For five years, congressional Democrats have sprung to his defense
when Obama's been in trouble. Now though, amid the dismal reality of
Obamacare,
Politico reports a familiar refrain from Democratic sources:
Obama's "if-you-like-it-you-can-keep-it" promise on insurance policies is his "Read my lips, no new taxes" moment
— a reference to the broken promise that came to damage President
George H.W. Bush’s credibility with his fellow Republicans. His one-time
allies are no longer sure that it's wise to follow him into battle,
leaving Obama and his law not only vulnerable to existing critics, but
open to new attacks from his own party. Democratic sources say,
Obama can expect that lawmakers will be quicker to criticize him — and distance themselves from his policies.
Via Politico,
[Instead of his "fix" and talking points for Obamacare], the White
House chief of staff might have been better off revealing a U.S. map
with the
president’s plan for saving congressional Democrats’
seats — or just apologizing for letting so many Democrats walk out in
public and repeat wildly inaccurate White House claims about the health
of the enrollment website and Americans’ ability to keep their insurance
plans if they liked them.
...
President Barack Obama’s credibility may have taken a big hit with voters, but
he’s also in serious danger of permanently losing the trust of Democrats in Congress.
...
“I don’t know how he f—-ed this up so badly,” said one House Democrat who has been very supportive of Obama in the past.
The first test of unity: how many Democrats vote for a bill Friday
penned by Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton. The legislation would
allow people to keep their canceled insurance plans through 2014.
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