King Canute, king of England, Denmark, and some other places had followers who thought he could do anything. He had his throne placed way out on a beach at low tide and commanded that the tide not come in. Of course it came in and he had his throne moved back a bit. The tide kept coming in. Repeat move. Repeat incoming tide. Finally Canute declared that only God could control the tides. One hopes that his followers were appropriately chastened.
The House Republicans have followers who want them to do certain dogmatic things. The House Republicans have voted 37 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The Senate has not acted on this or has voted against the repeal. The House Republicans are ignoring the tide of history that eventually most of the world will have universal healthcare, where rich and poor will have adequate health care at a minimal personal cost. Will this tide drown the Republican Party?
