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Republicans Begin Laying Ground Work to Walk Away From Obamacare Opposition
redstate.com ^ | 1/16/14 | Erick Erickson

Posted on 01/16/2014 9:53:40 AM PST by cotton1706

Conservative and Republican affiliated groups have started the 2014 assault against Democrats who support Obamacare. At the very same time, it is increasingly clear Republicans are laying the groundwork to abandon their opposition to Obamacare.

The Business Roundtable, which has a great relationship with Republican Leaders, is now listing Obamacare as an entitlement worth preserving.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former economic advisor to John McCain and who opposed passage of Obamacare, has started a think tank premised on keeping, but fixing, Obamacare. Holtz-Eakin has the ear of Republican leaders. In 2009, Mitch McConnell appointed him to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.

The Chamber of Commerce is declaring it will work to fix, not repeal, Obamacare. In fact, just last week the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said, “The administration is obviously committed to keeping the law in place, so the chamber has been working pragmatically to fix those parts of Obamacare that can be fixed.”

Concurrent to this, the Chamber of Commerce has begun funding candidates to beat conservatives in Republican primaries.

The Republican Main Street Partnership, headed by former Congressman LaTourette — who is a friend of Speaker John Boehner — is working with the Chamber and party leaders to target conservatives the party leadership finds troublesome. LaTourette has been parroting talking points from the National Republican Senatorial Committee about the Senate Conservatives Fund, Club for Growth, and others.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: defendingmainst; duplicate; elections; fixobamacare; holtzeakin; mainstpartnership; mccain; rinos; rinosobamacare; stevelatourette; uniparty
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1 posted on 01/16/2014 9:53:40 AM PST by cotton1706
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2 posted on 01/16/2014 9:56:18 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: cotton1706

The begining of the end of the GOP.


3 posted on 01/16/2014 9:56:51 AM PST by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: cotton1706
Republicans Begin Laying Ground Work to Walk Away From Obamacare Opposition

They were doing that when they nominated Romney to run against Dumbo, the gay muslim commie.

4 posted on 01/16/2014 9:57:46 AM PST by dragonblustar (Psalm 37:7)
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To: cotton1706

Not surprising though.

It be interesting what the Chamber would be saying if Obama didn’t delay the employer mandates.

Right now they can dump their employees on the exchanges with no fines.

Great deal.


5 posted on 01/16/2014 9:59:41 AM PST by sickoflibs (Obama : 'If you like your Doctor you can keep him, PERIOD! Don't believe the GOPs warnings')
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To: cotton1706

There are big profits to be made through collusion with the government. To hell with the free market.


6 posted on 01/16/2014 10:00:21 AM PST by JimSEA
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To: cotton1706

That first paragraph reads like they will lie to conservative voters, then abandon their stated principles after the election. So business as usual then. FUGOPe!


7 posted on 01/16/2014 10:02:31 AM PST by catbertz
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To: cotton1706

You can’t fix socialism and you can’t fix stupid.


8 posted on 01/16/2014 10:02:47 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: cotton1706

Time to give Douglas Holtz-Eakin the treatment we give the other side, which he is officially joining if this story is true.

Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!!

Screw the Chamber. Everything this f*****g Congress and Administration does helps Big Business at the cost of Small Business Owners.

Boehner’s buddy? Time for the Koch Brother’s money to take him on too.


9 posted on 01/16/2014 10:04:51 AM PST by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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To: Jim Robinson; Obadiah

From Obadiah’s keyboard:


What - exactly - is the difference between a Democrat and the GOP-e? In what areas of substance does the GOP-e differ from Democrats?

Obamacare? - no
Amnesty? - no
Abortion? - no
Expanding government? - no
Hating Conservatives? no
Federal fiscal integrity? - no

Just where is there any difference?


10 posted on 01/16/2014 10:05:16 AM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: cotton1706

Money, money, money.


11 posted on 01/16/2014 10:05:42 AM PST by DPMD
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>> Republicans Begin Laying Ground Work to Walk Away From Obamacare Opposition

> They were doing that when they nominated Romney to run against Dumbo, the gay muslim commie.

ding! ding! ding! ding! ding!


12 posted on 01/16/2014 10:06:04 AM PST by mbarker12474
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To: cotton1706

If they do this, many of them will be part of the unemployment numbers for January 2015.


13 posted on 01/16/2014 10:06:28 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: cotton1706

Not surprising. Several have been warning about “just wait until they start talking about ‘fixing’ Obamacare”.

I say just wait until they start calling Obamacare the ‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’ or the ‘Affordable Care Act’ for short pursuant to the new directive of democrat ringleaders so as to get the heat off the name ‘Obama’.

Obama was once proud that people called it Obamacare, now he and his ring are backing away from that name.

The words may seem trivial but they indicate a sure shift in allegiance away from conservatives towards the Left.


14 posted on 01/16/2014 10:07:20 AM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: cotton1706; All

Big Business, Multi National Corporations, Free Trade Communists, and all groups affiliated....have just told you they SUPPORT OBAMACARE!!

Taking money from these groups is supporting ObamaCare


15 posted on 01/16/2014 10:07:49 AM PST by SeminoleCounty (Amnesty And Not Ending ObamaCare Will Kill GOP In 2014)
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To: Lazamataz
Just where is there any difference?

That cannot be stated enough. A 'rat is a RINO is a Clinton is a Christie...

16 posted on 01/16/2014 10:08:26 AM PST by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: LibLieSlayer

No, the sad truth is they are bought and paid for. They will be taken care of as part of their sellout agreement.


17 posted on 01/16/2014 10:08:35 AM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: Biggirl
The begining of the end of the GOP.

I walked away from the GOP in 2006 when GWB was on his way to give us Obama - he wouldn't stand up to the wacko left on anything. He and Rove claimed it was "below the dignity of the Oval Office". Ha Ha - look what spews from the Oval these days!!!
18 posted on 01/16/2014 10:15:59 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: cotton1706
IDIOTS.

Forgetting about the morally reprehensible socialism for just a second, and presuming that Obama COULD be fixed, the idea of fixing it is politically stupid.

If you go in and throw enough money at it, so that it doesn't collapse, the Dems will claim total victory and point out that the GOP opposed this “wonderful program that just needed a little tweaking”. The GOP won't get any traction at all from being the party that made Obamacare ultimately limp along.

I repeat, IDIOTS.

19 posted on 01/16/2014 10:18:48 AM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: cotton1706

I never trust a man with two last names. Holtz Whatshisface must be a confused individual who has daddy issues.


20 posted on 01/16/2014 10:20:01 AM PST by forgotten man
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