There is something very important that I think the Republicans in Congress are ignoring, at their own personal peril: On many issues, people either favor it or not in pretty mild ways. For example, if you change the tax code there will be some winners and some losers but it is just money. Nobody is going to show up at your home to kill you because of your vote.

But the Republican proposals for changes to the ACA WILL kill people. Lots of people. Especially the current idea of getting rid of the 10 essentials and throwing sick people out of the pool. Every time somebody dies because of this, somebody else is going to blame you. And they won't be mildly pissed off (like for the tax code change). They will be happy when somebody kills you. Some of them will be willing to do it themselves, and you know you just voted to make sure crazy people can buy guns. I'm thinking particularly of fathers after their kid dies, then their wife divorces them because she can't stand the grieving, and they think they have nothing left to live for. They will come and kill or injure you or your family, then kill themselves.

It is very important to keep in mind how much you will piss off some people when you pass a bill, because you are just painting a target on your back if you ignore that.

I am not making any kind of threat. I don't have any kids or inclination to kill anybody, and I'm on Medicare so I have no horse in this race. I just see this heading in a very ugly and stupid direction and I hope it doesn't happen.