"All of this would be funny if it weren't so crazy." . . . Obama

President Obama tried to put a light touch on the despicable attempt by Republicans to destroy any chance for success of the Affordable Care Act.   Quoting some of the outlandish remarks made:

One congressman called it "the most dangerous piece of legislation ever passed."

A Republican state representative has called it "as destructive to personal and individual liberties as the Fugitive Slave Act."  

President Obama commented:

"Think about that.  Affordable health care is worse than a law that lets slaveowners get their runaway slaves back. I mean, these are quotes. . . . I am not making this stuff up."

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) said that the health care law must be repealed "before it literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens."

Think about that last humongous lie.   Said by a former presidential candidate who briefly was the front runner in the Republican primary.

The president wryly took that one down, saying:
"I have to say that is from six months ago.  I just want to point out that we still have women. We still have children. And we still have senior citizens."

And then he added:  "All of this would be funny if it weren't so crazy."

Amen to that.

Ralph