If you're a Missourian, or way into politics for your own good, you can read this on Show Me Progress
Five Words to define HCR in the election season
Option A: Move forward or move backward
Option B: You Can't Trust The Republicans
Hey, can't hurt to have multiple options.
Ultimately the campaign over the HCR bill will have wild distortions, both for the contents of the bill and the moves that Republicans can do if they win in November.
The distortions, involving death panels, abortions, and tomatoes being poisonous, are not going to stop (zombie lies live forever) and only the most honed of the Republicans will be able to pick out a part of the bill, in the actual bill, that is the most objectionable. Which would be a fun game to play provided you have safety goggles on at the time.
As for the moves that are possible for the Republicans. They will not be able to do anything whatsoever to forcibly repeal the HCR law. They might remove portions but only if Obama agrees and an amendment to current law. If you hear a person voting Republican to repeal the law in 2011, they're a sucker of the highest magnitude.
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