So if those things were proposed over 'many years' as Palin said, what stopped the Republicans from instituting those policies when they had control of both houses of congress and the WH? Obama and his supporters were not around then. Go back and read the history. The Republicans had a plan but the dems rejected it. Here is a start. The beginning of an article from forbes: In January of 2007, George W. Bush was entering the final stretch of his two-term presidency. Bush, however, chose not to ride off simply into the sunset. Instead, he put forth a comprehensive plan to reform the private health insurance market. It’s long-forgotten now, because Democrats had just regained control of Congress, and these newly-empowered legislators pronounced the Bush plan “dead on arrival.” In many ways, though, the Bush proposal was impressive and credible. It would have expanded coverage while reducing the deficit. Should it serve as the starting point for replacing Obamacare? http://www.forbes.co...aced-obamacare/