memeorandum: Obamacare is here and so are the glitches (Maggie Fox/NBCNews)

3:20 PM ET, October 1, 2013

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John Bresnahan / Politico:

Government shutdown: John Boehner's private fight for Hill health subsidies — With the federal government nearing shutdown, House Speaker John Boehner stood on the House floor Monday and called on his colleagues to vote for a bill banning a “so-called exemption” that lawmakers and staffers receive for their health insurance.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Mediaite, National Review, Roll Call and Booman Tribune

Meredith Shiner / The World's Greatest …:

Democrats Divulge Emails With Boehner Staff as Shutdown Fight Gets Personal (Updated) — Reid's office is considering leaking emails between his chief of staff, David Krone, above, and Boehner's chief. (CQ Roll Call File Photo) — Updated 11:30 a.m. | Senate Democrats are considering leaking …

Discussion: Esquire, Defense One, No More Mister Nice Blog, Roll Call, The Plum Line, The Mahablog, Talking Points Memo and Politico

Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:

Six Headlines About The Government Shutdown That Will Destroy Your Faith In Journalism — The government shut down because a small group of Republicans, led by Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX), insist on linking continued funding to repealing, defunding, or delaying Obamacare.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, Daily Kos, Center for American Progress, CNN and Salt Lake Tribune

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

‘House Of Turds’: NY Daily News Mocks Boehner As Shutdown Arrives (PHOTO) — A prominent New York City tabloid marked the first government shutdown since 1996 on Tuesday with a cover that parodies a hit political drama and mocks House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).

Discussion: Paul Krugman, Mediaite, Balloon Juice and The Hinterland Gazette

Ashley Killough / CNN:

Durbin: Medical device tax repeal could be ‘on the table’ — Washington (CNN) - A repeal of the medical device tax may be a point of compromise between the House and Senate as the two houses of Congress work to end the government shutdown, the number two Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday.

Discussion: Firedoglake, PoliticusUSA, The PJ Tatler, Politico, ABC News, Daily Kos, Red Alert Politics and NPR

Nick Gillespie / Reason:

Let Us Be Clear: Obama Deserves Chief Responsibility for Gov't Shutdown. — Boehner and the GOP may well be “anarchists” and Reid and the Dems may be useless. But it's the president who runs the show. — Whether it turns truly apocalyptic or ends up just being a short break …

Discussion: NPR, Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run

James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Why This Is Not Just ‘Washington Breakdown,’ in 3 Graphs (and 1 Story)

Discussion: The Dish, Shakesville, Taylor Marsh, Connecting.the.Dots, The Frying Pan and The Moderate Voice

Manu Raju / Politico:
GOP braces for shutdown fallout

Discussion: CNN and The Hill

Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama notes health care glitches, blasts ‘Republican shutdown’

Discussion: Colorlines

Politico:
Government shutdown: President Obama holds the line

Discussion: The Hill and americanthinker.com

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The House GOP's Legislative Strike

Discussion: New York Times, Hullabaloo, Post Politics, Associated Press, DownWithTyranny!, Truthout Stories, The Daily Banter, Prairie Weather and The Huffington Post

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Politico: Obama Shows ‘Resolve and Strength’ By Shutting Government

Discussion: Hot Air

Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
The Beginning of the End for Washington

Discussion: Slate, Wall Street Journal, Washington Wire, Yahoo! News and Washington Examiner

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
In Congress, a not-so-brief case of delusion over government shutdown

Discussion: The Mahablog, Balloon Juice and The Raw Story

Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Resume Budget Battle Amid Shutdown

Discussion: Washington Wire

Politico:
House GOP to vote on narrow funding bills

Discussion: CNN, The Plum Line, Firedoglake and The Reaction

Joe Nocera / New York Times:
Those Banana Republicans

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Booman Tribune, National Review, Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, The Verge, The Daily Banter and The Hinterland Gazette

CNN:
Sen. Durbin: “It's conceivable” …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and National Review

James Hohmann / Politico:
Ted Cruz's dad rips RINOs, Obamacare

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Right Wing Watch and CNN

Elise Viebeck / The Hill:

Technical problems plague launch of ObamaCare (Video) — ObamaCare's new health insurance marketplaces experienced a range of technical glitches Tuesday morning as they opened to enroll patients for the first time. — The federally facilitated online exchanges include functions for creating an account …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, The CT Mirror, Weekly Standard, The Daily Caller, National Republican …, Talking Points Memo, Reuters and The PJ Tatler

TIME:

Obamacare Exchanges Riddled With Glitches — Insurance web sites struggled on the first day that the new health programs opened to applicants — By Kate Pickert @katepickertOct. 01, 2013 — Screen shots of several state exchange websites that were down or not yet operating Tuesday morning.

