Want to figure out why Republicans can't get a health care deal done? Let Woody Allen explain.
Republicans haven't been able to replace Obamacare, because they think the problem with it, metaphorically speaking, is that the food is terrible and the portions are too small.
That, of course, is what Woody Allen had to say about life in “Annie Hall.” But the same kind of contradiction — you hate something, and want more of it — is why Republicans haven't been able to agree on anything other than that they want to be able to say that they repealed Obamacare. That might work on for campaigning, but, as we've seen, it's a flop in office. President Trump on Tuesday — in what's become something of a weekly tradition — again promised his party would strike a deal. But even if Republicans keep trying to come to terms on a compromise, they're going to keep tripping over the same problem. That's because no matter how much dealmaking prowess you might have, you can't make one if people want fundamentally different things.
