Fiscal cliff: Obamacare on the table

[_bcspace]

As congressional leaders and President Barack Obama search for common ground to tame the national debt as the weeks dwindle down to end of the year, House Speaker John Boehner said the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare, must be included in deficit negotiations.

"We can't afford it, and we can't afford to leave it intact," Boehner wrote of Obama's signature healthcare initiative in the Cincinnati Enquirer. "That's why I've been clear that the law has to stay on the table as both parties discuss ways to solve our nation's massive debt challenge."

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I doubt Boehner has the guts to see it through.

[_honorentheos]

Not only do I think that's fair, I think it's in the nations long term interest to reexamine the healthcare debate, including the ACA, in a climate of greater compromise and bi-partisanship. The original bill was always meant to be a conversation starter not ender.