Enroll In Obamacare?....

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 07:20 PM

Nov 2013

Do all elected officials in Congress have to enroll? Or was he just testing the system to make some sort of point? If he was just noodling around the website to find something wrong with it - wasn't he taking valuable time and space away from an American that truly needed to enroll?

Also the fact that he is saying he successfully enrolled - doesn't that fly in the face of everything the Repugs are criticizing the website and Obamacare for?

I seem to be missing something here - what is the point of him doing this?

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Boehner Successfully Enrolls In Obamacare Only 45 Minutes After He Blogs About Frustrating Exchange [View all] kpete Nov 2013 OP

What Am I Missing Here? Why Did Boehner Have To Enroll In Obamacare?.... global1 Nov 2013 #1

He was attempting to demonstrate how broken the site is. TroglodyteScholar Nov 2013 #2

what's the point of living?!! frylock Nov 2013 #6

45 minutes? Our local radio station said Boehner complained on Twitter it took him 4 hours. bulloney Nov 2013 #13

Why Did Boehner Have To Enroll In Obamacare?.... DonViejo Nov 2013 #3

Then I'd say it sort of backfired Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2013 #4

Yep! It sure did backfire...couldn't have happened DonViejo Nov 2013 #7

Not quite wercal Nov 2013 #5

I've waited on hold longer with my cable company. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #8

I have spent multiple hours with my former Internet access supplier. nt bluestate10 Nov 2013 #11

Boehner kept THEM on hold for 35 minutes octoberlib Nov 2013 #9

I have spent three hours on hold waiting to talk to someone doc03 Nov 2013 #10

Hey, doc! marble falls Nov 2013 #21

Hypocrisy is THE core Republicon "Value" Berlum Nov 2013 #12

Hey Boehner, here's an idea -- why don't you get your buddies to stop hacking it? n/t FourScore Nov 2013 #14

Hey that is suppose to be a secret... butterfly77 Nov 2013 #15

I'd love to know that too.… stillcool Nov 2013 #17

... CatWoman Nov 2013 #16

Awesome! Egnever Nov 2013 #18

Stolen! ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #19

I wonder how long it would have taken him had he used the phone instead. nt valerief Nov 2013 #20

Did he actually sign up or was "able" to sign up? fadedrose Nov 2013 #22