[kevkrom]

The way I understand it, "defund" only covers those things that fall under the continuing resolution. It would not stop individual mandates, subsidies, or any of the taxes (though it might affect enforcement issues).

So, in this respect, the "defund" plan doesn't work. (I still support Cruz because of the politics of it -- force the 'rats to "own" Obamacare over and over and over...)

"Delay" pushes everything back a year, basically playing a stalling game until the GOP can (in theory) gain enough control to really force a showdown with the White House in the 2014 midterms. It really doesn't affect the political optics of Obamacare much because the worst of it is the uncertainty factor, which will still be hanging in the air.

"Repeal" should, of course, be the ultimate goal, but that's unlikely to happen until 2017 at the earliest, unless a landslide in the mid-terms gives the GOP enough leverage to force Obama into massive concessions.

[southernindymom]

Thank you. My boss and I have been discussing this all morning and were just not clear on it.