So Much for Leading by Example, Harry....

[Keukasmallies]

The ACA is fine for the hewers of wood and drawers of water, but Harry Reid's staff...not so much.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/04/reid-exempts-some-staff-from-having-to-buy-insurance-on-obamacare-exchange/?cmpid=edpick&google_editors_picks=true

[Nanker]

They're happy with their healthcare plan. They can keep it. Just like the rest of us. The President said so.

[Koko78]

Which senators are exempting some of their staff from the Affordable Care Act, according to a poll conducted by Yahoo News?

Lamar Alexander (R-TN): No

Kelly Ayotte (R-NH): No

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI): No

John Barrasso (R-WY): No

Barbara Boxer (D-CA): Some

Sherrod Brown (D-OH): No

Richard Burr (R-NC): No

Ben Cardin (D-MD): No

Daniel Carper (D-DE): Some

Saxby Chambliss (R-GA): No

Thad Cochran (R-MS): No

Susan Collins (R-ME): No

Christopher Coons (D-DE): No

Bob Corker (R-TN): No

John Cornyn (R-TX): No

Ted Cruz (R-TX): No

Richard Durbin (D-IL): No

Diane Feinstein (D-CA): No

Dean Heller (R-NV): No

Mazie Hirono (D-HI): No

John Hoeven (R-ND): No

Johnny Isakson (R-GA): No

Ron Johnson (R-WI): No

Tim Johnson (D-SD): Yes

Patrick Leahy (D-VT): No

Mike Lee (R-UT): No

Joe Manchin (D-WV): No

Robert Menendez (D-NJ): No

Barbara Mikulski (D-MD): No

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): No

Christopher Murphy (D-CT): No

Patty Murray (D-WA): Yes

Rob Portman (R-OH): No

Jack Reed (D-RI): No

James Risch (R-ID): No

Marco Rubio (R-FL): No

John Thune (R-SD): No

Pat Toomey (R-PA): No

Mark Udall (D-CO): No

David Vitter (R-LA): No

Roger Wicker (R-MS): No

Ron Wyden (D-OR): Some

http://news.yahoo.com/harry-reid-exempts-some-of-his-senate-staff-from-obamacare-exchanges-192925037.html

 

It is interesting what all of the responding Senators that exempted their staff from Obamacare have in common.

[Nanker]

http://news.yahoo.co...-192925037.html

 

It is interesting what all of the responding Senators that exempted their staff from Obamacare have in common.

 

Uhhh... they all have a vowel in their first and last names? [/mainstreammedia]

[DC Tom]

http://news.yahoo.co...-192925037.html

 

It is interesting what all of the responding Senators that exempted their staff from Obamacare have in common.

 

Given that OPM's directive basically said "We can't give practical guidance on how Congress defines their staffers as full- or part-time, so we'll have to rely on the Congressmen's discretion," one thing they all have in common is abusing that discretion.