Not One Solution in Sight...

One of my greatest personal and professional peeves is the “constant critics.”  These are the folks who constantly complain and critique what you do – but have no proposed solutions and rarely get things done themselves.  My experience as the founder and executive of a small business is that while it is easy to play the role of critic, it is quite difficult to develop and implement real, workable solutions.
 
These days, I consider the Republican Party to be playing the role of the “constant critic” when it comes to health care.  They had eight years when they controlled all branches of government, and did nothing.  And now that someone else has taken a swing, all they have managed to do is complain.  This “constant critic” position was perfectly captured in a piece by Grace-Marie Turner, “Putting the Brakes on Obamacare: How a Republican Congress Could Begin the Process of Repealing This Unpopular Law,” in the August 25, 2010 edition of The Wall Street Journal.  Ms. Turner outlines “the six key strategies that a Republican Congress could employ to put on the brakes.”  Her plans for health care reform? – Defund it, dismantle it, delay it, disapprove regulations, direct oversight and investigation, or delegate to the states.
 
Clever alliteration, but did you notice any solutions listed among those Republican “key strategies?”