Krauthammer: Obama Never Holds Anybody In His Administration Accountable, Particularly HimselfBILL O'REILLY: So, Holder on Fast and Furious; Hillary Clinton on Benghazi; Chuck Hagel on military families, and now, Sebelius on the screw up of Obamacare. It's just one secretary after another. None of them are held accountable. None of them. CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Well, that's because the president doesn't hold them accountable. In fact, it's
Chris Matthews: Ted Cruz Racist For Implying Washington, D.C. Is Not In AmericaCHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: It’s a little weird, but is Chicago part of America? Is Philadelphia -- my hometown where I'm going to address the National Constitution Center tomorrow -- is Philly part of America? Is L.A.? Is San Francisco? Is Austin, Texas? The reason I'm asking this stupid question is because this partisan gunslinger, Ted Cruz, is out t
Hannity Dials Obamacare Call Center, Operator Says No One Likes ItAt the top of his radio program today, Sean Hannity called in to an Obamacare call center. Hannity was able to get through to an operator after only several moments of waiting. He spoke to the operator for nearly 10 minutes about Obamacare, what her thoughts of it are and what kind of response she has received so far. The operator was very friendly
Carney: "If You Cannot Afford Affordable Health Insurance" You Won't Pay A PenaltyPIERS MORGAN, CNN: The president said today that the site has been visited by nearly 20 million Americans, more than 500,000 have apparently submitted applications. In terms of the other obvious question, which is the penalty that comes from the end of March, to, you have to subscribe by then or get a penalty. Have you considered delaying that and
ABC's Jon Karl To Carney: How Can You Tax People For Obamacare When The Website Doesn't Work?JONATHAN KARL, ABC NEWS: Let me make sure I got that last part right. Given all the problems that we have seen with people trying to enroll in this program, is the White House going to be delaying the mandate? JAY CARNEY: No. Listen, that is not all what I was saying. KARL: Well why not? CARNEY: Jon. KARL: Why not delay? You are going
Carney: Obamacare "Not Failing," "Shouldn't Be About Making Heads Roll Or Firing People"PIERS MORGAN, CNN: Many people calling for Secretary Sebelius to resign. Your predecessor, Mr. Gibbs, has come out and said heads should roll. At what point, if this continues, say we're in, I don't know, six weeks time, or two months time, and you're having the same amount of difficulty with the system, at what point do you consider a head rolling
Woman Nearly Faints Behind Obama As He Talks About ObamacarePresident Obama's speech Monday morning was briefly interrupted when a young woman standing behind him appeared to come close to fainting. The president turned around to make sure she was alright, saying, "I got you, you're ok," before she was helped away by others nearby. The woman, identified as Karmel Allison, suffers from Type 1 diabetes.
McConnell On $2 Billion Ohio River Earmark: It Actually Saved Taxpayers MoneyBRET BAIER: Senator, quickly. Tea party supporters point to the $2 billion fund for a dam project in Kentucky, saying that was a deal for you. You deny that. SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY): Well, I didn't request it, but it saved taxpayers $160 million. It was requested by President Obama, by the Senator from Tennessee, a Senator from California.
Obama Defends Obamacare: "Not Just A Website, It's Much More"PRESIDENT OBAMA: I'm joined today by folks who have either benefitted from the Affordable Care Act already or are helping their fellow citizens learn about what this law means for them and how they can get covered. Of course, you've probably heard that healthcare.gov, the new website where people can apply for health insurance and browse and buy af
WH Adviser Won't Answer When Obamacare Site Will Be Fixed, Unsure About FiringsJAKE TAPPER: December 15th is the date you need to be signed up, if you want to have insurance starting on January 1st. March is the date you need to have been signed up, gotten insurance, if you don't want to pay the penalty. Can you promise that the Web site will be fully functioning by either of those dates, December 15th or the March 2014 d
Obamacare Ads: "I'm Covered"First ad: Daniel already had health insurance, but he wanted to see if he could find a better deal at the Health Insurance Marketplace. He was able to compare his options and he found a high quality plan for about $70 a month. Second ad: Deborah visited the Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov to get covered. She will save hundreds of
Dickerson: Obama Headed Toward "Credibility Death Spiral" On ObamacareCBS News political director John Dickerson discusses the problems President Obama is having rolling out his signature health care law.
Cheney: Tea Party Is A Positive Influence For GOPFormer Vice President Dick Cheney tells the Today Show's Savannah Guthrie that the Tea Party is the next generation of the Republican Party.
Endorsing McAuliffe, Hillary Clinton Knocks D.C. DysfunctionFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticizes partisan warfare in Washington during an endorsement of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate - and long-time family friend - Terry McAuliffe.
Carney: Volume To Blame For Continuing Obamacare Website ProblemsJAY CARNEY: I think it is absolutely accurate to say that the volume far exceeded our expectations, and that the volume has driven the problems that we've seen and exposed some of the problems that we now know about. No one would argue with the assertion that there was an underestimation of the kind of volume that we were going to see. Obviously th
"60 Minutes" Reports On Corrupt Politicians Abusing PACsCBS News: The government shutdown that finally ended on Wednesday night furloughed 800,000 government workers for the better part of two weeks, but there was one group of federal employees that was able to maintain the lifestyle that many of them have grown accustomed to: members of Congress. With all the talk about their irreconcilable politica
GOP Rep. McClintock: Power To Raise Debt Limit Has Shifted From Congress To PresidentREP. TOM McCLINTOCK (R-CA): The debt limit exists for a simple reason: to assure that public debt isn’t recklessly piled up without Congress periodically acknowledging it and addressing the spending patterns that are causing it. If a debt limit increase is supposed to be automatic, as the President suggests, there really is no purpose to it.
Sen. Durbin On Obamacare: "This Is A Popular Program"CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS: OK. You guys are so far beyond what most people know or I think care about. Go back to taxes. Why is it that Republicans are unreasonable when they say no new taxes, but President Obama is perfectly reasonable when he says no changes to my health care reform plan? SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-IL): You've never heard me say
Scarborough: WH Was "Extraordinarily Confident" Obamacare Website Would WorkJoe Scarborough and Chuck Todd remember press briefings at which the Obama administration "made it seem that they knew all the potential problems" that healthcare.gov might experience. "I thought it looked great," adds Mika Brzezinski.