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Now if some right wing commentator suggested all this they would have been ridiculed by the media. What’s more important, getting the Affordable Care Act right affecting millions of Americans or hiding potential controversy to make the election easier? Dumb question I know. To me this is as reprehensible as Watergate. The President appears contrite over implementation issues surrounding the Affordable Care Act all the time knowing that at least in part his decision to play politics was the cause of some implementation problems … What a guy! 😏
The Washington Post: White House Delayed Enacting Rules Ahead Of 2012 Election To Avoid Controversy
The White House systematically delayed enacting a series of rules on the environment, worker safety and health care to prevent them from becoming points of contention before the 2012 election, according to documents and interviews with current and former administration officials. … The stalled regulations included crucial elements of the Affordable Care Act, what bodies of water deserved federal protection, pollution controls for industrial boilers and limits on dangerous silica exposure in the workplace (Eilperin, 12/14).
CBS News: Report: W.H. Delayed Obamacare, EPA Rules Till After 2012 Election
In an effort to ease President Obama’s reelection bid, the White House delayed the imposition of a series of regulations affecting Obamacare and environmental protection ahead of the 2012 election, according to a new report in the Washington Post. While the administration has said its approach to regulatory review is consistent with that of previous administrations, several former administration officials told the Post that the delays were longer under Mr. Obama than his predecessors, and that the motive behind them was clearly political. The regulations in question governed some of the most politically sensitive aspects of the president’s agenda (Miller, 12/15).
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