Juan Williams: Gruber’s Comments on ObamaCare ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

ObamaCare ‘is something Republicans should be celebrating’

WILLIAMS: “I think Gruber was insulting to the American people, and [was] arrogant in his attitude, so there’s a lot of hubris involved here, and I think it’s a -- you know, it’s a feast for critics of ObamaCare who suddenly are saying, you know, 'Oh, this is why we are upset.' Look, are you kidding me? In Washington, we package, we merchandise just like, you know, Procter & Gamble and anybody else that’s selling soap. Of course, things are packaged in such a way as to promote --”[crosstalk]

WALLACE: “So, there’s nothing new — nothing that Gruber --?”

WILLIAMS: “There’s very little. In fact, I would say it’s much ado about nothing with Gruber except that the critics of ObamaCare are having a field day. The act is working. The uninsured rate in the country has dropped by 25 percent. This is something that Republicans should be celebrating. We have more competition. We’ve done away with the Medicare doughnut hole. We have no lifetime caps and limits, we have no conditions about preexisting illnesses, we have preventative medicine. It’s just incredible to me, though, Republicans persist.”

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