Poor Memories But Rich Plans.

       Ya know when Republicans first started to hate Obamacare? When Obama first got elected. You think I'm kidding. Mitch McConnell stated the Republicans in the Senate would oppose any measure Obama put forward and they would make him a one term president. And the minute they first heard Obama and the Democrats were working on a healthcare program, the Republicans hated it more and said it would never work.
       Even before they saw any part of it, they hated it. Before it came up for a vote, they hated it. And true to their promise, not a single Republican voted for it, because they said it would not work. They hadn't seen it yet, but somehow they knew it wouldn't work. And in all the intervening years the Republicans tried as many as sixty times to repeal or defund it, because they hated it.
       Now, ya have to wonder why the Republicans hated Obamacare so much. Because so many Americans kinda love it. Somewhere around twenty three million Americans have it and seem to love it. Maybe they don't realize that they should hate the only healthcare they could ever afford.
       Well, now that they have a majority in the House, Senate and the Presidency, now they have the clout to repeal and replace. Ahh, except they don't have a replace plan. They never did. So if they repeal and then..... nothing, a lot of folks, a lot of voters are gonna be slightly mad, or maybe a whole lot mad. You don't suppose there never was a Republican plan to replace, on purpose, do you?
       The Republicans have always talked about replacing Medicaid with block grants and privatizing Medicare, heck they've even talked about privatizing Social Security, to go along with steep tax cuts for the super wealthy. The funny part is that none of those ideas are popular with the vast majority of Americans, only the super rich. Which might explain why they don't like Obamacare either. They don't like any of these programs because Americans, except for the super rich, do like the programs.
       It's not that I don't trust the Republicans to do what's best for Americans, its just that the plans they've always come up with help the super wealthy and tell the rest of us that it'll trickle down to us. Maybe trickle down our backsides. They tell us that a rising tide floats all boats, except that most of us can't afford a boat.