Of course there's no way they could have known ahead of time, but the Republicans missed an opportunity they'd have had if they had waited until the rollout of the ACA's nifty new webisite. (You know, the one Jon Stewart was talking about when he challenged Kathleen Sibelius to a race; he'd download every movie ever made, and she's sign up for Obamacare)
(See this, for instance)
But while the completely unsurprising technical SNAFU unfolded, the chattering class was fully engaged in the hostage-taking on Capital Hill.
I suspect that this points to the Republican's greatest fear about Obamacare-- that it will succeed, and succeed spectacularly. Too bad they undervalue cynicism these days. I could'a told 'em.
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