New York Daily News columnist Mike Lupica ought to stick to his main subject of sports. When he wanders into politics he says silly stuff, as on today's Morning Joe.
With HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell being interviewed about Obamacare, Lupica unctuously wondered out loud: "how did something that was this noble an idea become something over time that the other party uses against this president constantly? And is there a way, over the last two years of his presidency, for him to throw some sort of Hail Mary pass and make this look like the triumph he thought it was going to be?"
Shall we try to answer Mike's questions?
1. Taking away people's freedom and forcing them to buy a government-dictated product isn't "noble." It's oppressive. And when a president deceives the American people with "if you like your policy you can keep it," it makes the oppression that much worse. Voters appreciated it when Republicans pointed this out--see the 2014 election results.
2. The only possible Hail Mary would be to scrap the monstrosity—something that with a little help from the Supreme Court might just happen. Now that would be a triumph.
Okay, Mike: back to explaining why A-Rod is awful, thank you very much.
