As Nancy Pelosi put it at the time, “We have to pass the bill, so you can find out what is in it away from the fog of the controversy.” The fog has lifted, we see what is in it, and it is an unpopular and unequivocal mess. Of course it was never meant be “fixed” because it was not a mistake. It says what Congress meant – it says subsidies apply only to state exchanges and was written to pressure states to comply. It was a game of chicken Democrats consciously chose to play, and they lost. Another appeals court ruled the opposite way on the same day, so this all eventually will be resolved by the Supreme Court (yet again). But the reaction of progressives, especially the White House, to the D.C. court is both amusing and telling.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:39:27 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015