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Friday, January 3, 2014

The Three Stages Of Obamacare Acceptance

Alan: Before 2017, when Obamacare is not only accepted but cause for national celebration, will there be "Three Stages of Republican Repentance" for being fabulists, liars, and obstructionists? 

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"Stage One: A dim awareness that there might be some good elements in the law, and that the public might not support returning to the old system...Stage Two: A genuine recognition that large numbers of people are already benefitting from the law, and that this reality needs to be reckoned with -- such as by proposing alternatives or changes that purport to accomplish similar goals, even as the elimination or crippling of it remains a paramount aim...Stage Three: Republicans accept Obamacare is likely here to stay, abandon the premise that the only acceptable outcome is crippling or eliminating the law, and negotiate to achieve incremental changes they want." Greg Sargent in The Washington Post.

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