To: i-node who wrote (742236 ) 9/27/2013 2:22:53 PM From: tejek Read Replies (2) | Respond to 'Get out of the way so I can help my people' Steve Benen t's easy to love the Kentucky State Fair anecdote. Even President Obama heard about it . The story, first reported by Jason Cherkis, notes a "middle-aged man in a red golf shirt" who shuffled up to a small folding table to hear about the state's health benefit exchange established by the Affordable Care Act. The man was impressed with what he heard, telling one of the workers behind the table, "This beats Obamacare I hope." But it's also a place with a popular, Democratic, two-term governor named Steve Beshear, who has a powerful op-ed in the New York Times today making the case for the health care law Republicans love to hate. [T]here's a huge disconnect between the rank partisanship of national politics and the outlook of governors whose job it is to help beleaguered families, strengthen work forces, attract companies and create a balanced budget. The state ranks among the worst, if not the worst, in almost every major health category, including smoking, cancer deaths, preventable hospitalizations, premature death, heart disease and diabetes. Frankly, we can't implement the Affordable Care Act fast enough.," the governor said.He added, in a message to Republicans, "Get over it ... and get out of the way so I can help my people."
