Sebelius breaks law, hurts Obamacare
Yael T. AbouhalkahAs expected, critics of Barack Obama and the Affordable Care Act are jumping on the fact that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius broke the law.
Violating the Hatch Act doesn’t mean Sebelius is going to jail - or that she should resign, again as some opponents are demanding. Fortunately, Sebelius - former governor of Kansas - had the good sense to acknowledge her mistake and not try to compound the matter.
But the incident - in which she mixed politics with her job in a speech in North Carolina - does further damage to Sebelius’ credibility in spreading the good word about Obamacare. It’s now slightly easier to claim that the secretary is behind the health care plan for political reasons and to keep her job, not because she really thinks it is best for America.
In reality, Sebelius has good reasons to stand behind Obamacare. It has done a lot of good for many Americans, including allowing millions of young people to get medical insurance they otherwise would not have had.
Going forward, Sebelius has to be careful not to break the law again and further damage the cornerstone of Obama’s first term in office.
George Hunsucker
Northland
8 months, 1 week agoMore hype and blame….
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/12/dems-apparently-used-russian-war-ship-in-convention-tribute-to-vets/?test=latestnews
Let’s see YT, did ms. sebelius admit guilt before or after the report????
She is merely another water-carrier for the big 0 wanting to keep her job and obscene pay and benefits….
George Hunsucker
Northland
8 months, 1 week agoThis lady is helping jimmy II also:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1826592412001/debbie-wasserman-schultz-caught-in-a-lie/?playlist_id=87262&intcmp=obnetwork
Why would any Jewish person vote for Obama given his disdain for Israel?
Steve Alleman
Kansas City
8 months, 1 week agoMost Jewish Americans are not on the lunatic fringe, and polls show that most of them will vote for Obama.
Matt Henry
8 months, 1 week agoThis piece is a case-study in a couple of different media trends that need to be exposed.
1) No lie is a big lie as long as the intentions behind the lie fall in line with a left-wing ideology. Sure, she broke the law but it was for a good reason, espousing the virtues of Obamacare! Even the slap-on-the-wrist she got from YTA was for damaging the Obamacare brand, not for actually breaking the law or campaigning on the taxpayer dime.
2) Related to #1: Can anyone see the Star letting Tommy Thompson (Bush’s first HHS secretary) off the hook if he were caught campaigning for Bush at an official event? Of course not, because the meme is that the Republicans are the “bad” guys, a meme reinforced by what they would say is a flagrant disregard for not only the law but the good will of the American taxpayer who expects our politicians to be better stewards.
Its the same reason guys like Bob Packwood get justifiably hounded out of office but Bill Clinton retains his job, his reputation and is even a featured speaker at the DNC 12 years after his heyday for much, much worse treatment of women including a credible account of forcible rape. He’s a good liberal steward, so his indiscretions don’t count.
Sebelius gets away with it because the subtext is that she is one of the “good” guys, fighting for the “good news”. Funny stuff right there.
Phil Cardarella
8 months, 1 week agoIt is the sort of minor thing that goes on in any re-election campaign. Frankly, it is somewhat silly for cabinet officers to be covered by the Hatch Act at all.
George Hunsucker
Northland
8 months, 1 week agoA GOP ad asking Jewish people which party represents them…..
http://freebeacon.com/whose-democratic-party/
Smart Jewish people understand the choices!!