Only his lobotomized supporters are buying this BS excuse.

Via The Hill:

President Obama on Tuesday downplayed the second delay of ObamaCare’s employer mandate, saying it would only affect a “small percentage” of businesses.

Obama defended the decision as something that would smooth the transition to ObamaCare and give people time to comply with the law.

“This was an example of, administratively, us making sure that we’re smoothing out this transition, giving people the opportunities to get right with the law but recognizing that there are going to be circumstances in which people are trying to do the right thing, and it may take a little bit of time,” Obama told reporters at a joint press conference with French President François Hollande.

Republicans have blasted the delay, which gives businesses with between 50 and 99 workers until 2016 before they have to comply with the mandate.

They have repeatedly criticized Obama for delaying aspects of the law until after the 2014 midterm elections.