The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
‘Where Do We Get the Free ObamaCare?’
Americans are “struggling to understand” ObamaCare, McClatchy Newspapers reports:
Questions reflecting confusion have flooded insurance companies, doctors’ offices, human resources departments and business groups.
“They’re saying, ‘Where do we get the free Obama care, and how do I sign up for that?’ ” said Carrie McLean, a licensed agent for eHealthInsurance.com. The California-based company sells coverage from 185 health insurance carriers in 50 states.
McLean said the call center had been inundated by uninsured consumers who were hoping that the overhaul would translate into instant, affordable coverage. That widespread misconception may have originated in part from distorted rhetoric about the legislation bubbling up from the hyper-partisan debate about it in Washington and some media outlets, such as when opponents denounced it as socialism.
What’s especially good about this is that the “Where do we get the free ObamaCare?” line is only the second-funniest thing about the article. The funniest is McClatchy’s gross display of political bias. President Obama claimed that ObamaCare would give everyone health insurance and improve the quality of care while reducing the deficit–and McClatchy thinks it’s the fault of opponents that some people expect to get something for nothing?
It occurs to us, too, that the overwhelming public opposition to ObamaCare is all the more remarkable given that there are people who have been led to believe it means free stuff for them. If you take out these misguided souls, and the people who are happy about a partisan victory (which includes many in the media), are there any supporters left?
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