Whether tanking the American Health Care Act is ultimately viewed as a ‘deliverance’ will depend on whether lawmakers can learn the right lessons from an entirely predictable defeat.Like the British evacuation of Dunkirk more than seven decades ago, Friday’s abrupt decision to halt proceedings on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) prior to a House v**e represented victory only in that it averted an even costlier defeat—an embarrassing floor v**e seemingly destined to fail, or passage of a bill unloved by wide swathes of the public and lawmakers alike.
Whether that decision is ultimately viewed as a “deliverance”—as Winston Churchill dubbed the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation—will depend in no small part on whether lawmakers can, both individually and collectively, learn the right lessons from an entirely predictable defeat.
“What went wrong?” poses an erroneous query about this bill.
The question is not why it failed, but why anyone thought it might succeed. Virtually all of the premises upon which the legislation was based proved faulty, and were easily proven faulty prior to its introduction. There’s little need for Monday-morning quarterbacking if only one can see the flaws in one’s strategy on the Sunday morning prior to the game.
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Whether tanking the American Health Care Act is ultimately viewed as a ‘deliverance’ will depend on whether lawmakers can learn the right lessons from an entirely predictable defeat.Like the British evacuation of Dunkirk more than seven decades ago, Friday’s abrupt decision to halt proceedings on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) prior to a House v**e represented victory only in that it averted an even costlier defeat—an embarrassing floor v**e seemingly destined to fail, or passage of a bill unloved by wide swathes of the public and lawmakers alike.
Whether that decision is ultimately viewed as a “deliverance”—as Winston Churchill dubbed the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation—will depend in no small part on whether lawmakers can, both individually and collectively, learn the right lessons from an entirely predictable defeat.
“What went wrong?” poses an erroneous query about this bill.
The question is not why it failed, but why anyone thought it might succeed. Virtually all of the premises upon which the legislation was based proved faulty, and were easily proven faulty prior to its introduction. There’s little need for Monday-morning quarterbacking if only one can see the flaws in one’s strategy on the Sunday morning prior to the game.
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Rivers-good post !! This failure was , in part, due to the haste with which the republicans tried to address a complicated problem. Gingrich had it right-craft this bill in an open forum with input from a broad spectrum of
people from different fields and points of view. Debate it fully in the light of day instead of behind closed doors with a few members participating. Trump was too hasty and Ryan did not do a good job of managing this bill. America
First !!!
Ricko wrote:
Rivers-good post !! This failure was , in part, due to the haste with which the republicans tried to address a complicated problem. Gingrich had it right-craft this bill in an open forum with input from a broad spectrum of
people from different fields and points of view. Debate it fully in the light of day instead of behind closed doors with a few members participating. Trump was too hasty and Ryan did not do a good job of managing this bill. America
First !!!
Ryan should not be speaker he nothing but a rino and his next job is to tank the tax reform.
As long as Ryan in charge nothing for the public is gonna get done that is a fact ! He's is trying to help cover up Russia hacking our e******n , Make them look part of it
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