Source: www.dailykos.com - Monday, March 23, 2015
Marcelas Owens watches on as President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act. When President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act five year ago today, he said : It is fitting that Congress passed this historic legislation this week. For as we mark the turning of spring, we also mark a new season in America. In a few moments, when I sign this bill, all of the overheated rhetoric over reform will finally confront the reality of reform. Little did he know that Republicans were just getting warmed up. Listening to them five years ago today, via a Nexis search, the most striking thing is how little their rhetoric has changed. From The Hotline on 3/24/2010: [Sen. Mitch] McConnell: "I think the slogan will be 'repeal and replace,' 'repeal and replace.' No one that I know in the Republican conference in the Senate believes that no action is appropriate." […] [Rep.] Mike Pence: "I think House Republicans are determined to stand for both repealing and replacing Obamacare with an approach that gives Americans more choices instead of more government. ... We're talking about 'repeal and replace.' Don't leave out my 'and.'" […] [Sen. Jon] Kyl: "Oh, I would love to see the bill repealed right now. ... Barack Obama is president. He would never sign a repeal law. We don't have the votes to get it passed right now. We're not going to waste our time on that." In five years, none of that rhetoric has changed, other than the idea that they weren
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Marcelas Owens watches on as President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act. When President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act five year ago today, he said : It is fitting that Congress passed this historic legislation this week. For as we mark the turning of spring, we also mark a new season in America. In a few moments, when I sign this bill, all of the overheated rhetoric over reform will finally confront the reality of reform. Little did he know that Republicans were just getting warmed up. Listening to them five years ago today, via a Nexis search, the most striking thing is how little their rhetoric has changed. From The Hotline on 3/24/2010: [Sen. Mitch] McConnell: "I think the slogan will be 'repeal and replace,' 'repeal and replace.' No one that I know in the Republican conference in the Senate believes that no action is appropriate." […] [Rep.] Mike Pence: "I think House Republicans are determined to stand for both repealing and replacing Obamacare with an approach that gives Americans more choices instead of more government. ... We're talking about 'repeal and replace.' Don't leave out my 'and.'" […] [Sen. Jon] Kyl: "Oh, I would love to see the bill repealed right now. ... Barack Obama is president. He would never sign a repeal law. We don't have the votes to get it passed right now. We're not going to waste our time on that." In five years, none of that rhetoric has changed, other than the idea that they werenfrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1G5zNFK
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