As the Affordable Care Act turns two today, the Serious Village Types are contractually obligated to inform us
that it was the worst piece of legislation ever conceived and that
President Obama is the worst politician of all time for wasting time
trying to get GOP votes for the bill, and then going it alone without
them, assuring they would vow to destroy the law.
We are assured
that everyone hates the bill, left, right, and center, despite the fact
that elements of the bill are popular (particularly the parts involving
coverage for pre-existing conditions and keeping kids on insurance plans
to age 26.) But at this point I think Republicans have vastly
overplayed their hand on it for three reasons.
One is
MetamorphoMitt. The one thing from his past that he can't shake away is
MassCare. Two, the GOP really can't stop themselves from twirling
their collective evil mustaches when doing things like voting to kill the Medicare cost review board while complaining that Medicare costs too much. The other is the GOP assault on women's rights, which is seriously driving away voters of both sexes.
All
of these are going to seriously put a dent in the amount of damage the
Republicans can do in November. And call me crazy, but I think the
Supreme Court may punt on the law until 2014 because the mandate isn't
in effect yet, and precisely because the GOP has done zero to replace
the law should it be struck down, there's a fair argument that nuking
the law would be a massive burden for the states and for individuals.
Indeed, the government's argument is that without a replacement set of
laws, the entire health care system itself could be at risk if the
mandate is severed.
Meanwhile, the parts of the law that are going
into effect are working slowly and surely behind the scenes, and the
law is rolling inexorably forward. I think we're going to be okay here.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Observing The Anniversary
StupidiTags(tm):
GOP Stupidity,
Legal Stupidity,
Mitt Romney,
Obamacare,
President Obama,
Wingnut Stupidity
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