What Is There To Negotiate?

On Tuesday October 1, 2013 The New York Times published an opinion under the name The G.O.P. Definition of ‘Negotiation’ written by David Firestone.

His opinion is basically a discussion of how the US government is negotiating over the ACA law.
But in my opinion what is there to negotiate? The last time I checked, the ACA is already LAW. It was already litigated and went to the nation's top court and still remained intact. Since when in history did one party or another insist on sitting down at the negotiation table “AFTER” the bill was passed?.

But the story behind this crisis is long ago when the radical Republicans stated that their goal is to destroy the Obama presidency and the Democrats. That statement, by itself, is breathtaking. Now, I wonder whether their genuine objective is to destroy this Nation as a whole and effectively mount a coup. Of course, not one of them would ever hint at such a thing...it would meet the legal definition of treason. Anyway, look at their actions, not at their words. Their actions increasingly point to the objective of destroying the government. What I see going on looks very much like a conspiracy by the radical Conservatives. I'm beginning to think that there are many subversives in Congress. And another HUGR and most obvious reason, Republicans are desperately trying to delay implementation of the ACA exactly one year because from now is because Oct. 1, 2014 is a month before the midterm election. Which is not enough time for most voters to sign up for new insurance, or to see the positive impact the ACA has on their lives. Though 13 months WILL be effective. This makes the Republicans deathly afraid that the ACA will be a big success, and then what will they run on in 2014? And the Democrats will have a big success story to run against them. After all this shutdown we see here, is the tip of a very disturbing disaster that should cause us all alarm.

However The Democrats will gain political capital from this mess. The rational voices in the Republican camp need to begin reigning in the extremists, before this ugliness spirals even further. The Republicans are surely better than this.