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Good point by Laura Ingraham: It's risky for the GOP to bank everything on ObamaCare



We've been saying much the same thing here, and Laura Ingraham really drives it home in this commentary last night during her guest-hosting gig on Bill O'Reilly's show. If the Republicans are betting all their 2014 hopes on ObamaCare - and it sure appears that they are - there's a lot of risk in that strategy:

Where I differ some with Ingraham is that I don't think the GOP's performance in the minority is anything to brag about. They could have taken much stronger stands against Obama's spending in particular, but they were terrified of what the Democrat/Media axis would do to them. It shows in the lame budget agreements they settled on and then tried to trumpet as some sort of huge achievements on behalf of spending restraint.

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But in terms of political strategy, there's no question that the ObamaCare-only strategy comes with peril. Now this is not to say they shouldn't make ObamaCare a key element of their campaign. I think it should be the key element of the campaign. But there's a lot more that Democrats have done to drag down the economy and cause problems for the nation. They've gone on a taxing and regulatory rampage that has retarded job growth. They've stood in the way of energy independence. (Is the Keystone XL pipeline approved yet? No? Why?) My concern is that the Republicans are doing what they usually do, which is listening to political consultants who think in terms of talky-pointy messaging at the expense of a real discussion about governing philosophy. My other concern is that Republicans aren't too inclined to promise major solutions to problems because they're not so sure they can really muster up the courage to implement such solutions if they get the chance. I think they absolutely would repeal ObamaCare if given the chance, and they know that's a promise they can a) keep; and b) sell the electorate on. But what happens if Democrats find a way to neutralize the narrative? What if the media starts having nightmares about another Red Wave election and starts helping Democrats sell the idea that ObamaCare is working better than it really is? Given the real-life events that are likely to still unfold with ObamaCare, I think the Democrats and their media allies would find that difficult. But I also would not underestimate the ability of Republicans to blow what should be a clear advantage. There are an awful lot of problems this country needs solved. Repealing ObamaCare needs to be the first priority, but it is only the first. It would be nice to hear what else they're prepared to do, and it would be really nice if - once elected - they actually do it.


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