Do you remember that scene in “The Shining” when it is revealed that the “book” the Jack Nicholson character has been working on consists of nothing except the line “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” typed over and over again? Well, it seems pretty clear that if the Republicans in Congress were presented with a bill entitled “Obamacare repeal” with that text, a large majority of them would vote for it.
It’s easy to get caught up in all of the drama and corruption and incompetence, but the real scandal in Washington is that the mainstream of the GOP simply doesn’t care what goes into an Obamacare repeal bill as long as it passes. The welfare of the American people is of minimal concern compared to “winning” and satisfying the reactionary base.