Perhpas "kicking the can down the road" is not such a bad idea

[question everything]

Supposedly the Republicans are offering to keep the government open for two more weeks and then to vote again.

Like many, my initial reaction is - what good would it be? But thinking about it again, by then ObamaCare will be in place. Right now the White House is concerned that the shutdown will prevent many government workers, who are supposed to work on the program, from facilitating the implementation.

[andtheBeast]

1. let them shut it down. they will pay.

[Stargazer09]

2. No

If the Senate or the President give in now, the debt ceiling debate will make this look minor.

They have to stand firm. Any sign of weakness will ruin our country.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

12. Hell No...

As has been said elsewhere, we don't negotiate with terrorists.

[question everything]

17. I may have not understood their claim

I thought that they would do nothing now - meaning ObamaCare is sailing - and then, in a few weeks, will revisit.

Which means, I thought, that by then Obamacare and the exchanges will be an established fact. But I think that they want to delay the implementation and I agree with everyone here -No.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. One should never negotiate with terrorists or hostage-takers.

If the GOPers get any concessions at all they will keep pulling this kind of stunt. They need to understand that the ACA was passed by Congress, signed into law by the President, upheld by the Supreme Court. It is the law. They tried to repeal it 43 times and failed. The President campaigned on it and was handily re-elected. There is nothing to "negotiate."

So fuck them.

Never negotiate with terrorists.

[DetlefK]

4. "You can keep your job for 2 more weeks, but no idea what will come after that."

Does that sound like a healthy economic environment?

[Historic NY]

5. The Affordable Health Care Act has been rolling out for sometime...

slowly over 4 yrs...the exchanges are all in the various states. Its goingto take time to process anyway. No kicking the can thats what they want more time to f--k with it and maybe another 10 votes against it.

[Sunlei]

7. and tomorrow? millions of Americans start signing up. your insurance coverage starts Jan 2014 :)

I'll wait a week or two for the website glitches to work out

[Sunlei]

6. republicans cost America billions more by their 'kick the can crap' to many years of this R shit!

[GoneFishin]

8. Screw that. After two weeks they'll have some other weasel tactic. Call their bluff now. nt

[monmouth3]

9. This time they want an arm, next time it will be a leg. NO WAY!!!..n/t

[grahamhgreen]

10. Sure. For an expansion of Medicare to 55 year olds.

[wandy]

11. Sounds like a good idea, just what will they want next...........

Medicare coupons?
Privatize Social Security?
The Ryan budget?
Repeal the 17 th amendment?
How about a baby's arm holding an apple?

Government by republican threat must end somewhere. Why not NOW!

[Mz Pip]

13. That's what the GOP is hoping for

Kick the can down the road until there is a Republican President.

So no. No more compromises, delays or other bullshit.

[Blue Idaho]

14. Not a chance!

it is time to have this fight right here - right now. the only thing a couple of weeks will do is put this fight on top of the debt limit expansion. That is bad for all of us. Put it off until next year and we hand the TeaPublicans an election year platform to run on.

The place is here, the time is now, and we are the people. Let our elected Democratic officials know you support them.

[shraby]

15. republicans renege on any deals they mention...it's "what they do"

[Myrina]

16. Obamacare will be in place tomorrow whether there's a debt ceiling agreement or not.

DO NOT BACK DOWN.