Democrats and Republicans are each shouting “Happy anniversary!” on Wednesday, but being true to form, they are commemorating different milestones. The start of October marks one year since the federal government shut its doors amid a partisan budget fight, a damaging political misstep for Republicans that Democrats hoped would hand them control of the House this fall. Those dreams were fleeting, however, because while the government was shuttered, Healthcare.gov was launching…or trying to. The disastrous debut of the centerpiece of President Obama’s signature law didn’t gain widespread attention until after the government reopened in mid-October, but the initial failure of …read more
Source: The Atlantic
