Do not believe the hype. In a possible scenario, Republicans can win 10 Senate seats in November 2010. That puts them at 51. Then, let's say they somehow muster to peel off 9 Democrats to side with them to break a filibuster and repeal the health insurance reform law. Do you believe that Obama would sign it? Not on your life.
Without 67 Senate votes, and 2/3 of the House, Republicans would hit a dead end, unable to override the veto. Even after 2013, with perhaps a Republican president, mustering 2/3 of Congress around giving everyone free donuts - let alone repealing health insurance reform - would be next to impossible. And by then, some of the benefits will be clearly understood and the American people will be loathe to throw out the totality of "good enough" legislation on the promise of a better plan.
Republicans will sadly be shilling "Repeal and Replace" as their slogan this Fall. They feel it speaks to their base and injects them with passion. But large victories for their party depend on you, the Independent voter. Go into the voter's booth informed. Repeal is not going to happen.
Better still for the Republicans would be to tell voters how they could improve upon the bill that exists. That would at least win the ear of an Independent voter.
Until then, stay informed, Indies!
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