KRUGMAN: I’m liking Obama more and more as he slogs through his second term. (Me Too!)

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21. But the "accomplishments" are not Dem in nature

But Obamacare really is better than nothing, and in fact, for what it is, seems to be working pretty well;

Maybe. Health "care" stock prices are continuing to rise, around 40 million Americans are still without, most still have to battle their death panels to get their money, and a lot of us with employer plans got absolutely hammered. And we give Big Insurance that half-trillion a year to provide...absolutely nothing except obstacles to care. I guess it's working well for some

hopefully it will serve as groundwork for universal care at some point in the future.

This is no longer even a talking point for the true believers. One recent post described the ACA as "the most important legislation in decades". Another asked an opponent of the $500,000,000,000 per year giveaway to Big Insurance, "why are you so against profits?". This is the kind of stuff that used to be exclusive to Fox Nation and Freeperville. Now it's posted by alleged Dems and those who disagree with them risk hides and suspensions. No, the ACA is not going to "lead to universal care". It was never intended to. Its purpose was to lock in useless middlemen who use a portion of their bonanza to finance election.

We've crossed a Rubicon in any case, and as Krugman says, the right-wingers are in the process of conceding the argument, which is to everyone's long-term benefit.

I have the feeling that the Repukes heard the insurance executives testify as to how enamored they are of Obamacare, and decided it's a good idea to stop criticizing the insurance cash cow. As for Prof Krugman, he didn't like Rmoneycare or Heritage Care, but now likes the ACA. This is the part that is unhealthy - good people embracing bad policy because of who enacted it.