Republicans, Self Destructing On Health Care

THE REPUBLICANS in congress have gotten themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place, so to speak. In a pickle, perhaps you might say. There's no way out for them. Trump demands an Obamacare repeal bill, whether or not it includes a replacement system, which it won't. If congress passes repeal without replace, its members will be surprised what an uproar it will create across America, how many Americans do want want Obamacare repealed, far more than half. If the republicans somehow suddenly, miraculously agree on a replacement, and pass it, angry protests will swell across the country, and, as more and more people lose their coverage, anger against the republicans will grow until the elections next year, in which they will be summarily discharged from office. If they pass nothing, which overwhelmingly seems to be the likely scenario, their own conservative base will be furious, including the Trump supporters, most of whom benefit from Obamacare, even though they seem to be too stupid to know it. One way or another, a significant portion of the electorate is going to be very angry at republicans. It is utterly amazing how deeply entrenched and trapped the republicans have gotten themselves in their promise to repeal Obamacare, promising to do it year after year, even while Obamacare steadily grows in popularity. On the issue of health care, Trump and the republicans, by virtue of having trapped themselves into a repeal or die trying platform, are committing political suicide, with no way out. They will own their own futility, because the American people will blame them for their own ineffectiveness, even as Obamacare flourishes and strengthens.