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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRed State Doubles Down on Crazy, re: Obamacare
http://www.redstate.com/2012/11/11/dear-conservative-organizations/The bold parts are mine. Have these people learned nothing?!?
Rumors are swirling that many Republican Governors are thinking of going wobbly on setting up state level healthcare exchanges to comply with Obamacare, instead of forcing the federal government to set up a federal exchange.
The deadline to notify Washington is November 16, 2012.
Michael Cannon has an excellent must read on why no state should do so.
Further, the Republican Party controls 30 Governors Mansions.
Most importantly, as Michael Cannon notes, defaulting to a federal exchange exempts a states employers from the employer mandate.
I think it is incumbent on each and every conservative and conservative organization, with this deadline upon us, to make a very simple pledge:
We will not support the re-election of any Republican Governor who creates a healthcare exchange in his or her state. Further, we will oppose for the nomination to the Presidency, any Republican who creates a healthcare exchange in his or her state.
In fact, I will go first.
Should any Republican Governor set up a health care exchange in his or her state, Ill support their primary challenger and I sure will not support him or her for President in 2016.
Now it is your turn.
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Red State Doubles Down on Crazy, re: Obamacare (Original Post)
theglammistress
Nov 2012
OP
Please. These red state jackasses won't accept the relatively mild ACA. They will go ape-shit
bluestate10
Nov 2012
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elleng
(130,956 posts)1. Good, let THEM get rid of some incumbents FOR US!
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)2. The horrors of regulated private health insurance!
Everywhere anything like obamacare has been tried, it worked reasonably well given its inherent limitations, increased access to healthcare, and kept costs in line. I fully understand their dismay.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)3. And half this idiot base probably has no health insurance.
Morans.
theglammistress
(348 posts)5. EXACTLY
Squinch
(50,954 posts)4. These guys are so good to us! It's like Axelrod is pulling their strings.
justice1
(795 posts)6. They will follow Governor Heineman's strategy.
Let people choose from the highest deductible, and lowest coverage policies from insurance companies.
sunwyn
(494 posts)7. Maybe it's time to just go single payer
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)10. Please. These red state jackasses won't accept the relatively mild ACA. They will go ape-shit
opposing Single Payer. I don't give a shit about what they think, but I still feel that progressives must not overreach and scare people that think the right is fucked and are willing to move to Single Payer in several proven steps. Logic is needed here.
SDjack
(1,448 posts)8. Excellent plan. Goes directly at the hearts of the 47%.
Watching an evil political party die is entertaining.