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The President to put out plan for next 4 years today, while Romney tries to figure out what his positions are for today or perhaps, just for this morning.
I'm looking forward to the next 4 years under Obama. The Affordable Care Act should be fully implemented during his 2nd term, and it should be repeal-proof. The Dems will likely retain control of the Senate, possibly the House. Even if they didn't, Obama will be in the White House to veto any repeal attempts. By 2016, it will be impossible to repeal the ACA because the infrastructure would be fully in place by then and too many people would have enjoyed the benefits of the law such that taking those away would be political suicide for the Republicans.
I'm looking forward to the next 4 years under Obama. The Affordable Care Act should be fully implemented during his 2nd term, and it should be repeal-proof. The Dems will likely retain control of the Senate, possibly the House. Even if they didn't, Obama will be in the White House to veto any repeal attempts. By 2016, it will be impossible to repeal the ACA because the infrastructure would be fully in place by then and too many people would have enjoyed the benefits of the law such that taking those away would be political suicide for the Republicans.
Well, of course, now, maybe you missed the last 4 years of Hope and Change. How'd that plan work for you?
What about the "shovel ready" jobs plan...how'd that work for ya. (you remember, he lauged directly in your face) And you lefties will fall for it again. All because it says "NOW" .....Hahahaaaa
And the GOP will lose the House in '14. Boehner understands this: that's why he caved on the last CR, which included ACA funding. Assuming, as now seems very likely, Obama's reelection, a Dem-majority Senate, and a reduced GOP majority in the House, the only way to defund ACA will be to refuse to agree any further CRs, effectively shutting down the federal gov't.
There's no more sure and certain way for the GOP to lose control of the House in the midterm election than to force marginal GOP incumbents to campaign against opponents who can beat them black and blue not just for "fiscal hostage taking" but for "endangering granny's healthcare".
Which places Boehner in an almost impossible situation, caught between political prudence and the bloodshot fervor of the tea tribe. He may well throw in the towel, rather than fight such a hopeless position.
In which case, we'll probably have Speaker Cantor leading the most extremist House since Reconstruction, a congeries which will make Robespierre's Revolutionary Convention seem like a Quaker meeting by comparison. And that outcome is also likely to lead to a Democratic majority in 2014
Next four years will be like the last (since this isshaping up to be a status-quo election), except we go over that fiscal cliff, which might mean a recession early in Obamas first term.
The next political bellwhether to watch for will be Congressional midterms, which party picks up seats in these.
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