AOL's Armstrong Needs Obamacare

Let's get the obvious out of the way: As chief executive officer of AOL Inc., Tim Armstrong shouldn't have stood up and blamed proposed changes to the company's 401(k) plan on two discrete  and, to many AOLers, recognizable medical catastrophes. Armstrong's specificity -- he blamed high medical costs stemming from two "distressed babies" of employees -- was unnecessary, cruel and dumb.

Although Armstrong's comments were a disaster, the problem he's facing is real.