Discussion: msnbc.com, New York Times, Weasel Zippers and CBS New York

Matthew Yglesias / Slate:

Sebelius: “Give Us the Same Slack You Give Apple” — A number of people trying to access HealthCare.gov or equivalent state level marketplaces this morning are experiencing technical difficulties. This will not be surprising to devoted Moneybox readers, and at a briefing I attended yesterday …

Discussion: Firedoglake and Unfair Park

Washington Post:
Obamacare site goes live, with some glitches

Discussion: Forbes, PJ Media, Questions and Observations and Pat Dollard

Louise Radnofsky / Washington Wire:
Sebelius: Obamacare, It's Like an iPhone

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, National Review, Hit & Run and National Republican …

CNN:

Veterans break past World War II Memorial barricade — Update 1:45 p.m. ET: House GOP leadership sources tell CNN they plan to vote on a series of bills to fund the government, beginning Tuesday with three measures-spending for veterans, the District of Columbia and the Park Service.

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, ThinkProgress and Gawker

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:

KKK Rally At Gettysburg Military Park Canceled Due To Gov't Shutdown — A planned Ku Klux Klan gathering in Gettysburg, Pa. was canceled due to the government shutdown, Philadelphia's WCAU reported Tuesday. — A Maryland-based KKK group was approved to hold a rally on Saturday at Gettysburg National Military Park, according to WCAU.

Discussion: Philadelphia News …, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Fox News and The Huffington Post

Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Witness: Mississippi Congressman ‘Opened The Barricade’ To Closed WWII Memorial

Discussion: The Raw Story

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

Poll Indicates GOP Has Been Deeply Damaged By Shutdown Fight — Republicans in Washington insist they have simply been upholding the wishes of the American people throughout their efforts to block the Affordable Care Act, but a poll released Tuesday tells a very different story.

Discussion: TIME, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Moderate Voice, Taegan Goddard's …, Politico and Democracy in America

CNN:
CNN Poll: Will Obamacare help you?

Discussion: The Hill, The Other McCain, Politico, Weasel Zippers and The Right Scoop

Catalina Camia / Associated Press:
Polls: Americans put more blame on GOP for shutdown

Discussion: Economix, Mediaite, Right Wing Watch, Yahoo! News, Naked Politics, CNN, PolicyMic, his vorpal sword and msnbc.com

Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:

The glitchy error-filled misadventures of creating an account on healthcare.gov — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL BARACK OBAMA OBAMACARE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN — A friend and I spent the morning trying unsuccessfully to create an account on healthcare.gov and shop for cheaper health insurance.

Discussion: Americans for Tax Reform …, Rush Limbaugh, National Republican … and Weasel Zippers

Misstripleem / Twitchy:

Surprise! Obamacare health insurance exchange websites don't work; HealthCare.gov a total mess — No need to shut it down. The Obamacare health insurance exchange websites don't work. … Who will be blamed for this mess? … [Update] — Welcome to HealthCare.gov!

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, New York Times, The Lonely Conservative, National Review, Althouse, NewsBusters and Pirate's Cove

Tal Kopan / Politico:

‘Boss’ Chris Christie: How I'd solve it — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the shutdown in Washington can be blamed on everybody, but it is especially a failure of leadership on the part of the president. — “No matter where the partisanship is, the failure is in people not bringing people together to get it done.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Hot Air and The Hill

Andrew Rafferty / NBC Politics:
Christie says shutdown debate would look very different if he was in charge

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Crooks and Liars and susiemadrak.com

Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:

Rand Paul: Open the government — Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday said he would support a short-term funding measure “to keep the government open while we negotiate.” — “I think what we could do is pass a very short term, maybe not six weeks, but what about one week, so we could negotiate over a week …

Discussion: Hot Air, The Right Scoop and National Review

Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Republicans, Over the Cliff — Peter Suderman speaks for me:

Discussion: Hit & Run and The Dish

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:

Jon Stewart's Rockin' Shutdown Eve — If President Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent mullahs in the world but not with House Republicans, maybe he is not the problem. (07:20)

Discussion: The Daily Banter, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Towleroad News #gay and Mediaite

NPR:

Transcript And Audio: NPR Interview With President Obama … A full transcript of the interview follows: — STEVE INSKEEP: As you have watched what's happening in Congress, do you feel that House Republicans are coming any closer to anything that you could sign?

Discussion: New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Atlantic Online and Wall Street Journal