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Repeal and Replace was a good campaign slogan.

Not so easy to do in real life.

:::quote::: For seven years, few issues have animated conservative voters as much as the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. But with President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over “Obamacare” is becoming less about “Obama” and more about “care” — greatly complicating the issue for Republican lawmakers.

Polling indicates that more Republicans want to make fixes to the law rather than do away with it. President Trump, who remains popular on the right, has mused about a replacement plan that is even more expansive than the original. The conservative news media are focused more on Mr. Trump’s near-daily skirmishes with Democrats and reporters, among others, than on policy issues like health care. And the congressional debate, as well as the paid advertisements on both sides, is centered on the substance of the law rather than its namesake, draining some of its t...See More
AW Repealing 8 years of a purposeful mess won't be done in a week. Remember the point of obamacare was not to really provide a good insurance program, but to make the insurance industry and drug companies rich. Then pave the way into single payer. (as per Michael Moore - he bemoaned the way the president’s law preserved the health insurance industry...See More
Feb 20, 2017


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