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LOOKING
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IN ANGST
JASON
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HUFFINGTON
11.03.13
HOW HEALTHCARE.GOV CAN
BECOME EXACTLY LIKE THE
IRAQ WAR IN 12 EASY STEPS
S MANY OF YOU may
know, whenever the
media sees a significant, developing story,
their natural tendency is to think
in terms of comparison. Their eyes
have been transfixed by a new,
shiny bouncing ball, and deep within the recesses of their memory,
they start to remember other times
A
in which they’ve been similarly
entranced by other shiny bouncing balls. Endorphins are released,
filters are lowered and the frenzy of
mad analogizing begins!
And so it came to pass that the
launch of the Healthcare.gov website was thought of as the Obama
administration’s “Iraq War.”
Now, obviously, at first blush,
this comparison seems very stupid. Like, say, something that only
a complete idiot — a real, blub-
Since its
launch on
Oct. 1, the
Obamacare
website
has faced
scrutiny from
contractors
and lawmakers due
to its failure
to process
millions of
applications
from
uninsured
Americans.