Our betters in the beltway often act like they know it all, but NBC reporter Chuck Todd actually admitted today that he is not a “computer science guy.” A shocking revelation, obviously.
At 0:45
TODD: If this were a volume issue adding a server would have fixed it in a heartbeat. That isn’t the issue, right?
CARNEY: Well, I’m pretty confident you’re not a…
TODD: I’m not a computer science guy
CARNEY: … you haven’t written code in your day.
There are problems with healthcare dot gov, and the problems should and will be addressed, but Chuck Todd really has no idea what he’s saying.
Launching a database that tens of millions of people are attempting to access, with all of the intricacies of our healthcare and tax system, is never going to be a matter of simply flipping a switch and smooth sailing. Not even in the holy, revered Private Sector.
Our healthcare system has been a convoluted mess for decades. Enduring a few minor annoyances for a few weeks or even months under a law that will be with us for the forseeable future is not going to kill anyone, no matter what Jim Inhofe says.