Thursday, June 25, 2015

Ain't that some shit

So the Supreme Court today saved the republican party's ass (millions of people losing their health insurance and no backup plan does not an electoral success make), and republicans reaction was pretty much what you would expect:

  • Completely fucking nuts, i.e. Chief Justice Roberts is being blackmailed by the Obama administration or is under surveillance from the NSA.
  • Completely idiotic, i.e. repeal (fifty-six tries aren't enough?) and replace (with what? five years down the road and still nada from republicans on what they'd replace it with).
  • Demonstrably false, i.e. , it is neither bad law, nor a failure.  Obamacare is a tremendous success--driving down the uninsured rate markedly, saving billions in the federal budget, and coming in under projected costs (stat freaks rejoice here).  Is there still work to do to make it better?  Certainly--but you can bet your bottom dollar it won't be republicans tweaking it to make it better for Americans.
In a nutshell, the republican party is either insane, stupid, or lying--all three of which should disqualify their members from any positions of leadership in this country.

Peace,
emaycee

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