Jackson Free Press

"I remain a staunch opponent of the president's health-care law and will continue to fight for its full repeal. ... Repealing this costly, intrusive law is the first step toward real reform."

—Mississippi Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, futilely calling for Obamacare's repeal in his recent weekly newsletter.

Why it stinks: Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have attempted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature legislation, more than 30 times.

Mr. Wicker, similar to the rest of the Republican rank-and-file, is resorting to talking points designed to frighten the American people into opposing it, something the GOP has accomplished with varying degrees of success.

In reality, the ACA will provide millions of Americans with an opportunity to purchase health insurance they can afford. For far too many of those people, health care is out of reach financially, leaving them with no option but to wait until conditions are so bad as to warrant an emergency-room visit—but without having any ability to pay the bill. That costs every American taxpayer.

We can't help but wonder what the result could be if Republicans would put their energies into coming up with alternatives that work instead of the constant harangues about repealing the law. The ACA is based, after all, on a conservative plan to provide Americans with health insurance.