Did I miss something? Republican strategic ineptness is astounding.
The Republicans practically committed political suicide "shutting down" the federal government. It is truly amazing to me that so many people got so worked up over not being able to go to the park. The federal park system did seem like the only government program affected by the "Great Shutdown of 2013." In any case, Republicans went to the mat over shutting down the federal government over a desire to repeal or change the Affordable Care Act. It was laudable but foolish. Democrats would not budge on changing it, period.
Now the Obama administration and Democrats generally claim ignorance to the effect of millions of people losing their ability to renew plans in the individual insurance marketplace. Never mind it was predicted and documented in the federal register back in 2010. If you think the current situation is bad, just wait until the employer market is impacted. In the June 17, 2010 Federal Register on page 34553, a Kaiser Foundation employer survey is quoted that predicts between 39% to 69% of employer plans will lose grandfather status (that is the "if you like your plan, you can keep your plan, period" rule) in 2013.
Message to Republicans: Leave the ACA Alone! You spent so much capital in the shutdown trying to change the ACA. You showed that you wanted to make changes for the very reasons that are now becoming known. But that time has now passed. As Americans in general and independents in particular see the impact of left-winged Democratic socialism, they will flock back to the Republican party. All you need to say is vote for Republicans in 2014, and change will be on the way.
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