EDITORIAL: Art of the Fail
It turns out health care reform is kind of complicated. It's like math. Or origami.
"Nobody knew," the president himself Trumpsplained to reporters last month.
And by the way, who knew the
It's as if these guys won't be happy until "Obamacare" is burned to the ground and the ground is salted. Then paved.
We're just pulling your leg.
Everybody and their mother knew these things, as well as the many other obstacles the
The
During that time,
Each of those votes meant nothing, and they all knew it.
But now there's a Republican in the
So what do they do now that the pressure is on?
Last week, in the middle of
They choked. Big league.
"Art of the Fail" is more like it.
It turns out a lot of people kind of like Obamacare or parts of it, at least compared to the half-baked plan presented by the House Republican leadership.
A Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll released late last month found 48 percent favor the Affordable Care Act, compared to 42 percent who oppose it. That's the highest level of support for the health care law in 60 Kaiser polls taken since 2010.
On the other hand, a
And 46 percent of the respondents said they would likely hold it against their senators or representatives in the next election if they voted for it.
They would be right to do so.
The bill would push 24 million people into the ranks of the uninsured by 2026 and disproportionately harm sick, poor and elderly Americans, according to a nonpartisan
Yet,
Not surprisingly,
Last-minute concessions to on-board the
After one delayed vote Thursday, House Speaker
Maybe now that they have that out of their system,
It can work, if lawmakers are truly interested in improving the lives of Americans rather than simply checking off an unrealistic campaign promise.
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