Quick Fact(s) - Will Republicans Ever Give Up?

1.   Elections
The Federal Election Commission was created in 1975 by the U.S. Congress.  Its purpose is "to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections."

The FEC is made up of 6 members, appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.  By law, no more than three members can be from one political party.

Currently, the FEC is short one Democratic member, so Republican Vice-chairman Donald McGahn is attempting to force votes before a new Democratic member can be named.  He wants to use the Republican 3:2 advantage in an attempt at a wholesale dissolution of existing regulations including stopping whistle blowers from forwarding information on criminal violations by campaigners and hobbling investigators' preliminary investigations.

It should be noted that Mr. McGahn previously acted as the ethics advisor to Tom Delay--the same Tom Delay who was forced out of Congress under an ethical cloud.  Evidently Mr. McGahn has remained consistent in his contempt for ethical fairness.

2.   ACA
The Koch brothers are spending $1M to run ads across the U.S. discouraging people from signing up for the health insurance they are entitled to through the Affordable Care Act.

Their ads infer that people will no longer be able to choose their own doctor and will be paying more for premiums. "If we can't pick our own doctor, how do I know my family's going to get the care they need?  And what am I getting in exchange for higher premiums and a smaller paycheck?"

First lie:  you are free to choose any primary care doctor who is a participant in whatever coverage plan you choose--just as you can do now.

Second lie:  Initial bids coming from participating insurance companies indicate that consumers will find themselves benefiting from the new competition.  The law also limits and protects against unwarranted price increases.

And the Koch brothers don't even bother to acknowledge the 25 million Americans who are currently without health insurance who will now be able to purchase affordable insurance for themselves and their family.

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Really, will Republicans ever give up?  Will they ever begin to focus on "doing" instead of relentlessly concentrating on "un-doing"?  Or are honesty and positive forward motion completely foreign concepts to Republican politicians?