Thursday, June 28, 2012

OK GOP, that's how you react to a loss

Well, I have to give the GOP one thing: They figured out how to react to a loss. When the Supreme Court threw out 3/4 of the Arizona law and gave provisions that might lead to the entire bill being overturned, you would have thought from the GOP reaction that they won. Everyone involved in the passing of the bill, form the person in Kansas who wrote it (Which seems strange on its face) to the governor of Arizona hailed the decision, saying things like the decision kept the heart of the bill in place and other states would quickly flock to enact the law. This while the bill was basically overturned was basically grandstanding, and telling lies. But today, after the Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was legal, and almost the entire bill will continue to be law, the GOP quickly went into full-throated opposition. House GOP members quickly stated that they would bring a vote to repeal the Act, although even if they do, it would never pass the Senate, and would quickly vetoed at the House House if it did. And with no chance of 2/3 of both chambers overturning the veto, the Act will stand. So now the GOP will bluster and lie about the bill, in an attempt to get enough votes to keep the House, get the Senate, and get Romney elected President. This will cause the Democrats and the House to explain the bill's good points, most of which won't happen for 18 months. And the discussion will be good for the country, for lawmakers to explain the good and the bad of the bill (Almost no bills are all good or all bad), and gives citizens more information on the upcoming changes due to the law's enactment.And for once, the GOP aren't acting delusional about what happened and what they need to do. And that is good for the nation, too. Surprising, but good.        

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