by Jamelle Bouie "Speaker John Boehner went to the press to declare: “This isn’t some damn game…The American people don’t want their government shut down and neither do I. All we’re asking for is to sit down and have a discussion and to bring fairness—reopen the government and bring fairness to the American people under Obamacare. It’s as simple as that. But it all has to begin with a simple discussion.” Boehner’s request is nonsense. The continuing resolution isn’t the place for broad budget negotiations. Republicans don’t get goodies for allowing the government to run, as if it’s some kind of concession. Likewise, they aren’t privileged in their preferences for the Affordable Care Act. If the GOP wants to repeal or defund the law, it should build support, win elections, and pursue its goals through normal means. To do otherwise, to force legislative concessions through manufactured crisis, is to destabilize our system and damage the foundation of our democracy." Finally...a journalist willing to state the facts. The people approved the AFCA. The Surpreme court upheld it as constitutional. The people are signing up for it left and right. Can we please leave it alone and get on with important government business?!
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 03:23:55 +0000