By a vote of 47 to 51 along party lines, the Senate defeated a motion to repeal the entire health care reform law.
So what is the meaning of those Republicans who voted for the law last year and now voted to repeal it this year?
Politics? A safe vote, knowing it would be defeated even with their vote, so they can have it both ways, for political expediency? Or some back-room dealing within the GOP caucus? Promise of party support in re-election campaigns?
It's enough to make someone a bit cynical about how our laws get made. The needs of the people must be pretty far down on the priority list.
Ralph
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I was wrong in my memory that some Republicans voted for the health care reform. It was their voting to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell that I was thinking of.
ReplyDeleteSo the premise of this post is wrong. Sorry about that.