But what else is new . . . ?

Former Gov. Howard Dean said today on MSNBC that Republicans are partly responsible for the difficulties in the rollout of Obamacare.

So far only about 20 states have agreed to set up the state marketplace exchanges for health insurance.   The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) mandates that the federal government maintain an exchange for citizens in those states who do not have their own.

Because so many states have opted out, it leaves a far bigger burden on the federal exchange than was anticipated.   A system designed for a smaller number of applicants has simply been overwhelmed.

That is not to say there are no design flaws, no failures in operation.   But the problem has been made much worse by the refusal of Republican led state governments to do their share.

In fact, Republicans have done everything possible to make it fail -- and then play the sanctimonious "I told you so" game.    And that includes spreading blatant lies.  Shame on them.

So -- and this is by no means a new story -- Republicans are whooping and hollering in derision about a problem that they are at least partly responsible for.

Ralph