Not much doubt you’re right. If the Rats do pass this fiasco hopefully the Repubs will be able to reverse it when those same Rats go down in flames this November.
I know the Republican Party pretty well, and I wouldn't bet on it. More likely they will shrug their collective shoulders and seek to "reform" the system, adding "choice" and "fiscal responsibility" to the government takeover of health care. They will make their peace with the program, the way they make their peace with every other socialist agency of the past 80 years.
In other words, defeat it now or live with it forever.
I admire optimistic people like that, you must be young.
They may not be able to reverse it on the face of it. But, come 2015 or so, no one will be able to find a way to pay for it, and every other entitlement without monetizing our growing debt. What then, is the end game?
There will be a culmination of what we are seeing the beginning of now - a revolt against the overwhelming tax burden of the federal government that outweighs the benefits; against the loss of freedom that outweighs the security. When that happens the government will be forced to begin shedding it accumulated prized possessions. Forced to choose between Social Security, Medicare and Obamacare, what do you think will be chosen first?