The speech had been billed as a "mea culpa" in which Dear Leader would explain what has gone wrong with Healthcare.gov. But, as Wolf Blitzer and Jake Tapper at CNN point out, that's not exactly how it went. It was more like this:
At President's Urging, People Call Exchange Hotline But Can't Get Through
President Obama emerged on Monday to assure Americans that the "kinks" surrounding the federal and state health-care exchanges are improving and urged consumers to call the exchange hotline if they continue to encounter problems online. Shortly after he made the suggestion, Twitter lit up with reporters and others who attempted to do so but failed to get through to a navigator as promised. After dialing the number, some callers got a busy signal, others received an automated message, and yet others were referred back to Healthcare.gov.
