Posted on 06/25/2015 10:29:21 AM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson
Even as Republicans rose in a chorus of outrage Thursday over the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to gut the unpopular Affordable Care Act, party leaders were privately breathing a sigh of relief.
Had the court gone the other way, Republicans would have faced their most serious governing challenge since taking control of both houses of Congress earlier this year.
Former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie called it “a bad legal outcome, but a good political outcome” for Republicans. But he added that it will increase pressure on his party to come up with a specific alternative to the law ahead of the 2016 elections.
Pollster David Winston, who advises the GOP congressional leadership, said, “Ultimately, the challenge for Republicans is not just how to deal with this law, but where’s the direction? Where are the alternatives?”
More than 6 million Americans — most of them in conservative states — would have suddenly been without the government subsidies that make health insurance affordable under the act.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
So private citizens cannot arrange among themselves to pool risk?
Next.
Exactly! Let the Democrats own this!
This is the same GOP who signed off on officially redefining Congress as a “small business” in order to get Obamacare subsidies for Congressional staffers.
Wonder how the court will rule concerning pervert “marriage? Is there any doubt in anyone’s mind?
Rush just made the same point in his third hour opening.
clueless ,, leaderless, mindless..
The GoPe of today.
Ed Gillespie called it “a bad legal outcome, but a good political outcome”
Ha! Let’s see how good that political outcome is come election time, Eddie.
John Roberts is Bush’s everlasting legacy for us having to once again vote for RINO ROT!
Boehner= RINO ROT
McConnel= RINO ROT
3/4 of the Senate Rebubes = RINO ROT
3/4 of the House Repubes = RINO ROT
Cheif Justice = RINO ROT
STOP voting for RINO ROT or this is what you get.
Is it time once and for all for Conservatives and Tea Party to separate themselves from useless RINO ROT?
You can’t have it both ways... If the GOP was petrified of having to deal with the loss of subsides, then there is nothing to run on. If they are scared of impact of people losing their subsides, then why would they take steps to dismantle the whole damn thing?
They prefer to be the caboose.
GOP PLEDGES TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO REPEAL OBAMACARE.
“Fight”. They have the majority in both houses and can pass any bill they want.
Who are they going to “fight”?
Anyone relieved that Obamacare survived is an evil traitor. Today joins Election Day 2008 and Election Day 2012 on the list of the three worst days in American history.
I have a strong feeling that, as of 2016, the American populace will be chomping at the bit unless they are convinced that socialism will somehow save a semi-socialist health-care system.
Let Ted Cruz stay loud and active.
For the same reason they won’t speak out against crap like illegal immigration or “affirmative action” that which they know is wrong and immoral and against plain meaning.
Cowards all. It’s all about them, their pocketbooks, elections, image and “legacy”
Term limits. End politics as a career. It’s killing the country and its people.
Easy conclusion for all the recent happenings where the Republicans have failed We The People.
We have no allies in the Republican establishment as they are just another piece of a BG machine which sees only themselves, those who filter money to and those who donate large monies to, their party.
Democrats/Republicans .. two parts of the same monster.
Nope. Health “Insurance” would be criminalized as against social policy and contrary to the interest of civilized society. It would be a conspiracy in restraint of free trade.
The Republican part of the Uniparty will be out in force next year bellowing about how they are going to repeal obamacare, blah-blah-blah, just like in 2010, 2012, 2014 and they will hold show vote after show vote when it really doesn’t count to repeal it. But when it comes down to actually stopping it like Cruz tried too, they will capitulate as before.
The low information part of the Republican party will lap it up like a dog eating it’s own vomit and ask for more, and run out and vote for the likes of Hatch, McWeasal and Boner... The Republicans are now the tax collectors for socialist America.
“a bad legal outcome, but a good political outcome” for Republicans.
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Sick and tired of the politics surrounding this. Kill the damn thing already, no matter what it costs politically!
what’s the third one?
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