I’m no fan of Obamacare, either, mainly because its rules and regulations resulted from a grand bargain between the Democrats and lobbyists for the pharmaceutical and insurance industries. It’s not difficult to imagine the many millions of dollars going into the Democratic campaign coffers in exchange for a seat at the health care law design table.
However, as reprehensible as the process was, it was done within the laws of our nation by those who were legally elected to represent us during the 2008 campaign.
The Republicans’ strategy to defund Obamacare has resulted in the government shutdown, which is causing harm to millions of innocent Americans. They could have chosen to take a legal path to change the law — by winning the next couple of elections and returning to majority power in both houses and the presidency. Clearly they rightfully aren’t optimistic about their chances.
The current GOP strategy nearly guarantees it will never happen. By following the lead of their tea party loyalist members, the Republicans have deeply offended the majority of moderate voters whether registered as Democrats, Republicans or independents. Along with the steadily declining voting power of white Americans and the complete failure of the GOP to attract minority
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