By Jennifer Rubin
WASHINGTON - Before the House narrowly voted to pass the American Health Care Act, you could tell that Republicans supporting it would be in for a tough time. The first clue came from Republicans themselves.
Most vividly in their mini-statements during the floor debate, in interviews they gave and in statements they released, House Republicans almost to a person refused to tout the AHCA as a good bill, an improvement over Obamacare. Obamacare is failing. We promised the American people we'd do this. There was plenty of hyperbole. House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wis., proclaimed: "That is not a choice. This is a crisis." He seemed to be arguing that there was no other solution or legislation that could possibly be devised that would respond to Obamacare's difficulties. The Republican who used to be considered an impressive wonk was, in essence, imploring members not to rationally think through the legislation they were about to pass. No Congressional Budget Office score, no real debate, no reflection on the bill's merits.
From Washington Post
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