>>Suppose the supreme court doesn’t pull out the rug on Obamacare. It took 60 senators to get it passed. Do you think it will take any less to get its repeal to a Republican president’s desk?
>As long as the GOP controls the House, they can kill it by simply not funding it.
Question:
Realistically, what are the chances that they will have the balls to “oppose with manly firmness” the funding of such legislation?
Or will they, once in power, kiss butt and hand out the KY jelly hoping to be let into the circle-jerk-fest that is DC?
BTW, for a number of reasons the republicans can’t simply refuse to fund all of Obamacare. One reason is it doesn’t all take effect until after the next election, so that election will be crucial. In the meantime, they can’t just use defunding to stop a law already passed. They need to repeal or change the law. The senate democrats will block those changes, and Obama will veto them anyway.
The fact is we saw in this election many voters will not elect a Tea Party newbie over an experienced politician. Sad but true.