The underlying theme seems to be, “We’re not getting rid of Obamacare unless you buy into our (Obamacare 2) replacement plan!” It has a hint of extortion.
The stark appearance of laziness, on behalf of himself, and the RINO coalition of the GOP, makes it clear that he has every intention to use the same mindset on the “new” plan as the democrats did on the original. There’s no evidence of a deep seated desire to give the American people what they want, and voted for.
I find it hard to trust Paul Ryan...he’s got shifty eyes, and a line of silver-tongue BS that rivals the former president. I think he is so steeped in establishment beliefs, that he’ll never change.
My suspicion is, being third-in-line for the presidency, is driving his ambitious, long-term plans, and not health care. Being the “player” that I see him to be, he changed gears way too fast from becoming Candidate Trump’s “distractors”, to posing as his “supporter”, AFTER the election.
Double-crossing the President, and the voters, on promised Obamacare repeal, would change a lot of Trump supporters minds, starting a trend to get rid of the two individuals standing his his way for the high office, namely “Trump”, and “Pence”.
There’s no brilliance in his plan to dazzle us, and remove, and, this Godzilla of a healthcare plan, but doing it in combination is his plan to baffle us with BS...a favorite trick of lawyers and used car salesmen.
I’m in league with the “Congressional Conservative Freedom Coalition”, (and other groups) to repeal Obamacare, THEN, get to work on a replacement plan...or, better still, just get hell out of the insurance business altogether, and hand it back over to the private sector. The transition couldn’t be anymore confusing than the original switch TO Obamacare, FROM the private sector.
Getting mired into the piecemeal “repeal/replace” cabal is a liberal tactic to bog down the process and confuse the public. Ryan, and his minions, sequestered themselves to a private chamber to come up with this monstrosity...the first clue that nothing good for the public would come out of it.
Ryan, and his illusions of grandeur, is designed to promote “Paul Ryan”, and not healthcare. His arms-length polishing of President Trump’s “Apple” is as transparent as Saran Wrap.
Force Congress and staff into whatever plan is passed?
Sounds good. Now go convince the Senate Parliamentarian that qualifies as Reconciliation.
That’s not going to fly. So it can’t go in.