Last night on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart found a clip of Boehner having a deal with Harry Reid on the budget, but he and House Republicans decided not to honor it because they still don’t like the Affordable Care Act.

In this instance, it’s not “both sides”. I can be sympathetic to taking a principled stand, but if you’re going to make a principled stand… Own up to it. Otherwise, you just look like a dick. Though a principled stand against all US citizens having healthcare - provided through private companies - seems like an odd place to make a stand.

If you’re going to make a stand against Obama’s administration, do it on NSA spying (which they probably won’t do, because it’s in their interests too), or on drones (which they probably won’t do, because they’re happy with drones), or on just about transparency (which they probably won’t do because… oh hell, because they’d be just as opaque). There are significant issues to object to with Obama’s policies. Providing healthcare through private companies that compete in a marketplace is not one of those things.

Honestly, there’s just about nothing more American than providing services (healthcare) in a marketplace filled with private enterprise where competition forces companies to lower their costs to customers.