Schumer: Democrats ‘blew’ opportunity by focusing on ‘wrong problem’ — health care
told CNN in a statement.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-by-focusing-on-wrong-problem-of-health-care/
Tommy Vietor, a former National Security Council spokesman for Obama, put it this way on Twitter:
Shorter Chuck Schumer - I wish Obama cared more about helping Democrats than sick people.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) November 25, 2014
Jon Favreau, a former Obama speechwriter, tweeted: "Funny, I don't remember Chuck Schumer giving that advice when he was privately and publicly championing the Affordable Care Act in 2010." He urged fellow former presidential speechwriter Jon Lovett to weigh in on Schumer’s remarks as well, saying the comments represented “the worst instincts of the Democratic Party in action.”
Others came to Schumer's defense, if carefully. In a statement, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said, "I agree with Chuck that the ACA was essential as our health care system was unjust and spinning out of control. I also agree that if we could have done more infrastructure first it would have connected more with working Americans, and our sales job was less than stellar."
In his speech, Schumer suggested that Democrats must return to an argument that government can improve everyday Americans' economic outlook to win in 2016. That argument was diminished in recent years by federal government blunders and misplaced policy priorities, he said.
Do you agree with him?
told CNN in a statement.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-by-focusing-on-wrong-problem-of-health-care/
Tommy Vietor, a former National Security Council spokesman for Obama, put it this way on Twitter:
Shorter Chuck Schumer - I wish Obama cared more about helping Democrats than sick people.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) November 25, 2014
Jon Favreau, a former Obama speechwriter, tweeted: "Funny, I don't remember Chuck Schumer giving that advice when he was privately and publicly championing the Affordable Care Act in 2010." He urged fellow former presidential speechwriter Jon Lovett to weigh in on Schumer’s remarks as well, saying the comments represented “the worst instincts of the Democratic Party in action.”
Others came to Schumer's defense, if carefully. In a statement, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said, "I agree with Chuck that the ACA was essential as our health care system was unjust and spinning out of control. I also agree that if we could have done more infrastructure first it would have connected more with working Americans, and our sales job was less than stellar."
In his speech, Schumer suggested that Democrats must return to an argument that government can improve everyday Americans' economic outlook to win in 2016. That argument was diminished in recent years by federal government blunders and misplaced policy priorities, he said.
Do you agree with him?
