Government's childish response to ACA repeal attempt

There is a dangerous attitude going around right now in which I hear many people saying that they’re just ignoring what’s going on in Washington.  While I understand the sentiment, there are so many things going on that will affect all of us that I implore everyone to stay tuned in and apprised of the latest developments.  I won’t get into finer details today, but let me mention just three of the issues from this past week in three different blogs today:  the response to the repeal attempt of the ACA (Part I), more accusations by the president (Part II), and the consequences of the reductions in climate change regulations (Part III).

Part I

If we were to act the way our government and governmental leaders do, we’d be disregarded, discredited, and, most likely, fired quicker than you can say politics.  Imagine this; you disagree with an idea brought forward by another focus group at work and vociferously demonstrate your reasons.  Then, this group votes to not go forward with their original idea after all.  But, instead of congratulating them on a good decision, you begin to publicly mock those in the group and accuse them of all kinds turmoil.  What would happen to you?  This is similar to what happened last week with the health care bill.  It seems like a comedy, if it didn't happen to be true!

It IS possible to improve healthcare, and yes, it is complicated.  But, first, those involved have got to stop acting like spoiled children and playing politics.  Admit that the ACA has achieved many very good things.  Admit that there are many areas of the ACA that need improving.  However, the logic that it needs to be repealed simply because that’s what a particular candidate ran on is very flawed – their actions should be based on what’s best for Americans/their constituents, period.  We wouldn’t be talking as vehemently about how many people have insurance or trying to make sure that those with pre-existing conditions can get coverage, for example, if it weren’t for the ACA. 

But, we need buy-in from the top down to ensure that it doesn’t fall, and I fear that many of our elected officials would rather interfere in a way that would hurt Americans simply in an effort to cause the ACA to fail than to give it any chance of succeeding.  Meanwhile, this vindictive thinking is fed by the fact that the democrats are hammering the republicans for the failed repeal rather than praising them on an obviously good decision, a decision that they were fighting for, that was best for the US.  Most of us can see that they all need to grow up, stop blaming, put differences aside, and start working together.  We deserve better than the embarrassment that we have currently.  I know there are very different ideas, but they need to be thoroughly researched, thought out, and not simply dismiss other options such as single-payer that have been proposed.  The president and all members of congress MUST act in our best interest and not just make something fail to prove a point!