Some great editorials in today's papers. First up, the
Courier-Journal:
“If Obamacare is repealed, Kentucky should decide for itself whether to keep kynect or set up a different marketplace,” a (McConnell) campaign spokeswoman recently told Talking Points Memo.
But kynect is Obamacare. Kynect is in fact a shining success story throughout the country among states that that have elected to set up the online health exchanges where people may shop for affordable health coverage under the 2010 law.
...Reporters sought clarification from Mr. McConnell, 72, who is seeking a sixth U.S. Senate term, asking him at a news conference last week whether Kentucky’s health exchange should be dismantled — which of course would happen if he succeeds in his root and branch attack on the Obamacare train wreck.
“I think that’s unconnected to my comments about the overall question,” he said.
And from the
Herald-Leader:
Nothing could be more connected — or should be more important to Kentucky's senior senator — than the fates of the more than 400,000 Kentuckians who are getting health insurance, many for the first time, and the federal Affordable Care Act, which is making that possible.
...We asked the McConnell campaign for a clarification and were sent the usual talking points and a statement saying, "If Obamacare is repealed, Kentucky should decide for itself whether to keep Kynect or set up a different marketplace," a suggestion that is unconnected to reality.
Kentuckians are waiting to learn if their five-term senator understands — or cares — how much is at stake.
