[Carry_Okie]

Delay is entrenchment. It gives them time to get their act together while the alternatives slowly die.

It is absolutely the wrong move.

[WHBates]

Delay is entrenchment. It gives them time to get their act together while the alternatives slowly die. It is absolutely the wrong move.

Delay in it will help on the individual mandate. It way to late for consumers wanting health coverage, companies with health plans and insurance companies those decisions have been made months ago. Usually October and November are open enrollment periods. People are already getting the shock and it too late to stop that. The entire law need to go but a delay won't help the Democrats. I believe people know who created this disaster and it wasn't just Obama. The entire Democrat party need to be punished (not that I'm all that happy with the Republicans either). But they aren't responsible for this mess of a law.

[true believer forever]

"Delay is entrenchment. It gives them time to get their act together while the alternatives slowly die. It is absolutely the wrong move."

Not really. If, that's a big IF, repubs can get their act together and spend the next year developing and broadcasting their solutions - as simple as 'they want to do this, here's what we are going to do' - it could be a good year. There are already a few articles popping up about how there are going to be large healthcare monopolies in each state from this, increased travel time to see your doctor... etc. Lots of good stories out there that the public has yet to be exposed to re devastation by obamacare.

I think if you defund it gives dems the hammer: look what they took away from you and they can advance their mythology about how great obamacare is ...

Delay pushes entrenchment back in that sense... but the repubs have got to hit the ground running and perform like never before in the next year... selling their "vision" and you know how that always ends. sigh.

[carlo3b]

Delay is entrenchment. It gives them time to get their act together while the alternatives slowly die.

I agree Okie.. They aren't ready for the start, Oct 1st, and won't be ready until spring.. This delay will allow them to get the obvious bugs out..

BUT, the longer this thing dangles, the Dem's and Obonga squirm in open sight.. There is a chance the polls keep dipping and we get more and more leverage to modify, change, delete, and improve the piece of crap, the better..

This law will never be entirely cancelled, bet the farm on it, but if we are going to be stuck with it, it can be improved, a lot..

[itsahoot]

It is absolutely the wrong move.

Correctomundo

[fortheDeclaration]

No, delay means more exposure.

Union members don't like it.

The elderly don't like it.

No way to fix this mess, it will start to unravel.