Just as Sisyphus toiled in vain to push his personal millstone uphill, so do certain Republican Congressmen continue to attempt to repeal Obamacare, despite the fact that their efforts result in yet more obstacles being strewn in their path.
The repeal strategy has become acutely refined in the U.S. Senate. There, the repealers are using a tactic ironically known as “reconciliation” to do an end-around of a promised Democratic filibuster of any serious attempt at repeal.
But no less an opponent than U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D,Nev.) just put out an “oh no you don’t” memo that, he says, lays to rest this latest GOP scheme.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
