Has the GOP completely lost its mind? Has the tea party ethos addled it to such a degree that they just can't do the math anymore? Everything I've read suggests Obamacare is a disaster, absolutely and entirely not ready for prime time - so why is the GOP advocating for a delay that may in the end benefit the implementation of it? Let it fall and fail! Is it that they believe that once it's law you'll never be able to get rid of it? If it's demonstrably horrible, how can that be? Do they see some advantage to a delay viz the midterm elections? Please don't tell me that means that Obamacare may overall be a disaster but for the poor and minorities it will prove a boon and therefore a boon to the Democrats' voter base and that's what the GOP is running from here - 'cause if that's the case, we're screwed. At that point, the weakest, most needy, most vulnerable and therefore most liberal and least productive elements of your society are determining policy - and if that's the case, then it truly is over for us.
Are they thinking that because Obama delayed business exposure to his lousy bill that he'll have a very hard time explaining to the American people why he isn't willing to do them the same favor when the senate rejects the house bill or it comes to vetoing a house resolution? I guess that could happen - but as I've said many times before, that leaves you dependent on media to sell a narrative that goes against their sympathies - risky. And what if Obama pulls a fast one on you and agrees to the delay, knowing full well that his plan is not ready for the big leagues? In other words, what if he's set you up, convincing you that of course he'll veto the bill? I dunno - if Obamacare is the mess they say it is seems to me best idea is to kick it out of the nest and watch it fall to the ground and let the Democrats crawl all over themselves trying to explain what the hell happened.
