Maybe House Republicans will want to reconsider the foundational premise of their shutdown: hating on Obamacare. How many times have you heard a Republican say they are standing with the American people who don't want Obamacare? Well, the millions of Americans who have overwhelmed exchange websites in just the first 12 hours of the exchanges being open would argue.
New York has had more than 2 million visitors this morning, which is causing some trouble for people trying to sign up. To put that in perspective, New York has 2.5 million uninsured residents. [...]
 Kentucky's new marketplace, the Kynect, had processed over 1,000 applications for insurance by 9:30 a.m. this morning. The Web site has had more than  24,000 visits from people browsing the insurance rates.