Bad Obamacare Theatre

And now, time for an another episode of of "Bad Obamacare Theater." Here is your host, Leonard Pinth-Garnell:

That really wasn't so good, now was it?

Hello, I am Leonard Pinth-Garnell. Welcome to "Bad Obamacare Theatre." Today's work concerns the 2013 production of the libretto "Affordable Health Care Act is Ready for Business." The scene takes place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As we view the action, the accomplished actress Kathleen Sebelius plays the role of Kathleen Sebelius, embattled head of the Department of Health and Human Services, while her counterpart in this production is Dan Rooney, chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, which is coincidentally winless on the season. Let's take a look:

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had a front-row view of the problems plaguing the website that the government established to allow people to shop for health insurance under Obamacare.

Sebelius and Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney were at an enrollment and education event on Thursday at Heinz Field to promote Healthcare.gov, but people who showed up encountered problems in signing up for coverage on the website.

Unable to handle heavy online traffic and riddled with technical glitches, the website has been a source of criticism of the Obama administration and the new Affordable Care Act since its start on Oct. 1.

Sebelius, who is making similar trips to cities across the country to spread the word about the website, told the audience of about 100 people that Healthcare.gov was “open for business.”

“Believe me, we had some early glitches,” said Sebelius, who was introduced by Rooney, a backer of the law. “But it's getting better every day.”

The action then turns to the back of the room, where the production company attempts to enroll curious Pittsburghers into the program:

At the back of the room, it was a different story. About 20 people armed with laptops and certified by the government to sign up people for coverage were meeting with uninsured people, answering questions and fruitlessly trying to access the website.

LaKesha Lowry, 41, came to the event to find out about her health insurance options. But the North Side resident said she was not able to access the site, even with the help of a certified application counselor.

“It said, ‘Try again later,' ” Lowry said.

There... That wasn't so good now, was it? Trite assurances, ineptly rendered, with amateurish technical production values and ultimately failure. Stunningly bad! Astonishingly ill-chosen! Bad, very bad. Really bites the big one!

Join us next time for a production of the comic opera "Solyndra, A Love Story." This is Leonard Pinth-Garnell. Good-bye.