Karl Rove

“ Shots Fired The delays are designed to shield Democrats from voter retribution, at least as long as he's in office. When President Obama told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in March 2012 that "after my election I have more flexibility," most assumed he was referring to foreign policy. It turns out Mr. Obama's ambitions weren't so limited. Earlier this week, Mr. Obama demonstrated his imperial flexibility again, delaying another important provision of the Affordable Care Act. For firms with 50-99 employees, the president waived until 2016 the requirement they provide health insurance or pay a fine. Also, companies with 100 or more workers can avoid most of the law's penalties if they provide coverage to at least 75% of their workforce. The House Energy and Commerce Committee says this is Mr. Obama's 22nd delay or modification of his signature law. Why did the president do this? Politics. Mr. Obama saw the firestorm that erupted last fall when Americans lost their health policies because their policies didn't conform to ObamaCare's requirement for "essential benefits" and other mandates. Based on a flurry of reports and estimates that have come out since October, Jim Angle of Fox News says that 6.2 million have lost their health coverage so far. (There is no hard number from the Department of Health and Human Services. [Full] I thought Obama's actions were pretty much understood to be a delaying tactic, but that's not what I wanted to say.  What I want to say is—I misread the headline.  What I saw was: Karl Rove Behind the White House's Health-Law Dodges I didn't notice the : that made Rove the shooter, not the target.  That my mind was willing to accept Karl Rove as an Obama tactician without a fare-thee-well says everything.  I view Bush 43's right hand man as being no more trustworthy than any other GOP muck-a-muck.  ”