Republicans have rightly pledged to pass legislation in the House to repeal Obamacare, but they are also considering trying to repeal Obamacare ‘piece by piece’ after the Democrats inevitably kill that full repeal legislation. It’s understandable that Republicans, in their determination to repeal Obamacare, would seek and would welcome any partial victories in this vein. But it’s important that Republicans resist that temptation, which is highly problematic for two principal reasons:

First, it would divert some of the Republicans’ efforts toward trying to treat the untreatable, while taking their eyes off the goal that they have a moral obligation to pursue with every ounce of effort: full repeal – the fate of which will largely determine the fate of our country for the foreseeable future. Second, it would provide President Obama with a path to the center.