The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee has big plans for the 2010 elections. It comes with some good news for Democrats.
Number one, Cornyn's all but admitting that GOP obstructionism on the issue is both useless and doomed. By saying that candidates will run on repealing it, he's saying it'll pass. He says that the party will work to "make sure that health care is the No. 1 issue that the election is won or lost by" this fall. Well bring it. The economy would be a much better choice, so by all means, run on an issue Americans are divided on, rather than one we all agree on -- that the economy sucks. Besides, healthcare reform would be an issue anyway, pass or fail, because this issue isn't going to go away. After dismissing even their own ideas for reform, the GOP has painted themselves into a corner on the issue. You've turned down pretty much everything, so what's left? Health savings accounts? That ought to go over well in an economy where people can't put money away now.
Of course, repeal is an empty promise anyway. Cornyn knows it won't happen -- there's no way they'll ever get enough votes. It's one thing to stop people from getting something, it's another thing entirely to take something away.
But the big news here is that John Cornyn has pretty much admitted defeat on healthcare reform.
Talking Points Memo:Senate Republicans will do everything they can to block health care legislation until it finally passes, and promise to repeal it on the campaign trail this fall, the GOP's Senate campaign chief told reporters today.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said in a press briefing at the Ronald Reagan Republican Center today that his party will offer repeated points of order on the Senate floor challenging the legitimacy of budget reconciliation items in a package of fixes to the Senate-passed health care bill. He said his candidates in competitive races from California to Florida "should and will run on" repealing the legislation.
Number one, Cornyn's all but admitting that GOP obstructionism on the issue is both useless and doomed. By saying that candidates will run on repealing it, he's saying it'll pass. He says that the party will work to "make sure that health care is the No. 1 issue that the election is won or lost by" this fall. Well bring it. The economy would be a much better choice, so by all means, run on an issue Americans are divided on, rather than one we all agree on -- that the economy sucks. Besides, healthcare reform would be an issue anyway, pass or fail, because this issue isn't going to go away. After dismissing even their own ideas for reform, the GOP has painted themselves into a corner on the issue. You've turned down pretty much everything, so what's left? Health savings accounts? That ought to go over well in an economy where people can't put money away now.
Of course, repeal is an empty promise anyway. Cornyn knows it won't happen -- there's no way they'll ever get enough votes. It's one thing to stop people from getting something, it's another thing entirely to take something away.
But the big news here is that John Cornyn has pretty much admitted defeat on healthcare reform.
