No one is going to care about delays if it passes. The GOP is far ahead of the schedule the Dems had getting Obamacare passed, and they had far bigger majorities.
The Scott Brown event only gave the GOP 40 votes in the Senate and forced Reconciliation from Byrd. McConnell has far fewer votes to deal with, but his skills as Majority Leader have been nothing less than awesome. He almost alone is why we don’t have an overwhelmingly liberal USSC.
One more time, idealogues.
The healthcare bill has to do only 2 things to hold both Houses next year. Trying for more almost certainly loses the 2nd of those 2 things.
They are:
1) It has to reduce premiums.
2) It has to pass both Houses.
Nothing more reqd.
BTW why is holding houses more important than chest beating “principle”?
Because Ginsberg is going to die soon and Clarence Thomas is ready to retire. We must hold the Senate. We have a chance for a conservative court for 30 yrs if we just hold the Senate.
They are:
1) It has to reduce premiums.
2) It has to pass both Houses
The "Republicare" bill most certainly fails on count number 1. Because of that it probably will fail on count number 2 (and it should).
This is not a matter of ideology.
A perfect bill may not be possible. A "good enough" bill may be possible.
This bill is not "good enough".
They have Obamacare to copy from.
The healthcare bill has to do only 2 things to hold both Houses next year. Trying for more almost certainly loses the 2nd of those 2 things.
They are:
1) It has to reduce premiums.
2) It has to pass both Houses.
Since this bill does nothing to accomplish number 1 then we had better hope that number 2 doesn't come to pass. Nothing more reqd.