Siding with those who seek to destroy him and attacking those who wish to see him succeed seems like a dumb thing to do.
Are you sure the Freedom Caucus wish him to succeed? The name is great. I have been reading troubling things about how they operated during the negotiations for the HCA. We do not know what went on during the negotiations but it was reported by Sean Spicer that there were agreements that were not lived up to and that the demands of the caucus moved the bill away from repealing Obamacare.
The caucus wanted full repeal which would be great IMHO but wasn’t doable. It would have been a satisfying stand but like a fart with no lasting effects.
About a dozen moderates opposed the bill because they were concerned that the tax credits aren’t generous enough and that the Medicaid changes would kick too many people off the program for low-income Americans. So any more motion toward the Caucuses position shed equal or greater numbers of moderates.
It would have been better to settle for getting the first hurdle over and being free to put effort into making healthcare competitive and affordable. Then in the process of devolving responsibility to the States we could have trimmed a mass of bureaucracy.
The House Freedom Caucus does not disclose the names of its members. In the current (115th) Congress, the group has about three dozen members. If I read the tea leaves there are many different viewpoints & some are beholding to donors whose views are big business oriented.
Yep. And there will be some here on FR who'll tell us this is all some part of Trump's "grand strategy" or "art of the deal" kind of nonsense.
I say bullsh*t. Fighting those who saved you from doing something stupid (extending/mending/"refining" Obamacare instead of flat-out repealing it) seems to me to be a very, very foolish thing to do.
I side with the House Freedom Caucus on this one. Sure you want to alienate those like me who voted for you, President Trump? Doing so to "win over" moderates/Democrats is a losing strategy. They didn't vote for you, they WON'T vote for you in 2020.
Dance with the one who brought you sir.