Have you noticed over the past several weeks that reforming the health care system must be slightly more complicated that we were told? The promise that Obamacare would be repealed and replaced on Day 1 seems to have been met with a few minor obstacles. In other words, it’s dead in the water. Whose fault is it? It’s like Agathe Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express [Spoiler alert!] – everyone is guilty! The Freedom Caucus stiff-armed the Speaker of the House. The GOP House moderates dissed the Freedom Caucus. President Trump learned that being the leader of the free world is not quite the same as being a CEO of a private company. If the repeal plan was adjusted to capture a few more hard line GOP members, then moderate GOPers jumped ship. The Democrats gloated at the GOP’s failure, although their smiles became slightly more taut once Judge Neil Gosruch was confirmed to occupy the GOP’s 'stolen' Supreme Court seat. Remember John Boehner? He’s the happiest
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