The People Scaring You About Repeal Were Disastrously Wrong About Obamacare

[Revmitchell]

We've advanced a variant of this argument before, calling out liberal interest groups like the American Medical Association and AARP for reflexively opposing Republican Obamacare replacement plans after having betrayed their core constituencies to carry buckets of water for the Democrats in 2009 and 2010. Track records and credibility should matter. Many Conservatives warned that Obamacare would increase rates and cost a lot more than $940 billion. They predicted that many people would not be able to keep their plans and doctors as promised, that adding millions of new people to a heavily-strained Medicaid program wasn't wise or sustainable, that Obamacare's exchanges weren't going to be ready for primetime, and that the law's co-ops were going to fall apart. For questioning the Democratic line, these since-vindicated critics and skeptics were routinely attacked as haters, liars, and even racists. By contrast, what did the liberal 'smart set' predict at the time? Here's a fun little stroll down memory lane:

Friendly Reminder: The People Scaring You About Repeal Were Disastrously Wrong About Obamacare

 

[Rolfe]

From the OP:
"For questioning the Democratic line, these since-vindicated critics and skeptics were routinely attacked as haters,..."

The Trumpbots do exactly the same thing when skepticism toward Donald Trump and the direction of the Republican Party is shown.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

Good. Because it's obviously working better than anything the dems have had to offer.

 

[Aaron]

From the OP:
"For questioning the Democratic line, these since-vindicated critics and skeptics were routinely attacked as haters,..."

The Trumpbots do exactly the same thing when skepticism toward Donald Trump and the direction of the Republican Party is shown.

Lol. They're not trumpbots. They've learned to fight fire with fire. And it's working.

No thanks to you.

 

[InTheLight]

Lol. They're not trumpbots. They've learned to fight fire with fire. And it's working.

No thanks to you.

It's working. Sure if all you want is to get back at liberals, get revenge and score points. I'd rather have tax cuts, Obamacare repealed and replaced, real economic growth, a wall built, a travel ban enforced, NAFTA renegotiated, etc. etc.

But take solace in the fact that Trump is dishing out insulting tweets.

Sent from my Motorola Droid Turbo.

 

[Rolfe]

Lol. They're not trumpbots. They've learned to fight fire with fire. And it's working.

No thanks to you.

If I am to be thanked, it is for giving your type practice.

The problem with the Republican Party is that it has devolved from Conservatism into Populism. Those who disagree with the change, rather than being accepted under the Party umbrella, are cast out and counted as Hateful Liberals. Examples of this can be found in many threads on this site.

If a Democrat occupies the White House 3 1/2 from now because of a split vote, it will be because your ilk alienated those who still believe in the old-style ideals.