[ez]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Phase One is dead but Phase Two is STILL OPERATIVE.

Phase Two consists of the Secretary of HHS using the plain language of the bill to make changes. In fact, the Secretary has a LOT of power in this area.

The changes made by Sibelius right after passage of the bill can all be rolled back. In fact, and I hate to suggest this, but the Secretary COULD actually SABOTAGE the bill if they so chose.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

LITTLE RYAN AT THE BAT

The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the GOPE that day.
The vote stood more than 20 shy; the looming clouds were gray.
But when Moderates shook their fists and conservatives said "No bill!"
A pall-like deathly silence fell upon the Rulers Of The Hill.

A sneer appeared on Ryan’s lip, as he gazed up at the clock,
He pounds with cruel authority, his gavel on the block.
And now the clerk calls for the vote, and now he adds it up,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Ryan's "NO !!!"

Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Swampville—Little Ryan has struck out.

[KC_Lion]

We need to pull a Godzilla on Deathcare and burn it to the ground.

Just send up a full repeal and be done with it.

[Pollster1]

Which is why, if we are true to our conservative, free-market, limited-government principles, we shouldn't have to get too exercised about the bill to replace Obamacare and instead simply proceed to propose, debate and vote up or down in separate, incremental bills all of the specific policies we believe should be implemented.

I agree 100%. This is the way I would like to see all legislation done, since it avoids the horse trading where two sides agree to support something bad in return for the other's support on their own bad bill.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

But a lot of the AHCA's proponents' (including Trump's) arguments had a "take-it-or-leave-it" tone, or worse, "Last Chance!" (before the coming 2018 midterm massacre). Why? If we drink Coke today, can we not drink Pepsi tomorrow?

Experience is the great teacher. If the Congress tells you that you can drink Pepsi tomorrow, you can be sure of three things: (1) Death; (2) Taxes; and (3) you will not be drinking Pepsi tomorrow.

[ICCtheWay]

There is NO NEED for an Obamacare replacement ... what is needed is a Market Place approach and the whining liberals be damned ...

Fund large scale public clinics for the poor ... LEAVE WORKING MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS ALONE...

[Jack Hydrazine]

Go go, Godzilla!

[Defiant]

Waiting for republicans to govern conservatively is like waiting for Godot.

[RandallFlagg]

Does nobody do courtesy pings anymore?!

;-)

[MortMan]

The author appears to believe phases 2 and 3 would actually happen. How gullible.

[MortMan]

The author appears to believe phases 2 and 3 would actually happen. How gullible.