Greg Sargent reports that -- when it comes to the endless fight against the Affordable Care Act -- the Republican party "seems to be implicitly conceding not only that the GOP repeal stance is politically problematic, but also that the Republican position constitutes taking health coverage away from people." He cites the conversation between Republican House member Marlin Stutzman of Indiana and a local businessman who has twelve employees.
Albright said most of his dozen employees also are enrolling in Affordable Care Act plans and will have coverage for the first time. “If the Republican Party thinks they’re going to kill Obamacare, you guys need to realize that those nine people that I add on, are they going to vote Republican ever again if you take their health care from them?”
Stutzman responded: “No, probably not.” ...Sargent,WaPo
The GOP appears to be falling into a trap of its own devising.
At the same town hall, the Congressman also conceded to constituents there are “several” alternative plans being debated internally among Republicans, and that in 2014, Republicans might introduce something. But as Steve Benen notes, offering an alternative will invite comparisons between it and Obamacare on how many people it would cover and which one offers better consumer protections. ...Sargent,WaPo
I doubt the GOP will let the matter drop... finally. The "roll-out debacle" is ridiculous, but they believe it.
Don't forget: though a lot of us have worked on computers since the year dot and have seen "roll-outs" that got into the same and often more messes, a lot of Americans are just getting into the game now (and some not at all). They haven't been around along enough to have witnessed serial roll-outs and "debacles" in IT over the decades.
The "roll-out debacle" is just another tiresome talking point, hatched in a Congressional cloakroom and raised by an adoring, greedy rightwing media. Let's see if it lasts as long as the frayed and funny "birther" myth.
Meanwhile, does anyone know if Sarah Palin still goes to Canada for her healthcare?
