Repealing Obamacare is a nonstarter?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="nonstarter">nonstarter</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Repealing">Repealing</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonstarter">nonstarter</span>...</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="republicans">republicans</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="championed">championed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="republicans">republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="repealed">repealed</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="revoked">revoked</span>, <span word="rescinded">rescinded</span>, <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="null">null</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="void">void</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonstarter">nonstarter</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>.</p><p><span word="Enough">Enough</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="nonstarter">nonstarter</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="preferably">preferably</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="starter">starter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Non">Non</span>-<span word="starter">starter</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="starter">starter</span>.</p><p><span word="Starter">Starter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="five">five</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="starters">starters</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="seated">seated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="starters">starters</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="barring">barring</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starters">starters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breather">breather</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="Coaches">Coaches</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tone">tone</span>. <span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p>
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