Bill McCollum, former Republican member of Congress, twice-failed candidate for Senate, former AG for Florida, failed candidate for governor and must-be current candidate for something (rematch with Rick Scott?) is
still pissed off about the Affordable Care Act. Or at least still politicking off of being pissed off about it. He scribbles at Politico:
While I was Florida’s attorney general last year, I initiated and led a multi-state lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care law. The Supreme Court will most likely rule on the case next year.
Meanwhile, the costs of implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have been escalating and are predicted to continue to rise as its provisions gradually go into effect. That’s why Congress should pass a bill introduced this week by Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) to hit the pause button and freeze the law where it stands. This would halt the implementation process until we can determine the law’s actual impact.
We can go even further. The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction could save billions by repealing the expensive new spending programs created by the law.
I favor this—as do many other current and former state attorneys general. But President Barack Obama would never accept it. That’s why the supercommittee should put the act on ice instead.
Because the only answer to the pain Americans are feeling right now is to pile on more pain by taking away any hope they might have of having medical coverage.
Wanker.