Ezra Klein: Repeal drive loses steam

[ProSense]

Repeal drive loses steam

Republicans were using the word "repeal" a lot in the hours after the House voted to pass the health-care reform bill. But as the hours turn to days, they're talking about repeal less, qualifying it more, and even finding themselves mentioning things they like about the bill. Suzy Khimm runs through the changing rhetoric:

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So in about 12 hours, the GOP's position has gone from "repeal this socialist monstrosity that will destroy our final freedoms" to "there are some things we don't like about this legislation and would like to repeal, and there are some things we support and would like to keep."

"We always said there are things that we can all agree on in the bill," said Rep. Brett Guthrie.

At this rate, they'll be running on expanding the bill come November.

:rofl:

[DrToast]

1. Teabaggers aren't gonna like that

Good luck with the crazies!

[Cant trust em]

2. Their brand of leadership depends on what the polls are doing. nt

[ProSense]

3. I can see it now:

ribbon cutting ceremonies at the new community health centers.

:rofl:

[Jennicut]

6. No surprise here as they tried to take credit for stimulus money in their states.

[Raine1967]

4. Someone needs to tell those State AG's...

looks like the National GOP is leaving them to hang out and dry....

I am more than pissed that my cash strapped state (Virginia) is letting the Attorney General use taxpayer funds to challenge federal law.

[Cha]

5. Good! I'm actually surprised..

bc they have been in one gear for so long!

[DMNinFL]

7. But..... Mitch McConnell just said on CNN

That the new "phrase" will be "Repeal and Replace". I think that will give them more running room for the next several months. Lets see how many more "untruths" are told by the GOP.

[onenote]

8. the repubs don't do complicated arguments well

this is gonna be tricky for them. Now the bill is only sort of socialism and sort of totalitarianism"

[BlooInBloo]

9. See also, "The Repeal Trap"...

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_03/023020.php

and

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_03/023017.php

[vaberella]

10. I'm telling you. By November they're going to take credit for the bill.

Like they did the stimulus package.

[depakid]

11. Why would they want to repeal large swaths of Republican policy?

All they wanted to do was defeat the Democrats- and, barring that- hang their whole corrupt and complicit process out there for people to see.

The actual policies are something that the sane among would have to be quite pleased with.

Hell, McCain actually ran on the benefits tax in 2008!

[SpartanDem]

12. I wouldn't be suprised

if some of these AG's ended up dropping their lawsuits.