Ironic, isn’t it?
The GOP complained that obamacare waivers only helped big business, not the individual.
But according to this, they have whittled down their proposals - by negotiating against themselves - to scrapping a tax that is levied against medical device manufacturers, without a peep about the suffering individual Americans.
I’m aware that taxes are passed down to consumers, but the issue at hand is that individual Americans are subject to a mandate that has been postponed for big business - under the GOP’s own proposal.
And that’s only in the House.
The Senate couldn’t be bothered with anything other than caving to the almighty Reid/Obama.
This is what passes for “conservativism” these days. It doesn’t deserve the word. It isn’t even watered down conservativism.
It’s nothing.
A big, fat zero.
Mark Levin makes the point daily. What does the Republican party stand for?
His answer sums it up. They are the STATUS QUO Republicans.
Whatever the STATUS QUO is (driven by the Left’s agenda), the Republicans end up preserving it.
Mark Levin makes the point daily. What does the Republican party stand for?
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Nothing. Absolutely nothing. A party without a soul.
yes, they are like the UK conservatives since 1945 (except when Thatcher was leader)
the UK non-Thatcher tories have always accepted the overall policies of the Labour Party, and just quibbled about the details.
NRO: “Even as the White House quickly rejected it based on leaked details, House conservatives are calling a proposal unveiled by Speaker John Boehner at this morning’s conference meeting a “working document” and saying they expect several additions to enhance the leadership’s bid.
“That was a framework from which to build from,” says Representative Tom Graves of Georgia, one of the leading architects of the push to defund Obamacare in the House.
“We gave a bunch of different options” in the meeting, says Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, referring to conservatives, “the bill probably will end up being tweaked a little bit before it gets to rules.”
Members described a vigorous, “family discussion” in the meeting, which went one hour beyond its scheduled time. Representative Joe Barton, who has previously complained about proposals to end a special Obamacare subsidy for Congress, demanded “anyone who wasn’t elected” leave the room, referring to staff.”
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/361271/house-bill-flux-jonathan-strong