Failure-to-replace yields just deserts for GOP
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The unthinkable has befallen President Trump and Republicans in Congress: Their long-standing plans to erase Barack Obama’s legacy through the repeal of the Affordable Care Act have failed.
The scheme was cruel and wildly unpopular with Americans, but that didn’t stop a president who is bent on winning at all costs and his many willing servants in Congress. Republicans are being shown the price of putting forth a plan that would take health care insurance away from millions so that those at the top could be rewarded.
I can only imagine the president’s rage after stating he could not imagine Congress leaving town without passing a “beautiful” health care bill.
Another valuable lesson drawn from this debacle is the full unmasking of GOP hypocrisy. Its continued votes for repeal of the ACA during the Obama presidency were fraudulent. We now know the members had no idea how they would replace it.
The crushing defeat is just deserts for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his colleagues. Reasonable people know that there are flaws in the ACA. They can (and must) be fixed. McConnell and his colleagues now have no option but to take that path rather than to tear out the law by the roots.
I hope McConnell and his colleagues are enjoying a healthy dose of crow. Once in a while, justice prevails. Oren M. Spiegler Upper St. Clair, Pa.
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