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“There is a scene in The Grifters where a pair of con artists try to persuade their mark that they have developed a computerized system to beat the stock market.
“When the skeptical victim says, ‘I don’t see how you can do it,’ the con artist bursts out, ‘Machines! Machines, Gloster! I have got a whole room full of machines back here. Y’wanna see it?’
“He opens the door to a back room, which in fact is empty, begging the mark to get up and inspect for himself, knowing he won’t bother.
“This has been the Republican messaging strategy on health care for more than ten years now. If Democrats would just abandon Obamacare, Republicans would come in and implement a better, cheaper plan. Just wait! It’s ready to go! Give us the chance!
“President Trump, having watched many hours of Fox News, apparently believed this promise that he could eliminate Obamacare and easily replace it with something better for everybody, only to discover that health care is complicated.
“He has been periodically promising to produce his replacement plan in two weeks.”
