The website might do what the GOP couldn't: Delay the individual mandate

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...website-builders-warned-issues-before-launch/​

The widespread problems with the ObamaCare website are generating a new backlash in Congress, with Sen. Marco Rubio planning to introduce legislation that would delay the health law's individual mandate until the technical failures are addressed.

The Florida senator discussed the plan Tuesday morning in an interview with Fox News' "Fox & Friends." He said it would be "prudent" to delay the requirement on individuals to buy health insurance -- set to kick in early next year -- until users can consistently access the main website.

"How are you going to go after people next year ... if the thing you're forcing them to buy isn't available to buy?" he asked, saying the site is "not working."

Rubio's plan would delay the mandate until the Government Accountability Office certifies the system is "up and running and effectively working for six months, consecutive."

The effort is a followup to revelations that the administration ignored clear danger signs before the October 1 launch that the website was seriously flawed. They have now called in Verizon to attempt to help fix the "glitches" as the Great Pretender continues to call them, despite indications that the website itself is on giant mistake.

As much as five million lines of code might have to be rewritten to repair this misbegotten tool of a misbegotten program. Even though testing was apparently conducted prior to the launch, no one considered testing whether or not a user could actually complete the process of signing up for a health insurance plan through the site.

This is the equivalent of the used car salesman saying, "Hey, we can't find the keys to this little beauty, but it ought to run great, once we can figure out a way to get it started."