Blog 4

In the article, "Republican Plan To Repeal Obamacare Like Surgery That Will Kill The Patient," Ian Schwartz argues that both the Republican and Democrat parties must work together to create a new healthcare plan to replace Obamacare. Even though the Republicans thought they could fix the matter on their own in the beginning, the issue has reached the point where it would be beneficial to work together with the entire Senate to reach an agreement.

The author’s intended audience is members of the United States Senate, especially the Republican members who continue to refuse to work together with the Democrats. Schwartz wants the Republicans to realize that if they have not been able to fix the health care issue on their own by now, they may not be able to and should therefore work with the entire Senate. The author is credible as his article was published on a website along with the work of many other credible journalists.

The argument of the article is that the Republicans should work together with the Democrats to create a new health care plan because after all the time they have spent working on the plan alone, there has not been enough progress to meet their goal. One example of this is Senator McCain’s thought, “The Congress must now return to regular order, hold hearings, and receive input from members of both parties.” This shows that Senator McCain believes the Senate’s best option at this point would be to work together. To conclude the article, Schwartz claims, “Now, Republicans are proposing a second surgery that will surely kill the patient.” He is using this example as a metaphor comparing the treatment of a patient to the Republican approach to replacing Obamacare. The point is that instead of trying to just fix what is wrong with Obamacare the Republicans are trying to perfect a new plan, which may ultimately not be put in to place in the end. If the Republicans want to fix Obamacare, they must work together as a Senate, listen to everyone’s opinion, and incorporate all ideas together to make progress. 

Rather than continuing to try to fix everything on their own, the Republicans must try a new approach. If the Republicans cannot work together as a Senate, they may not be able to change Obamacare at all, which would be worse than if they would be able to come to an agreement with everyone to fix the current problems.