David Weigel explains how the Republican plan to defund Obamacare is destined to fail. And of course since he knows it and you know it and I know it, most of the folks pushing for it have to know it, too.
So what's the idea here? I'm thinking that it's there to be sacrificed because they think Obama will fall for, "Okay, you can keep Obamacare if you agree to get rid of all taxes for Americans making over $10 million a year." Or maybe the leaders of this movement think they'll profit — financially and in terms of future support — from firing up their army for this battle, then enraging them further when they lose. Pat Buchanan never had a prayer of becoming president and he knew it…but he made a lot of money running and losing.
I saw the other day that right-wing lawyer Larry Klayman is calling for a "coup" against Obama. He's not plumping for impeachment or conviction. He wants all decent Americans to march to the White House and just stand there and demand Obama do the honorable thing and resign. Yeah, like that's gonna happen. The president will probably do it right after he signs the bill to destroy his signature achievement. But I'll bet you Klayman's figured out a way to make money off his plan not succeeding.