[quote=@SleepingSilence]
Strongly disagree. "Obamacare" has been a big political failure. I know my parents, and my friends all tried to get charged more for less coverage than they were already getting.[/quote]

Correct me if I'm wrong, [@Vilageidiotx], but the reason our resident villager says it's successful in what it's aiming to do is because it has crappened things enough that it's exposed some serious flaws with the insurance system we have and will in the long run bring about European-style healthcare which is overall going to be better for us. He's not saying "Obamacare works and helps people!" He's saying "Obamacare is harmful, but it's the right kind of harmful that will bring about good in the end, and that's why I respect Obama in this one case."

...Which is a way of looking at Obamacare that I never considered, but it fits my perception of Obama. He's not an idiot. He's cunning. He's just not of the soundest moral character and focused a lot of energy into making good sales pitches that he didn't make good on.