Political poker

Unlike gambling in the casinos of Vegas where you have to pay out for losing bets, congressional gamblers have all the fun. They don't have to pay out of their own pocket for policies that will dredge the wallets of Americans. If a policy goes south, none of the Congressmen are held responsible. So when it turns up that the critics of Obamacare were absolutely right, that citizens will indeed lose the coverage they have now, that Obamacare will raise premiums for everyone, and that it will do little to stem the rising cost of care, such Congressmen aren't personally held liable. Hopefully, November will eliminate some of them.