This seems to be a continuing and developing phenomenon. I sometimes find myself in agreement with people that are firmly on the right wing.
George Will. Now Trump.
The House AHCA bill is not just mean, but incredibly mean. It is cruel. Most importantly, it is stupid.
The Senate is now writing a Senate bill in secret. The chances are that it will also be mean but incredibly cruel.
When even Trump begins to trash talking the House bill and expresses, however simply, that he hopes the Senate bill will not be so mean in what direction can the Senate turn?
If they make it too nice they know the Freedom Caucus will kill it.
But what if Trump is finally understanding that if any healthcare bill is to survive to make it to his desk that that bill has to have Democratic support? Wouldn't that be amazing?
The simple fact is that if Trump is to deliver on his campaign promise of a repealing the ACA and replacing it with something better he will have to work with Democrats. It won't happen any other way.
That means that whatever the Senate comes up with will have to eliminate many of the key provisions of the draconian House AHCA bill including bringing back preexisting conditions, lifetime insurance maximums, and getting rid of the the ACA Medicaid expansion.
The key question is can Trump let himself be this politically smart? Is he beginning to realize that the Republican party is essentially a dry hole?
We will see. I personally believe Trump is one of the dumbest people that has ever occupied elective office of any level much less the Presidency.
I still think this will not end well.
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