# Jason Chaffetz Blasts GOP on Healthcare **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 6, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-chaffetz-blasts-gop-on-healthcare/790597 "2017-07-06T12:33:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-chaffetz-blasts-gop-on-healthcare/790597/1 "2017-07-06T12:33:34Z")
This is priceless. Jason Chaffetz, who until the end of last month was a Utah Representative outspoken against Obamacare, is now using his position as a commentator on Fox News to complain about how the damned GOP can’t get a healthcare bill through. > **[Fox News Contributor Jason Chaffetz Rips GOP For Health Care Mess](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jason-chaffetz-gop-health-care_n_595de0a8e4b02e9bdb0a3e41?457=&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009)** > > "It really feels like they haven't gotten together and figured out a plan yet," the former representative said. This is the guy who famously said that poor people could afford a decent plan if they wouldn’t waste their money on fripperies like iPhones. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-chaffetz-blasts-gop-on-healthcare/790597/2 "2017-07-06T14:11:50Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > This is the guy who famously said that poor people could afford a decent plan if they wouldn’t waste their money on fripperies like iPhones. Which was the point at which I decided this man will never say anything worth listening to. Nothing has changed. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-chaffetz-blasts-gop-on-healthcare/790597/3 "2017-07-06T22:20:48Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Which was the point at which I decided this man will never say anything worth listening to. > > Nothing has changed. When was that foul piece of filth EVER worth listening to, to begin with??? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-chaffetz-blasts-gop-on-healthcare/790597/4 "2017-07-07T00:25:58Z")
He’s arrogant enough to think he has a shot a the Presidency. So, he’s laying the foundation of separating himself from “those Washington Republicans” so he can run on “cleaning up the mess”. It’s and old strategy that seems to get traction with voters. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-chaffetz-blasts-gop-on-healthcare/790597/5 "2017-07-07T00:30:19Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > He’s arrogant enough to think he has a shot a the Presidency. So, he’s laying the foundation of separating himself from “those Washington Republicans” so he can run on “cleaning up the mess”. It’s and old strategy that seems to get traction with voters. In the past I would have said more power to him. I HOPE an arrogant asshole like him gets the R nomination. But then came Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-chaffetz-blasts-gop-on-healthcare/790597/6 "2017-07-07T03:21:29Z")
Didn’t he vote for it? Oh wait, this is the iPhone guy. Maybe he should have tried influencing policy instead of practicing sound bytes. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-chaffetz-blasts-gop-on-healthcare/790597/7 "2017-07-07T23:24:51Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > Maybe he should have tried influencing policy instead of practicing sound bytes. Again, strategically, what gets votes? Policy or sound bytes?