Ted Cruz told a New Hampshire crowd Thursday that he and his family are among the ranks of the uninsured—and it's Obamacare's fault, the demagogue whined.
"I'll tell you, you know who one of those millions of Americans is who's lost their health care because of Obamacare? That would be me," Cruz told a Manchester, New Hampshire, audience. "I don't have health care right now." […]
"So our health care got canceled, we got a notice in the mail, Blue Cross Blue Shield was leaving the market. And so we're in the process of finding another policy," Cruz said. "I hope by the end of the month we'll have a policy for our family. But our premiums—we just got a quote, our premiums are going up 50 percent. That's happening all over the country. That's happening in New Hampshire."
Cruz didn't explain why he allowed his—and his family's—coverage to lapse. It's certainly not Obamacare's fault. Politico reports that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas has not pulled out of the exchange, though it did stop selling some of its plans. And, of course, "while premiums did rise across the country this year, they did not spike 50 percent."
He did make a joke about it, though, saying "when you let your health insurance policy lapse, your wife gets really ticked at you. It’s not a good—I've had, shall we say, some intense conversations with Heidi on that." Hahahaha. The little woman is mad at him for endangering his family's health. You know, women.