For the partisan right, the debate must now not be about what is actually proposed. That would clarify it, and thus make it less scary, and pinpoint the debate to the proper points. But the White House has overestimated its ability to manage the message and manage the issue. They should stop now before the muck gets too deep, agree that the public needs more time to digest, scrap the House bill and put together an Obama bill that is short and precise and can be more easily argued about.
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