The Post-ObamaCare World: Reality Check For Hypocrites?

[Warren Dew]

(11-12-2016, 11:29 AM)Anthony Wrote: Face it.  On health care, and many other issues, federal government action has become impossible, and will remain impossible for literally decades.

So now it's time to talk about concentric lines of defense - the first line, obviously, being the state governments; but here the prospects are almost as dismal as on the federal level, in that Democrats hold both the governorship and both houses of the legislature in only six states (although if anyone other than Martha Coakley runs against Charlie Baker for governor of Massachusetts in 2018, that state is absolutely certain to become number seven).

Baker's approval ratings are sky high.  He's unlikely to be replaced in 2018 no matter what.

That said, Romneycare was passed under a Republican governor, so it doesn't require Democratic control to take state action.

Some good stuff in the rest of your post.