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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Obama’s Brilliant Move Deals A Blow To The GOP’s 2014 Hopes [View all]Chan790
(20,176 posts)18. Actually, I think this is a terrible idea.
Sooner implemented is better implemented:
1.) Delay has a cost in human life.
2.) Once implementation occurs, repeal becomes increasingly difficult. All this does is kick the can 12 months down the road giving the GOP 365 more days to attempt to repeal and to campaign against Obamacare. It does the opposite of what Holtz-Eakin and Mazur suggest it does; this is like Christmas in July for the GOP.
To me, this ends the n-dimensional chess arguments; he's just shown himself to be a lot less bright than we'd been led to believe. Obama just actually validated the GOP (incorrect) arguments for repeal.
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Obama roped-a-doped the opposition again.NO exclusions, NO lifetime caps-now part of the land.
graham4anything
Jul 2013
#16
Obama roped-a-doped the opposition again.NO exclusions, NO lifetime caps-now part of the land.
yeoman6987
Jul 2013
#32
I can't say I disagree with you...I think the Republicans will implode without much more help.
silvershadow
Jul 2013
#3
I Voted For Obama Twice - Disillusionment All Around - What More Needs To Be Said
cantbeserious
Jul 2013
#8
Actually, the SCOTUS taking away voting rights acts, is the only thing anyone is focused on-the base
graham4anything
Jul 2013
#17
Reading all of the doom and gloom posts here at DU is demoralizing IMHO
Proud Liberal Dem
Jul 2013
#19
The Dems I talk to are still royally pissed about Obama putting chained CPI on the table.
Scuba
Jul 2013
#22
how many of those people in the "real world" actually know what the fuck is going on..
frylock
Jul 2013
#28
Thanks for the heads up. I forget about his radio show, I've never caught it. I guess I need to
silvershadow
Jul 2013
#24