Vow to Repeal Health Care Holds Little Promise

[babsbunny]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/us/22iht-letter.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a24


By ALBERT R. HUNT
Published: November 21, 2010

Republicans won a smashing victory in U.S. national elections this month; no issue resonated more with the party’s base than President Barack Obama’s health care legislation.

The House Republicans’ “Pledge to America” vowed “to repeal and replace the government takeover of health care with common sense solutions focused on lowering costs and protecting American jobs.” The party won more than five dozen seats, the most in seven decades.

There is no chance this pledge will be achieved.

While Republicans have a big majority in the House, Democratic control of the Senate and the presidential veto power make repeal or major change impossible.

[StandingInLeftField]

1. "....make repeal or major change imposible..."

...for the next two years.


I think they forgot that last part.

[SteveG]

4. exactly

They need 2/3rds of both houses of Congress to override a veto.

[grahamhgreen]

2. The only thing that will be left of HCR will be the maneate. The trillions collected

by the big insurance mandate will be used to lobby congress til the end of time.

[liberal N proud]

3. They don't really want to repeal it

Too many of their buddies will still get rich from it.

It was all rhetoric to win an election.

[Greyhound]

5. Distracting idiocy when they first declared their "intentions".

Ignore what they say, watch what they do.

[Javaman]

6. I think the repukes are talking long term. like 2012.

if some mouth breathing repuke tea bagger come lately takes office, they won't have to repeal a damn thing.

Since the health care reform bill was nothing more than a collection of smaller things cobbled together into one grand bill, they will just pass smaller bills that will effectively erode any effect that health care reform bill would had have done.