"Smoke and Mirrors": How Jon Gruber Proved Republicans Right About the CBO

“Once upon a time, it was gauche to accuse one’s ideological opposition of exploiting the rules by which the Congressional Budget Office plays the scoring game. It’s worth revisiting this idea in the wake of MIT academic Jonathan Gruber’s admission of guilt to this charge.
Way back in 2011, there were conservatives writing about how the CBO’s score of the Affordable Care Act rested on “budget gimmicks,” “smoke and mirrors,” and “a dismal track record.””