Are these two things alike: Jay Carney & Obamacare, and the Iraq War and "Baghdad Bob" - Granite Grok

Are these two things alike: Jay Carney & Obamacare, and the Iraq War and “Baghdad Bob”

Baghdad BobIt’s been a while since folks have mentioned Baghdad Bob – the Iraqi Information Minister who seemingly, during the 2003 Iraq War, wanted to be an actor (and used Kevin Bacon’s character from Animal House as a model “ALL IS WELL!”) official spokesperson in the green uniform that defended Saddam Hussein.  The funniest time was when speaking to the Western press in Baghdad, telling them that the US led allies were on the run – and a US Abrams A1 tank roared by a few streets in the background.

Well, is another press flacker, Obama Press Secretary Jay Carney, in a slow motion version of a Baghdad Bob moment?  CNSNews reports that he denies that the impending implementation of Obamacare is having any negative effect on the economy – like that it is skewing the jobs picture in that many more part-time jobs are being created at the expense of full-time jobs:

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday that the suggestion that Obamacare is reducing full-time employment is “belied by the facts.”

After reports that businesses are shifting to employ more part-time workers in light of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Carney was asked if the White House is considering making changes to the requirement that employers with more than 50 employees must provide full-time workers with health insurance. A full-time worker is defined as a person working at least 30 hours per week.

“Well, I would say broadly that if you look at the economic data, the suggestion that the ACA is reducing full-time employment is belied by the facts,” Carney said…”what I can say is the data reflects that there is not, there is not support for the proposition that businesses are not hiring full-time employees because of the Affordable Care Act,” he said.

“ALL IS WELL!”  Well, sure it is, pardner!  Oh, that “tank”?  From the same post:

Part-time jobs increased by 360,000 in June, to an all-time high of 28,059,000. For the entire year, 130,000 full-time jobs have been added, compared to 557,000 part-time jobs.

And just like Baghdad Bob’s future was about to take a real downturn, if this is to be believed, maybe the past will be repeated?

Despite the administration’s controversial decision to delay forcing companies to join Obamacare for a year, three-quarters of small businesses are still making plans to duck the costly law by firing workers, reducing hours of full-time staff, or shift many to part-time, according to a sobering survey released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

“Small businesses expect the requirement to negatively impact their employees. Twenty-seven percent say they will cut hours to reduce full time employees, 24 percent will reduce hiring, and 23 percent plan to replace full time employees with part-time workers to avoid triggering the mandate,” said the Chamber business survey provided to Secrets.

Small Biz To Fire Employees Due to Obamacare

Just think of it as reprovisioning the tank with some HE and WP rounds:

 

 

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