On a conference call last month, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) hedged a little bit on the question of whether Republicans, if they won a congressional majority in 2010, would repeal a health care bill passed by the 111th Congress. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is not hedging.
If they somehow manage to get the votes and get enough Democrats to walk the plank and commit political suicide, in the next Congress, I’ll be chairman Joe Barton of the Energy and Commerce committee, and we’ll repeal it.
Of course, even the most optimistic strategists would call it extremely unlikely that Republicans could get a veto-proof majority in 2010, so this is bluster. But it speaks to Republican confidence that blocking any health care reform is a political winner...
Wouldn't that be a terribly risky move by Republicans--- giving people medical care, and then taking it away? Are there other laws and programs that Barton and the GOP would like to repeal? Why don't they tell us now so they can save us any surprises?
If you are interested, the Sojourners have "A Christian Creed on Health-Care Reform" that you might be interested in reading at http://go.sojo.net/campaign/health_care.
