I have to admit, on one hand it's fun watching the GOP stumble around like an obese drunken Southerner wondering what the hell happened to their momentum. They had 8 years to devise a plan better than Obamacare and they came up empty this past week. Lotsa fun.
What isn't fun is that The Speaker of the House is not much but he's the only Speaker we've got. I heard that Trump wants to move on to tax reform. Fine. Why does the House have to move away from fixing the ACA, scrapping the ACA, or whatever it plans to do with the ACA?
The Congress of the US, as I understand it, has a responsibility not to be a rubber stamp for the President but to act in the best interest of their constituents. If the House thinks the nation is ready to go back to a 2007 health care atmosphere, scrap the whole thing and let the chips fall where they may. I would not be too surprised if they actually got some Democratic votes along the way. The Democratic Party has no leadership and what leaders are there are closer to the coffin than the cradle. You may find some independent thinkers there. If the Congress thinks that there should be some changes, make the changes; send it to the Senate.
I do not get why Ryan--who was elected with 90+% in his district gives 2 shits what Trump thinks in this case. His political goose is getting cooked too. What happens if the GOP can't ram through this tax cut while increasing spending???? Two defeats from your own caucus?
What isn't fun is that The Speaker of the House is not much but he's the only Speaker we've got. I heard that Trump wants to move on to tax reform. Fine. Why does the House have to move away from fixing the ACA, scrapping the ACA, or whatever it plans to do with the ACA?
The Congress of the US, as I understand it, has a responsibility not to be a rubber stamp for the President but to act in the best interest of their constituents. If the House thinks the nation is ready to go back to a 2007 health care atmosphere, scrap the whole thing and let the chips fall where they may. I would not be too surprised if they actually got some Democratic votes along the way. The Democratic Party has no leadership and what leaders are there are closer to the coffin than the cradle. You may find some independent thinkers there. If the Congress thinks that there should be some changes, make the changes; send it to the Senate.
I do not get why Ryan--who was elected with 90+% in his district gives 2 shits what Trump thinks in this case. His political goose is getting cooked too. What happens if the GOP can't ram through this tax cut while increasing spending???? Two defeats from your own caucus?