But that's not the important thing. Rather, note that Enzi refers to the law as a "bill." So does Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who said last week that "this bill," referring to the health care law, is going to hurt people. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said there are "a host of problems [with] this bill." Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said "this bill" isn't working. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) chastised Democrats for supporting "this dog of a bill."
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If you listened to the House floor debate on Saturday night or watched the Sunday shows, you know the GOP desperately hopes to characterize the current crisis as a "both sides" problem so it won't receive the bulk of the blame. To hear Republicans tell it, they demand that "Obamacare" be gutted, while Democrats demand that "Obamacare" be implemented. "See?" conservatives say, "both sides are making demands."
The problem, of course, is that this is almost unimaginably dumb. What Democrats are arguing is that the law is already the law; it's met constitutional muster according to the U.S. Supreme Court; and it's up to the president to faithfully execute current laws. If Republicans want to change the law, they can introduce legislation and give it their best shot.
Obamacare stopped being a 'bill' several years ago - The Maddow Blog
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