The CBO assessment is hardly a surprise. At most, it gives people an additional glimpse into the mendacity of the GOP.
In the end, it doesn't matter at all. Everyone knows this bill is DOA in the Senate. What remains to be seen is what sort of bill the Senate Republicans can hammer together and whether they will deal in good faith with the Democrats. I doubt the result will be a huge improvement, but they're at least smart enough to know that kicking 23 million people to the curb is political suicide. Maybe they'll decide that kicking "only" 15 million off their coverage is acceptable. We'll see.
Two things I'm watching for: (1) Will the resulting Senate bill be hard to distinguish from the ACA and, if so, will their supporters even understand how they got played, and (2) what shameless line of bullshit will House GOP members, whose seats are up for grabs in the mid-terms, try to sell to their constituents (and will it work)?
In the end, it doesn't matter at all. Everyone knows this bill is DOA in the Senate. What remains to be seen is what sort of bill the Senate Republicans can hammer together and whether they will deal in good faith with the Democrats. I doubt the result will be a huge improvement, but they're at least smart enough to know that kicking 23 million people to the curb is political suicide. Maybe they'll decide that kicking "only" 15 million off their coverage is acceptable. We'll see.
Two things I'm watching for: (1) Will the resulting Senate bill be hard to distinguish from the ACA and, if so, will their supporters even understand how they got played, and (2) what shameless line of bullshit will House GOP members, whose seats are up for grabs in the mid-terms, try to sell to their constituents (and will it work)?
