Posted by JM Ashby
Michele Bachmann and John McCain were trying to outdo each other in the idiocy of their comments during their "exclusive" appearances on the talk shows today, but this one wins the day.
David Gregory asked about the compromise offered by President Obama where in states could put their money where their mouth is, opt-out of the Affordable Care Act, and create their own system to expand coverage without raising costs.
"Well, David, that's not a "give" at all. And in fact, all that is is a pretext for implementing a single-payer program. If you recall the President's entire statement, he said the states can opt out as long as they state within the requirements of all of Obamacare, unless they want to go with a single payer program. Again, from the very beginning, it has been said that Obama is a crime against democracy. It has been a deception from the beginning. Remember, the President told us it was a mandate, not a tax. Now, in federal court he's arguing it's a tax, not a mandate. We were all told our premiums would go $2500, and instead they're spiking up by 20 and 40 percent."
What Bachmann either doesn't know or won't admit, is that most of the states that would want to opt-out of the new rules are welfare states which receive more money back from the federal government than they pay in. These states would be absolutely crushed if they suddenly opted-out of all that juicy big government money. President Obama is calling their bluff because he knows they wont and they can't do it.