Trump is throwing the GOP under the bus

Beware, Republicans: This president is not big on accountability

Blame game.
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"Well that didn't work out very well." That's what I imagine congressional Republicans are saying to themselves after the demise of their health-care plan.

The GOP didn't achieve its policy objective, of course — now Americans will be deprived of the opportunity to experience the glorious health-care future Republicans promised — and the whole thing was a humiliating mess. But it goes even farther. The president on whom they laid their hopes, the one obsessed with "winning," now detects the stench of failure lingering around his own party. He's going to run in the other direction, even if it hurts Republicans.

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Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a senior writer with The American Prospect magazine and a blogger for The Washington Post. His writing has appeared in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and web sites, and he is the author or co-author of four books on media and politics.