Make My Day Punk!
There has been a lot of talk from Republicans saying Democrats will be committing political suicide by passing this bill, or if it doesn’t go through.
Seems to me, that’s what they’ve been counting on. Well, think again.
I think the Republicans are committing political suicide by trying to obstruct this bill into obscurity. On Meet The Press, David Axelrod brought up some very good points“:
Top White House adviser David Axelrod says that if Congress passes the Democrats’ national health care bill, it will be politically impossible for Republicans to undo the changes brought by the massive legislation. “I say, Let’s have that fight. Make my day,” Axelrod said on “Meet the Press.” “I’m ready to have that, and every member of Congress ought to be willing to have that debate was well.”
“I’ve said many times that they’ve got a vote that Republicans and the insurance industry and others can run against them already,” Axelrod said. “What they don’t have is the accomplishment. If this bill passes, this year, children with pre-existing conditions will now be covered. There will be an end to lifetime caps and annual caps on what the insurance companies will cover, so if you get sick you won’t go broke, if you get sick they won’t throw you off your insurance. The doughnut hole will be filled in, so senior citizens will save hundreds of dollars on their prescription drugs. The life of Medicare will be extended, and on and on and on.
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“So if the Republican party wants to go out and say to that child, who now has insurance,” Axelrod continued, “or say to that small business that will get tax credits this year if [President Obama] signs the bill to help their employees get health care, if [Republicans] want to say to them, ‘You know what, we’re actually going to take that away from you, we don’t think that’s such a good idea’ — I say let’s have that fight. Make my day. I’m ready to have that, and every member of Congress ought to be willing to have that debate was well.”
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