Like it, hate it, but Obamacare (or, the Affordable Care Act) has been a political hot point for the last 6+ years. If it had been enacted by a Republican administration, the Democrats would be looking to dismantle it. But it was enacted by Democrats, and the GOP will soon be in charge of that den of iniquity called Washington, DC.
This year's group of Republicans is worse than most one-party governments. They have already set their sights on dismantling programs designed to help the poor and needy. And they have decided to eliminate a non-partisan ethics office that helped keep politicians in check. There are very few GOP politicians willing to check and balance the incoming president and his tangled web of conflicted interests. And there are even fewer in congress who want the Office of Congressional Ethics keeping an eye on their affairs. What is surprising to me is that the President Elect has chastised congress for not having its priorities in order - they should be focused on things like healthcare instead of the Ethics Bureau.
The President Elect has been amazingly friendly to Russia, given that both the CIA and FBI have stated that the Russians have hacked the computers of the DNC. I'd bet that Putin is calling Trump a "Useful Idiot" in private circles. Unlike many loyal Americans, I am not angry at Putin. He is acting in the best interests of Russia as he sees it. Instead, I am angry at many in the GOP who refuse to stand up and tell the President Elect that he must take the hacking allegations seriously.
Right now, the entire GOP appears to be like a kid in a candy store. They can have anything they want, and as much of it as they want. The big question is: Will they over do it? Given current behavior, the answer appears to be "Yes". Only time will tell.
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