Congressman Ryan should probably get on the same page with the Speaker. Today on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace he had the following exchange. To Wallace's credit, he didn't let his comments go without comment.
Ryan: These are increases that have not come yet, so by repealing Obamacare and the Medicaid expansions, which haven't occurred yet, we are basically preventing the explosion of a program that is already failing. So we're saying, don't grow this program through Obamacare because it doesn't work.
Wallace: Are you saying, as part of you budget, you would repeal -- you assume the repeal of Obamacare?
Ryan: Yes.
Wallace: Well, that's not going to happen.
Ryan: Well, we believe it should, that's the point.
Ryan: These are increases that have not come yet, so by repealing Obamacare and the Medicaid expansions, which haven't occurred yet, we are basically preventing the explosion of a program that is already failing. So we're saying, don't grow this program through Obamacare because it doesn't work.
Wallace: Are you saying, as part of you budget, you would repeal -- you assume the repeal of Obamacare?
Ryan: Yes.
Wallace: Well, that's not going to happen.
Ryan: Well, we believe it should, that's the point.
Chris Wallace is exactly right, it isn't going to be repealed. The House GOP has tried dozens of times to repeal it, and have failed miserably. As more and more benefits of the Affordable Care Act become available to people, the popularity of the law increases. His budget is dishonest because it centers around an impossibility. Obamacare is here to stay and the country is better for it.
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