Its childish, but there was this much backlash and more over the initial implementation of Social Security too.. They made FDR out to be a bigger socialist than any in Europe, and fought hard for several years in the legislature. 70 years later its the hallmark staple of American life, and nobody from any political ideology opposes it outright. We had an even worse tiff before between the political parties, over a little thing called slavery. The assholes lost then too, and then lost again when they tried to revive it in the Civil Rights era. And for all the war crimes and lies of this and every presidency, Affordable Care Act will not be eliminated, it will go on as planned, and hopefully will be readjusted and improved rather than repealed.. The GOP increasingly look alienated from the majority of Americans. Its not that the Democrats are necessarily less tone-deaf, its just they appear that way. If the government is really "shut-down" then how come there are still military operations going on? Ain't got time to pay government workers or keep public services running for ordinary Americans but heaven forbid we stop the war machine for even a day
