Posted by
KsReaganite on Monday, March 22, 2010 1:41:34 AM
It will be signed into law and I am pretty sure it will not be repealed, even if the GOP gets a majority in both chambers in November. The reason is simple, and one that I have alluded to in this blog in the past: powers once given to the bureaucracy can never be taken away; they are self perpetuating and build their own defense mechanisms. The bill creates 16000 new IRS agent jobs (in my last post I mentioned 12000 but new CBO numbers correct that), 500 different boards and commissions, and a whole lot of perpetually adolescent 26 year olds. That is a mighty tough combination to beat, no matter who is in the majority. And given that most GOP members really do not believe in the principle of smaller government, I am confident that there will be no repeal.
Welcome to the full employment act for federal bureaucrats, insurance industry lawyers, and healthcare executives.
If you think the IRS was meddlesome and painful to deal with, well, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
And yes, on a side note, God bless Bart Stupak; he did all he could do in circumstances that would have made lesser men give up a long time ago.