The Health Care ‘Distraction’ Conspiracy

Two things happened last week that had nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. This, Republicans say, is proof of a devious Democratic conspiracy to distract the American people from the Affordable Care Act.

On Thursday, Democrats in the Senate voted to curb use of the filibuster on executive and judicial appointments. The Times editorial said the change was long overdue “given the extreme degree of Republican obstruction during the Obama administration.” (Republicans have blocked a record number of executive-branch nominees in the last five years.) But the Senate...