WASHINGTON (AP) — Yes, if Mitt Romney wins the White House and his Republican allies retake the Senate, he could shred most of President Barack Obama's health care law without having to overpower a Democratic filibuster.
But it won't be as easy as some Republicans portend, and it certainly won't be quick.
Why?
Because any realistic effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act — as opposed to last week's quixotic vote in the GOP-controlled House — is sure to get jumbled together with lots of other issues, including Medicare, taxes, food stamps and defense spending.
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