Senate Democrats are doing just what they need to do on Obamacare repeal: telling McConnell to get fucked. Though in less colorful terms.
If Republicans are planning to repeal Obamacare on Jan. 3 and then come looking for help from Democrats to replace it down the road, Senate Democrats have a message for them: It's not happening. […]
"Just an across-the-board repeal without any idea of how we are going to provide health care for millions of Americans is simply irresponsible," Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) told TPM in an interview. "If they repeal it, it's going to be on them." […]
"To our Republican friends across the aisle, bring it on," Schumer said.
McConnell announced Tuesday that the repeal would be the first order of business in January, but Republicans are still light on the details of how long the phaseout of Obamacare would take, what the fall out would be and how they plan to preserve popular aspects of the law like ensuring people with pre-existing conditions can get health care without seeing premiums skyrocket.
"It's hard to figure out how to respond to something that is just vague as where they are right now," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). "We've heard them talking about repeal and replace now for seven years and they've never had a replacement in seven years. I think the hard part for them is that there are elements of the bill that they know they would be crazy to try to undo." […]
"I think they're setting a trap for themselves," said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI). "I can't understand how this either goes well for them politically or it goes well for the tens of millions of people who depend on the Affordable Care Act."
Yep, it's going to be all on them. As one Democratic leadership aide put it, Republicans "campaigned on this for three straight election cycles, its time for them to own the consequences." They won't be getting any help from Democrats in cleaning up afterward.