The political fallout over Obamacare continues as it has been revealed that only 106,000 Americans signed up for health care coverage. This has been seen as a failure by those who opposed the presidents plan. That failure is now being exploited by republicans as they seek to win some elections as key races begin to take shape. The Tea Party is doing what they have set out to do.
The real answer to healthcare in this country is universal healthcare but In the spirit of fair play, democrats passed the law that they could get passed and now conservatives have demonized it. The shutdown and the demands connected to it only helped sway public opinion against Obamacare and the Tea Party will continue until they venture Into other areas that should be about common sense such as healthcare.
Well it looks like they already have. In their relentless efforts to cast Obama as a socialist the Tea Party has jumped I to the education world. Wow. I thought we were safe for the time being. Now Obama is a socialist because of the Common Core standards.
My first experience with learning about the Common Core was in 2007, before Obama was president. They were born out of the need to teach all of our students the same college and career readiness standards across the country. You know, so we can compete against other countries that are not comparable in their education systems. In fairness, No Child Left Behind and the accountability movement cannot have teeth if all the states are teaching different standards. Sure there are struggles with this issue on its own but to use it as a Tea Party issue is rediculous.
In states were initial assessments were done after implementing the Common Core a backlash occurred. First runs of testing showed lower test scores than expected so fear set in and resistance mounted. These early failures are to be expected seems that this a new endeavor and their will be growing pains. Instead it has become a new opportunity for the Tea Party to yet again bash the Democtrats and President Obama.
So, will the American people bite again? Can we see real issues for their merits or will we be driven to issues that don't exist? My misleading title led you to an issue I care about so it can be done. Like I've said before, keep your eye on the ball people.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/13/news/economy/obamacare-insurance/index.html
