The likely next Speaker of the House says he plans to block the health care reform law by withholding money needed to implement it after November's midterm elections. "I am committed to doing everything that I can do and our team can do to prevent 'Obamacare' from being implemented," says Rep. John Boehner (R-OH). But with some key reform measures already taking effect — including a rule against denying coverage for children with pre-existing conditions — how realistic is the GOP plan to derail Obama's health care law? (Watch a PBS discussion about the health care law)
The GOP can and must block Obamacare: The courts should eventually "find this takeover of the health insurance industry to be unconstitutional," says Don Surber in the Charleston, WV, Daily Mail. In the meantime, "starving it out makes sense." With a Democrat in the White House and only a thin majority in Congress, "this will be a protracted battle that likely will shut down the government frequently." But "so be it" — the GOP must stop Obamacare at all costs.
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