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According to Fred Barnes in an opinion piece in WSJ 7/17/2017:
“Politics is a team sport…. legislative success depends on operating as a team”. |
Wouldn’t a better measure of success be based on legislation that works for the country rather than winning as a team for political benefit? Granted, there are times when having “serious doubts” may require some courage. That is what we should expect and demand. Maybe Republicans care “passionately about ending Obamacare” but the majority of citizens actually support it, so I am not sure how enduring this “passion” is.
The “death of Obamacare” seems to be one of those simplistic phrases like “lock her up” which pander to the ill-informed and I suspect if followed through would be less politically beneficial to the team than keeping “Obamacare alive and kicking” by working with the other team.
It seems that the divide is too bitter to foster any cooperation.
When will this all return to normal?