“I see it as 30% better than Obamacare.”
So, the price of the Republican soul is a 30% discount on a used hari kari knife?
We can do better.
In fact, we have done increasingly better... each time the valiant few (HFC, Paul, etc) have saved us from the inglorious many party kneelers, the next evolution of the bill has been better.
Despite all the whining, ranting, kneeling and dealing, it is the purist getting us closer to acceptable outcomes, definitely not the sky-is-falling / compromise-now crowd.
For example, as flawed as is the current bill might be, it is far more than 30% improved over Trump/RyanCare 1.0. And despite the ‘good start’ mentality there is zero chance that if it had passed, then it would have improved to what Graham is selling today. Zero. It is not fear and settling which improved things. It was lonely but powerful adherence to principle.
The reason America continues to slide toward the Left is because when given the chance they leap forward another mile toward centralization and later knee-bound Republicans faux-fight to reclaim an inch, then pee into the swamp and claim victory because it is warmer.
There is no way this bill can be considered ‘winning’ from Lady Liberty’s perspective.
Sure, maybe it will be 30% less poison for her to swallow per serving. But also a 100% increase in the number of major parties which will then have voted to keep the antidote locked in the history books.
Then enjoy Obamacare, which will lead to single payer.
Some improvement is better than none.
The votes to repeal are not there.
So it’s either Obamacare or something 30% better.
It appears full blown Obamacare is what we will continue to get.
Congrats to Paul.