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Just in case you missed it, here is President Obama's entire speech about the Affordable Care Act from yesterday in Largo, Maryland.

It was a truly great, and informative speech.The President also took a few well deserved shots at his Republican opponents.

“Just the other day, one Republican in Congress (None other than Ted Cruz) said we need to shut this thing down before the marketplaces open, and people get to see that they’ll be getting coverage, and getting these subsidies because — and I’m going to quote him here, he said ‘It’s going to prove almost impossible to undo Obamacare. So, in other words, we’ve got to shut this thing down before people find out that they like it,” the President said, to more applause from the crowd.”That’s a strange argument.”

And this:

"One congressman said that Obamacare is the most dangerous piece of legislation ever passed," (Louisiana Representative John Fleming) Obama said in Largo, Md. "Ever, in the history of America, this is the most dangerous piece of legislation. Providing -- creating a marketplace so people can buy group insurance plan, the most dangerous ever."

"You had a state representative somewhere say that it's as destructive to personal and individual liberty as the Fugitive Slave Act," (New Hampshire representative Bill O’Brien) he added. "Think about that. Affordable health care is worse than a law that lets slave owners get their runaway slaves back. I mean, these are quotes. I'm not making this stuff up."

"And here's one more that I've heard. I like this one. We have to, and I'm quoting here, we have to repeal this failure before it literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens," (Michele Bachmann) an incredulous Obama said. "Now, I have to say, that one was from six months ago. I just want to point out we still have women, we still have children, we still have senior citizens. All this would be funny if it wasn't so crazy."

And then pointed out that, despite so much bizarre opposition, that someday it will be accepted and that they will no longer want to associate it with his name:

"Here is a prediction for you: a few years from now, when people are using this to get coverage and everyone's feeling pretty good about all the choices and competition that they've got, there are gonna be a whole bunch of folks who say, "Yeah, yeah, I always thought this provision was excellent. I voted for that thing,'" he continued. "You watch. It will not be called Obamacare."

In fact that day of acceptance may be almost upon us as we just learned the other day that the cost of Obamacare will be lower for 95% of Americans than previously estimated.

Oh, and all of those full time jobs that the law was supposed to be costing Americans? Yeah well that is turning out to be a bunch of crap as well.

Yep, all of that spells good news for uninsured Americans, and bad news for the Republicans who have spent all of these last four years fighting against its implementation.

I would shed a tear for them but I am too busy being excited about signing up for health insurance.

(H/T to TPM and Mediaite)

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