On NAFTA and ACA

Donald Trump long maintained that NAFTA was among the worst deals in the history of man.  He then renegotiated a small revision to it and called it the greatest thing since sliced bread.  The key change, in his eyes, was to the name.  He probably would have signed a grocery list so long as it was no longer called NAFTA.

That experience could be a template for a bipartisan legislative resolution to the ongoing dispute over ACA.  If you repeal it, re-enact it under a different name, and give Trump the credit, all of the issues would magically disappear.

If you think that’s unduly cynical, remember that just a few years ago, Mitt Romney identified Russia as our #1 foreign policy problem, and the GOP generally believed that Kim was a dangerous madman.  All it takes is a few words from the man on golf cart to change everything in the eyes of his base.