Conservative pundits were none too pleased on Tuesday with House Republicans’ newly unveiled Obamacare repeal bill.
“Who wrote this piece of crap Obamacare replacement bill?” conservative commentator Ann Coulter tweeted. “I would like every person involved in the writing of this Obamacare replacement POS to take a ten-minute IQ test.”
Who wrote this piece of crap Obamacare replacement bill? Please be specific.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) March 7, 2017
I have to give full identifying info as each health ins co goes bankrupt. What are names of the brain trust that wrote this piece of crap?
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) March 7, 2017
Also, I would like every person involved in the writing of this Obamacare replacement POS to take a ten-minute IQ test. Transparency!
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) March 7, 2017
Fox News host Eric Bolling called the bill an “awful replacement.”
GOP’s had 6 years to develop Obamacare replacement. Elected officials have run on that as well. Now they show up with an awful replacement.
— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) March 7, 2017
Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham tweeted a link to an article calling the bill “Obamacare 2.0.”
In a later post, she called Republicans “shortsighted” for the proposal.
Obamacare 2.0: Repeal and Replace in Name Only | LifeZette https://t.co/VuPWppj7yC
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 7, 2017
Why are Repubs always so scared to take the leap and take the fight to the Dems? Shortsighted. #RealRepeal
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 7, 2017
Even Trump-friendly Breitbart News featured a headline blaring: “OBAMACARE 2.0 GUTS ENFORCEMENT.”
On Tuesday morning President Donald Trump showered praise on the proposal, which he called “wonderful.”
“I think really that we’re going to have something that’s going to be much more understood and much more popular than people can even imagine,” Trump said later Tuesday during a meeting with the House deputy whip team. “I think we’re going to have a tremendous success.”
During a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price called the legislation “a work in progress.”
Since House Republicans revealed the legislation on Monday evening, however, it has been roundly criticized by conservative lawmakers and outside groups.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who spearheaded a 2013 campaign to defund Obamacare, called the legislation “a missed opportunity and a step in the wrong direction” on Tuesday.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said on Tuesday that he was “very, very discouraged and disappointed” with the legislation and called for House Republicans to “rethink what they’re doing.”
“I don’t think it’s an improvement,” LePage said.
And Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the vice chairman of the Senate GOP conference, said that he had not “had time to look at it in great depth yet” but was concerned about the legislation’s viability.
“What I don’t like is it may not be a plan that gets a majority of votes and lets us move on,” he said.
And those are its good points.
That picture of mAnn… If only there was a cross behind her and Roman soldiers on either side with nails and a hammer.
Nah.
She’d love that.
Will Trumpo tweet-attack Breitbart?
Darn, governing is hard.