White House Concedes Money-Saving Health Care Claims Were False

According to a presentation (http://www.politico.com/static/PPM153_pp.html) written by consultants that surfaced yesterday, the White House is reformulating its health care strategy in the face of its extreme unpopularity and calls for repeal. Most notably, they are abandoning claims that it will reduce costs and the deficit, and stressing a promise to "improve it" later.

They presentation urged Democrats to "use personal stories coupled with clear, simple descriptions of how the law benefits people at the individual level to convey critical benefits of reform." It cautioned them to "keep claims small and credible; don’t overpromise or ‘spin’ what the law delivers," and to tell constituents they will "work [to] improve it.” 

It was obvious that a certain point they would have to concede that their math was completely bogus, but I am shocked that they are admitting it at this early a stage, even before the midterms. I suppose they believe a change in message at this stage could help improve their image with the voters, but admitting you lied about  a very unpopular, wildly expensive, massive piece of legislation that you shoved through congress is once again,  very bad politics.