Like a dog that finally catches a car and suddenly discovers it wishes it hadnt, the Trump administration acknowledges being unprepared for whats next if the Affordable Care Act is scuttled by a federal lawsuit that the administration supports. The White House says that if the administration gets the ruling its been seeking, it will ask for a stay until it can come up with an alternative to prevent people from losing their health care en masse.
Such a stay, conveniently enough, would likely postpone a catastrophic effect until after the 2020 election. Its the clearest sign yet…
