Gullible Eight

Eight Senate Democratic Caucus members crossed over and voted with Republicans to advance a deal to reopen the government. So that's on them, they did what they did, but getting affordable health care back on the table was nowhere in this "deal" they've reconciled themselves to go along with, even though it was struck with proven liars and deal breakers. The big "get" from the Republicans they are touting: A promise of a future vote in mid-December on and extension bill for ACA subsidies from Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

But see the thing is, these gullible Eight are counting on their republican counter parts the majority of whom have practically made it their raison d'etre to get rid of ACA since its inception, with ironically in this case one lone Republican John McCain saving it in one crucial vote a while back in 2017. Trump's hate for him doing it was displayed when he requested the USS John S. McCain's named be covered so he could not see it when on a State Visit near to where it was docked at port in 2019.

Now, everyone knows it is Trump whose actually calling the shots among the Republican Congress. Thune's got no real sway of what will come up for vote or not, it's all Trump's call, and he wants ACA gone. Over in the House Speaker Mike Johnson another Trump toady has refused to swear in a new member who would be the deciding vote to release the Epstein Files, and has put the House on extended vacay since September 19th to avoid it. Can't wait to see how he's going to avoid it since they'll have to come back to vote when/if this "deal" that comes out of the Senate.

Those Eight Democratic Caucus Members had better not be holding their breath waiting for that ACA subsidy vote. The cruelty of the high premiums is the point. It's all part of their plan to destroy the ACA, with no other plan from them on tap BTW. The higher premiums will lead to healthy people opting out of being insured which spikes the premium costs for those left insured even higher. Hospitals will have to charge more to insureds to cover treating uninsureds, causing more health cost pain to be reflected back on ACA. Republicans would rather kill ACA by a thousands cuts, if they can't manage to vote to abolish it, than actively work with Democrats to try and perfect it into what it is supposed to be, Affordable Care for all US citizens.

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anonymous Political November 10, 2025 at 10:28 am 0 0