Posted on 09/26/2017 3:51:33 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer
In what will likely be one of the final acts of his career as a Senator, John McCain may have scuttled the last chance to repeal ObamaCare, a law that he voted against, that was sold to the public on false pretenses, was widely disliked, and that he and his fellow Republicans had promised for seven years to repeal the first chance they got.
McCain says he wants ObamaCare repealed, but only if it's done through "regular order."
Nearly 30 years ago, however, that wasn't the excuse McCain gave in his battle to protect another unpopular health law targeted for repeal.
In 1988, Congress passed what was called the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act. As originally conceived by the Reagan administration, this modest bill was meant to protect seniors from the cost of extended hospital stays, in exchange for a $4.92 monthly fee.
But as it moved through Congress, Democrats slapped on a number of new benefits — drug coverage, hospice care, extended nursing home benefits, coverage for various screening tests. The annual cost exploded to nearly $10 billion a year.
And that modest $4.92 monthly fee turned into a $10 fee, plus an income-based surtax that would have hit 40% of seniors and was slated to reach $1,000 a year.
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Just go home and die, Juan ..
Aw, com’on, you should tell us how you REALLY feel. You are much too kind in your evaluation of John McCain, failed human being and utterly on a self-destruct trajectory, meaning to take out as many others as he can.
Satan shudders at the coming prospect of having to meet with McCain. Hell, McCain might even want to take over.
But we all know that position has been reserved exclusively for Herself.
McTraitor McShame
He needs to go back to Arizona and get right with the Lord.
A daddy’s boy (son of a 4-star Admiral) incompetent wiseass pilot known as “Johnny Wetstart” nearly destroyed the USS Forrestal and killed over 100 seamen.
The Songbird of the Hanoi Hilton ratfinked on his fellow POWs
Ringleader of the Keating 5 scandal
Helped create and resource ISIS
Lied to his state and nation on repeal/replace obamacare
John McCain has never met a back he didn’t want to stab.
allow me to suggest several reasons for McCains actions:
1) political and social polarization: if I am for something, they are against it. I personally have two in-laws that have expressed that sentiment directly to my face. They don´t care about the consequences or whether the subject is good for them or the country. If the conservative is for something, they will fight it.
2) once elected, most politicians don´t give a flip about what their constituents say or desire. They know that any consequences to their actions are two (or six) years away. McCain is the most recent example of a petty, uncaring, selfish politician. He knows there is not a damn thing we can do about his decisions and relishes that feeling. Unlike McCain, the smarter politicians try to hide their disdain for the great unwashed.
3) McCain hates Trump for far more reasons than the ‘getting caught’ comment. McCain is petty enough to plot against Trump in plain sight; see number 1. After all, what are the consequences to him? He is already under a death sentence. McCain has nothing to lose.
When that happens, don't even carry him out, just drag him out by his feet and leave him on the steps. (and get his chair fumigated)
Maybe an NVA or ISIS guy.
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