Jonathan Gruber regrets 'arrogance' on health law remarks

Jonathan Gruber, the health economist whose incendiary comments about "the stupidity of the American voter" have embarrassed the Obama administration, apologized on Tuesday for what he described as his "glib, thoughtless and sometimes downright insulting comments." Dr. Gruber minimized his role, saying he had used an "economic microsimulation model" to help the administration and Democrats in Congress assess the impact of policies in the Affordable Care Act. He later defended the law in a number of speeches. In one, he said the law had been adopted, in part, because of the stupidity of voters and a "lack of transparency" about its financing.