Obama looks good on TV, and Americans are suckers for anything that looks good on TV.
Closer examination of anything about Barack Obama always turns up a vacuum, and his ridiculous no-mandate healthcare plan is typical of the whole empty mess. As Paul Krugman said:
If Mrs. Clinton gets the Democratic nomination, there is some chance -- nobody knows how big -- that we'll get universal health care in the next administration. If Mr. Obama gets the nomination, it just won't happen.
But every simple-minded Obamabot thinks he or she knows more about the economics of healthcare than Paul Krugman, and they may actually succeed in putting their telegenic spokesmodel in the White House.
It would make about as much sense to elect Ryan Seacrest.
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