http://twitter.com/#!/PaulBegala/status/400791044503371776

Like the rest of the world, we’re watching the devastating news from the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda with sympathy for those afflicted. But few of us have the gall to try to excuse our incompetence by pointing to a natural disaster and stupidly saying, “hey, at least we didn’t kill thousands of people!”

http://twitter.com/#!/PaulBegala/status/400794726817087489

Somehow, when Republicans were attempting to block or delay Obamacare, it was deadly, but when millions of Americans lose their health insurance — and website problems prevent these people from signing up for new plans — it’s not fatal at all.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/11/14/paul-begala-healthcare-gov-glitches-no-big-deal-compared-to-typhoon-disaster/