How to kill Obamacare & save the GOP
By: Wayne Allyn Root
Published October 01,
2013
FoxNews.com
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Ted Cruz, the Tea
Party, and the GOP fought hard and courageously, but it’s time to recognize
that we aren’t going to win the current battle. Obama will negotiate with
madmen in Iran over a nuclear bomb, and with madmen in Syria over chemical
weapons, but he won’t negotiate with Republicans in Congress over healthcare.
So who’s the crazy one here?
No matter. Obama will
not defund ObamaCare. He will not even allow reasonable changes. It’s his law
and he’s in charge.
We are fighting a “no
win” battle over both ObamaCare and the government slimdown or shutdown as
other describe it. Especially because the media protects him at all costs.
The message the media
puts out is that “Obama is for the little guy. The GOP is evil and greedy.”
Unfortunately we are playing right into Obama’s hands with both a defunding of
ObamaCare and a federal government shutdown.
How can Obama look
into the camera and say that congress and the president should have the right
to different health care than American citizens?
Great generals change
tactics constantly to win battles and wars. They recognize it is all a chess
game and as circumstances change and evolve, tactics must change and evolve.
Now it’s time for the Republican congress to change tactics.
How can the GOP
message be changed to win the battle instantly? By changing our demand. Here’s
a way to turn this into a “win-win” for the GOP. Republicans will in fact end
the government shutdown, pass the budget, and fund ObamaCare if this one
single simple demand is met:
REMOVE ALL EXEMPTIONS,
EXCEPTIONS, AND WAIVERS TO OBAMACARE.
It’s that simple. The
message is: If ObamaCare is so good for the people, then let everyone have it.
Right now. This
instant.
The poor, the rich,
the big unions, the big corporations, the politically connected, the lawyers,
the lobbyists, and of course, Congress, too. Everyone means
everyone.
“Everyone” must
specifically include Senators, Congressmen, their staffs, Obama himself,
Michelle, Sasha and Malia. It’s everyone in the rowboat, or no one.
That's the only GOP
demand. Forget defunding -- it's not going to happen. Fund it, but only if
Obama agrees to end all exemptions, exceptions, and waivers
today.
How’s that for a
simple, clear and concise, easy to understand message? A message that puts the
GOP clearly on the side of equality and fairness for all.
This is a message a
majority of Americans will support. This is a message that puts Obama on the
defensive and paints him into a dangerous "no win" corner.
That’s how you win the
war with Obama and kill ObamaCare.
That’s how you win the
public relations battle.
That’s how you leave
the media speechless.
That’s how you
outmaneuver Obama.
Think of Obama's only
two options at that point. He can either tell the American people that
government will stay shut "Because I refuse to force corporations, unions, and
Congress to live by the same rules as the rest of you"....or he can
immediately re-open the government and fund ObamaCare, but cause a war inside
the Democratic Party by abandoning his big corporate donors and unions.
Either way, he loses.
If this was wrestling
or MMA fighting, the GOP just flipped Obama on his back. How can he say ”no”
to the GOP demand?
Is Obama only for the
rich, big corporations, and politically connected? What is he protecting the
rich and privileged from?
If ObamaCare is so
great, why did he delay it for big corporations?
What about the rest of
us? Are we human guinea pigs?
More importantly, how
can Obama look into the camera and say that Congress and the president should
have the right to different health care than the citizens? Talk about an
unwinnable position.
Make the president
explain why he will keep the government closed so that congress can have a
different health care plan than the rest of us peasants.
Obama has broken the
law and violated the Constitution with these special exemptions and waivers.
Hold his feet to the
fire.
The GOP isn’t against
poor people getting health care. We certainly hate ObamaCare. We know it's a
disaster for health care, jobs, and the economy. But if it's the law of the
land (for now), then we demand equality for everyone.
If Obama wants the
law, let’sALL have the law. Everyone.
Michelle, Sasha and
Malia can wait in the same long lines as the rest of us. So can Congress and
their staffs.
So can big
corporations like GE, WalMart and Exxon.
So can every union
member.
So can every
government employee. If the rest of us can’t have “Cadillac health insurance
plans” without paying big fines or taxes, then unions and government employees
can’t either.
It’s one for all, and
all for one. Let’s see Obama oppose that argument.
Let’s see him defend
waivers and exemptions for some, while the rest of us get screwed.
Let’s see Obama defend
keeping the government closed in order to retain the one-year waiver for big
business, while forcing small business and the middle class to suffer
immediately.
Obama is between a
rock and a hard place. He must agree that everyone gets it today, ready or
not, with no exceptions. Or no one gets it.
Suddenly the GOP has
turned the tables. We have exposed Obama as the fraud he is.
With this one change
in tactics, the GOP represents "equality and fairness for all." Let Obama
defend inequality, unfairness, and special favors for the rich and connected.
Checkmate.
ObamaCare is a
disaster. The exchanges aren’t ready. Mass confusion reigns.
The American people
have no idea how bad this is going to get. But it's clear the unions, big
corporations, and Congress understand.
That’s why they
desperately want out. From this day forward we let no one out. We are all in
this together.
Make Obama own it.
Make him tie his friends and donors into it right now -- with no wiggle room.
Then watch the fun begin.
Watch the unions and
big corporations demand the repeal of ObamaCare.
Watch mass protests in
the streets by union members.
Watch the Democratic
Party devolve into screaming and fighting matches amongst
themselves.
Watch Washington
implode as Congress, Congressional staffers, and lobbyists refuse to accept
ObamaCare.
In other words, watch
the rats desert the sinking ship.
But if Obama keeps the
government closed to protect his biggest donors, the public will turn on him
with a vengeance.
By November of 2014
every single Democrat who ever voted for this disaster will be thrown out on
his or her rear end.
Oh and one big bonus.
I can't wait to see the faces of Democrats in Congress when they hear that
they must live under the same law as the rest of us. I'd pay for tickets to
watch that one.
Wayne Allyn Root is
capitalist evangelist, entrepreneur, and Libertarian-conservative Republican.
He is a former Libertarian vice presidential nominee. Wayne's latest book is
"The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide: Secrets to Protecting Your Family, Your
Finances, and Your Freedom." For more, visit his
website:www.ROOTforAmerica.com. Follow him onTwitter@WayneRoot.
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