re: #72 darthstar

Selective memory is selective.

President Obama and the Democrats made tons of concessions that the GOP asked for, in exchange for the promise of votes that never came. It is clear from the record that the Republicans had zero interest in seeing the bill succeed, and even though they got much of what they wanted added (or removed) from the final legislation, they still voted in lock-step against it. Had the Democrats ignored their pleas, the bill would have been far more powerful and beneficial to this country than it currently is (which, of course, is still significant).

Not to mention the Mandate was the Republican plan. A lot of the Democrats wanted the public option. Really, I don’t see what the problem with saying the president risked his ass politically to get this passed is. I’d wager that the number of seats gained by the GOP in 2010 is much smaller without ACA. Hell I would even add that they probably don’t take back the House without it. But politics is about taking chances and the president took a big chance by trying to and eventually succeeding on getting ACA passed into law. It was a big risk and for Boehner to suggest repealing it after this president won re-election is laughable. Not to mention after the USSC has affirmed its constitutionality. Boehner’s acting like a jackass.