Republicans dismiss comments by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) as "pouting" because Democrats lost the election.
But what does one call the many attack tweets by Donald Trump when things don't go his way?
Surveys show slim support for Trump as incoming President. "The polls are rigged just like before," is the reply from the Twitter in Chief.
If the Affordable Care Act is so bad, how come the insurance industry has been so quiet?
The law requires everyone to sign up for health care insurance -- with a government subsidy if needed -- which means millions of new customers for the companies.
No objection there.
In fact, insurers are raising rates for everyone on the premise that sick people cause more of a drain on company resources. Read: Profits.
Why would they complain about a federal law that sends them more business, especially when government helps pay for it, and they can use the expanded customer base that includes sick people as a reason to raise rates?
The loudest complaints, in fact, have come from Republicans who can't claim credit for setting up a program that benefits so many people.
And that's ironic, because the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is based on a Massachusetts plan set up by Republican Gov. Mitt Romney.
Another irony: Many people object to any move to cancel the ACA, since it provides them with health insurance, but rail against Obamacare, the identical program identified with the Democratic President.
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