A momentous one of those later on today in Washington, D.C.: a repeal-and-replace vote on Obamacare in the House of Representatives.
The universal, as far as I have seen, reporting on this is that it is an early cardinal test of De Facto's cojones. De Facto, last night, attempted to heap on the pressure by telling House Republicans this was it: if they did not vote for the replace bill he was moving on from the issue and they would be "stuck" with Obamacare. That the threat was empty, Congress can pass any bill they want, any time they want to, was lost on them. They scheduled a vote for today. If the bill passes, it will show De Facto and the Party of Doom can govern; if it fails, they can't govern. That's the take.
Those of us who wish Obamacare left in place should hope the bill fails, right? Right. Those of us who wish every misfortune and catastrophe upon De Facto's pinhead should hope the bill fails. Right? Ew. Squirm. Me thinks contrarywise. De Facto placed an umbrella over his own pinhead with his "threat" last night. If the bill fails, he can tweet, "Not my fault! Blame the failing Freedom Caucus!" If the replacement bill passes (and goes to the Senate and is approved there and goes back to De Facto and he signs it into law.) 20,000,000 people will lose health care and the budget deficit will grow substantially (according to the Congressional Budget Office). Those are bad things for the American people--It's a bad bill.--but...But...
The Party of Doom became the majority party in part, in large part, by running against Obamacare these last seven years. Assuming a posture of "standing athwart history" works politically for an opposition party. It does not work politically when that party attains a majority and has to make history.
Repealing President Obama's Affordable Care Act and replacing it with the Republican American Health Care Act will mean that De Facto and the POD can govern: POORLY. It will deprive them of their big political issue, they will now own the issue...and the uninsured and the budget deficit, and, and, and. It's a variation of the Pottery Barn rule: you break it, you own it. So, go ahead De Facto, go ahead Party of Doom, pass it. Make my day.
The universal, as far as I have seen, reporting on this is that it is an early cardinal test of De Facto's cojones. De Facto, last night, attempted to heap on the pressure by telling House Republicans this was it: if they did not vote for the replace bill he was moving on from the issue and they would be "stuck" with Obamacare. That the threat was empty, Congress can pass any bill they want, any time they want to, was lost on them. They scheduled a vote for today. If the bill passes, it will show De Facto and the Party of Doom can govern; if it fails, they can't govern. That's the take.
Those of us who wish Obamacare left in place should hope the bill fails, right? Right. Those of us who wish every misfortune and catastrophe upon De Facto's pinhead should hope the bill fails. Right? Ew. Squirm. Me thinks contrarywise. De Facto placed an umbrella over his own pinhead with his "threat" last night. If the bill fails, he can tweet, "Not my fault! Blame the failing Freedom Caucus!" If the replacement bill passes (and goes to the Senate and is approved there and goes back to De Facto and he signs it into law.) 20,000,000 people will lose health care and the budget deficit will grow substantially (according to the Congressional Budget Office). Those are bad things for the American people--It's a bad bill.--but...But...
The Party of Doom became the majority party in part, in large part, by running against Obamacare these last seven years. Assuming a posture of "standing athwart history" works politically for an opposition party. It does not work politically when that party attains a majority and has to make history.
Repealing President Obama's Affordable Care Act and replacing it with the Republican American Health Care Act will mean that De Facto and the POD can govern: POORLY. It will deprive them of their big political issue, they will now own the issue...and the uninsured and the budget deficit, and, and, and. It's a variation of the Pottery Barn rule: you break it, you own it. So, go ahead De Facto, go ahead Party of Doom, pass it. Make my day.
