[ernie]

There are going to be quite a number of surprised people who lose healthcare that they are now accustomed to having. There will also be a lot of surprised mid-western 60 year old white folks who get a rude awakening when their premiums go up significantly right out of the gate under the president they voted for. There can be a one year 30% penalty on a policy for people with pre-existing conditions that had a coverage lapse. All that does is force people out of the insurance market which is a clear win for the insurance companies. That is if the law passes which at this point I don't think it will.

All the GOP is doing is pushing things down to a state and private business level. It won't take long for people to realize the role the federal government plays and why it is necessary.

The GOP is going to start to panic soon. There is a reason people talk about the first 100 days. It is those days that you need to actually do something in order for it to take effect before the next election cycle. If they can't make tangible progress on things the people that voted for them expected and the things they do achieve are poorly thought through (like EPA elimination and various other things) they are't going to have much to run on at mid-terms.

But the dems need to get it together and hammer them and reach out to the center right republicans and start putting together their own stuff. Of course that requires center right GOP to actually have a backbone and beyond a couple female senators that backbone doesn't exist.