Rubio, the fair haired and well coiffed illegitimate political spawn of Governor JEB!, could have signed up for the insurance coverage but rejected the governmental welfare as did Senator Lindsey Graham, but no, that might have required a sense of shame. Even a first grader realizes you can't say with a straight face something bad and then do it.
Rubio, however, ever able to dance on the head of a metaphor, manages to do just that.
[Though a staunch Obamacare critic, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has enrolled his family in one of its health plans and will accept a $10,000 federal subsidy that some fellow Republicans rejected as a “special deal.”
Rubio on Monday defended his decision to accept the annual subsidy, and said it wasn’t that special.
“It’s an [employer] contribution,” Rubio said. “It’s available to every employee of the federal government.”
Rubio pointed out that, as a member of Congress, he is required to enroll in an Affordable Care Act plan if he wants health insurance through his employer, the federal government....
Rubio’s decision ....puts him at odds with some Republicans who refuse to accept the federal contribution money in a protest of the Affordable Care Act.....
So far, about 10 other senators and a handful of U.S. House members have rejected or avoided receiving the annual subsidy.....
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., didn’t want to wait that long. He made a big deal last week when he announced he was enrolling in Obamacare but rejecting the employer contribution.] emphasis added so I can savor the irony.]
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/12/16/3822282/marco-rubio-defends-10k-subsidy.html
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