Republicans should be disgusted with the House Freedom Caucus

The GOP had seven years to formulate a sound, market based alternative to ObamaCare, and all Nancy Ryan could tell us is we'd have to pass this bill to see what was really in it. We just dodged a bullet. Now let's get it right!

Get it right according to whom? The Freedom Caucus, which comprises 15% of the Reps? You seem to be ignoring the process questions of what it means that we only have 52 Rep senators and a sizeable number of them are RINOs. We had 14 Rep senators vote for the Gang of 8 bill.

How do you achieve "unconditional repeal" both process wise and politically. There are 14 million now covered under Obamacare with about nine million on expanded Medicaid. You need to come with a consensus solution to deal with those who lose Obamacare coverage. You also must deal with several features that the majority of Americans like, e.g., keeping your child on your insurance plan until age 26, you can't be turned down for insurance if you have a preexisting condition; etc.

Unless ObamaCare is truly killed, it can always be revived.

So how do you kill it?

Here is what will happen: Schumer and Hoyer have expressed a desire to work with Trump to fix some of the problems with Obamacare. They want to mend it, not end it in much the same way that many Reps would really like to do to avoid a political confrontation.

The continued implosion of Obamacare will cause the public to demand that the problems be fixed. The Dems and some Reps would be happy to accommodate them. Trump could use the leverage to make desired changes with Dem support and aid the average Americans who are being hurt by the system. Trump could say that he tried the GOP way to fix the problem and it didn't work. Now a bipartisan effort is called for to make Obamacare work. Now it is no longer a disaster that needs to be repealed.

This is not outlandish. The Reps have already aided the Dems in making more than 100 fixes to keep Obamacare working.

New poll shows Americans want to fix Obamacare, not end it, while Koch groups push for full repeal

Fully 68% of Americans want to keep what works and fix the rest, while just 32% prefer the GOP's repeal and replace approach, according to polling from Hart Research. Moreover, the polling showed most Americans — including 54% of President Trump's voters — have a favorable view of the Medicaid system, which would face steep cuts under the Republican plan.

The libertarian caucus is responsible for Obamacare remaining. The are supposed to be in the Republican Caucus. They voted for Speaker Ryan. About two thirds of them showed themselves to be Republicans In Name Only. Libertarianism is a political disorder like liberalism. Their intentions are good but the outcome is not good.

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