King vs. everybody

One, the economy, which is actually picking up some steam, will no doubt stall out. And, two, Republicans will take the blame for it – even though they had nothing to do with PPACA’s poorly drafted prose. The media will bash them (like they ever need much of an excuse) for crashing the economy while the millions of freshly uninsured will remain bitter until the next time they step into a voting booth.

Republicans need to worry less about Keystone (have you seen gas prices lately?) or immigration (alienating the nation’s fastest growing voting bloc) and quickly fix this part of the law. It will avert a crisis, catch the president off guard and Congress can chalk up an early win going into start of the next election cycle. More importantly, though, it will allow the GOP to finally dictate some common sense funding mechanism for a law that’s otherwise been supported by so many tooth fairies.

Not convinced? Then consider this: For the sake of argument, let’s split the difference between the think tank numbers and say 8.9 million will suddenly find themselves without health insurance. Mitt Romney lost the last election by 3.2 million votes.

In other news, over at the 16 state-run exchanges, it’s worth noting that all but five of the original directors are history, as reported by The Hill.

“Only the leaders of the California, Kentucky, New York, Washington state and District of Columbia marketplaces are left standing,” according to the website.

Most left during the first (disastrous) enrollment window, making the role of NFL head coach look pretty secure by comparison.