Obamacare Waiver for Thee, But Not for Me or My Constituents!

New York Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-ick), one of the strongest proponents of the President's healthcare plan and one of the few holdouts for the public option, is now looking at how a waiver might in fact be beneficial for the residents of New York City. His thought process on this is interesting.

“The president said, ‘If you have better ideas that can accomplish the same thing, go for it,’” said Weiner. “I’m in the process now of trying to see if we can take [President Barack Obama] up on it in the city of New York, … and I’m taking a look at all of the money we spend in Medicaid and Medicare and maybe New York City can come up with a better plan.”

That's an odd thing to say for someone so willing to put in place a one size fits all plan. He goes further...

The congressman was trying to debunk the Republican "myths" about the health care law during a speech at the Center for American Progress. He used the waivers as a way to describe how flexible the law actually is and how "this notion that the government is shoving the bill down people's throat" is not true.

The administration needs to make this argument more forcefully," he said. "A lot of people who got waivers were...people who are our friends."

Yes, yes, let's make the argument in favor of this legislation by opting out of it. I can only pray for the patients of New York city who will have to live under the coming Weiner plan. I am sure it won't be an improvement!

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