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[David Morris]

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_12/meet_spike_dolomite_ward033926.php

Ward, who does nonprofit work in Southern California, is a mom and a
wife in an “ordinary, middle-class” family. She also found out three
weeks ago that she has third-stage breast cancer.

In the L.A. Times today, Ward tells her story, explaining how her
family struggled to stay insured after her husband lost his job, and
was ultimately forced to choose “between paying our mortgage or paying
for health insurance.” They decided to forgo the latter, and panicked
after the recent diagnosis.

The good news is, Ward is able to take advantage of some
already-implemented protections in the Affordable Care Act, including
the new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan. Ward didn’t know the
program existed, but soon found that enrolling was easy, and her
family could afford the premiums. She also found compassionate public
officials who’ve been able to help.

Ward:
"Which brings me to my apology. I was pretty mad at Obama before I
learned about this new insurance plan. I had changed my registration
from Democrat to Independent, and I had blacked out the top of the “h”
on my Obama bumper sticker, so that it read, “Got nope” instead of
“got hope.” I felt like he had let down the struggling middle class.
My son and I had campaigned for him, but since he took office, we felt
he had let us down."

"So this is my public apology. I’m sorry I didn’t do enough of my own
research to find out what promises the president has made good on. I’m
sorry I didn’t realize that he really has stood up for me and my
family, and for so many others like us. I’m getting a new bumper
sticker to cover the one that says “Got nope.” It will say
“ObamaCares.”"


On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes. In the midst of the worst recession in several decades, Obama is coward for failing to stop climate change.  Congress, big business and voters have nothing to do with it.  Obviously there is a deep and well-organized desire on the part of the people of this country to dig into their wallets to pay more for what they're already doing, and it is just a pity that this one skinny man is failing to unleash all of that pent-up demand for social change.  Let's blame him -- that's much more attractive than some of the alternatives.