It will be interesting to see where "serious" Republicans draw the line on Paul Ryan and Donald Trump's entirely unserious prescriptions for gutting American social programs while telling poor and sick Americans to sod off. It will also be interesting to see how the not running for office and running for office Republicans comparatively calculate just how much cruelty their fans can bear.
Few have ever accused former Arizona governor Jan Brewer of giving a damn about vulnerable Americans, so when Paul Ryan's plans for garroting healthcare reform in order to once again cater to the whims of the one percent has even Jan Brewer going queasy:
Brewer said in an interview earlier this week that "it weighs heavy on my heart" when she thinks of the current Republican plan to repeal and replace Obama's law.
"It just really affects our most vulnerable, our elderly, our disabled, our childless adults, our chronically mentally ill, our drug addicted," she said of the potential elimination of coverage for the expansion population. "It will simply devastate their lives and the lives that surround them. Because they're dealing with an issue which is very expensive to take care of as a family with no money."
Yes, that is indeed the list of the people Paul Ryan is specifically targeting in his seemingly cruel-for-the-sake-of-cruel legislation. But none of those unpleasant people have cut Paul Ryan a check lately, so it will be up to the Republicans with integrity to speak for them instead.
But given that none of those people seem to be around either, it looks like we're down to people like, sigh, Jan Freaking Brewer.