This whole ACA/ Obamacare/ GOPcare farce is an exercise in saving face on the part of the GOP

[mahina]

and their leader.

It is a god damned travesty and is all about their pride. His pride.

Hell readies a room, a suite, a wing.

The House is arguing the markup live on CSPAN now and if you weren't mad before, tune in. They'll fix that right up.

[unblock]

1. It is indeed about saving face but the whole gop bought this one well before they bought donnie

[Warpy]

2. it's more than that

It's two years of nasty phone calls from rich guys who hate that their taxes went up to help pay for some of it.

Since the new Congress has taken their seats, they're hearing from a lot more than a few angry rich guys. They're hearing from enough people to take their cushy jobs away from them and that scares them more than the rich guys do.

It's about time something did.

[meadowlander]

3. I agree.

They don't give a shit if repeal and replace passes or not.

Hatred for Obamacare was just a Trojan horse for hatred for Obama.

Nobody on the right wants to face the actual political consequences of repealing the Affordable Care Act.

So they're going to push out some DOA garbage and then blame the Democrats for obstructing them when they can't pass it.

[Cosmocat]

6. That is the best case scenario

IF they can't get it passed, them and their pods finding some convoluted rationale that it is the evil liberal boogeymans fault.

[littlemissmartypants]

4. This kind of hostage taking behavior

Is why some abused women consider poisoning the food of their abusers to free themselves and their children, from the smothering pain of subjugation.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

5. It is politics

Trump needs this. He'll get it. Passed first hurdle at 4 am.

[OnDoutside]

7. Not quite true. They haven't reached the face saving stage yet. That's a while off.

[Buckeyeblue]

8. The party of NO

The party of NO doesn't have ideas. It's just unbelievable that at this point in time, with so many medical breakthroughs, with so many more on the horizon, that we have a group of people that wants to cut off access to medical care (real medical care) to so many people.

And why? Out of spite, it seems.

And I can promise you this: even with an ACA repeal, premiums will rise. They were on the rise before ACA, long before ACA, and this trend will continue.

[tblue37]

9. CYA, more precisely. nt