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Eight weeks till Dems might repeal Obamacare, Marco Rubio says
2013-11-21
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio thinks Democrats might be ready to repeal Obamacare in eight weeks.

"Look, this law cannot be saved. It will have to be repealed and the question is how long will it take for Democrats to realize that and cooperate in that endeavor," Rubio told Bill O'Reilly on Fox News Tuesday.

"So far I think upper echelons of the Democratic party, they're still being very stubborn about it. My prediction is check back in eight weeks," Rubio said.

Rubio promoted a bill he introduced to prevent the federal government from subsidizing insurance companies if they don't profit from health care plans during the first three years of Obamacare.

"The idea that the federal government should be bailing out insurance companies in order to make Obamacare work, that's not something a lot of people are aware of and I haven't taken a poll on it but I guarantee you it would be hugely unpopular," Rubio said.
Posted by:Fred

#5  They have to kill it in order to save it.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2013-11-21 19:59  

#4  The problem is that even repealing the law won't really help. If the law were repealed today, things would not immediately go back to the sraus quo ante. Insurance companies have written policies, and updated their systems to comply with the law. Rules and regulations have been promulgated. These things cannot be turned off like a light switch.

Of course, Obama would veto any resolution to repeal. He has too much ego invested to allow it to go away.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-11-21 15:23  

#3  If there is a vote it will be to provide cover for vulnerable Dems. It will fail by a couple of votes -- the entire show having planned out in advance.
Posted by: Iblis   2013-11-21 15:15  

#2  I don't know, I'm thinking some of the Dems can hear the chickens being plucked and smell the tar heating.
Posted by: Secret Asian Man   2013-11-21 12:04  

#1  Wishful thinking. 0-Care was designed to fail. The problem, if you can call it that, is that it has been too successful. Dems won't quit while they are ahead, and they won't cry over losing a few elections in the short terms when 0-Care means a Left majority for the next hundred years.
Posted by: Iblis   2013-11-21 11:35  

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