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[Jarmel]

Can someone explain to me how this didn't pass when it was such a smaller bill compared to ACA? I mean, it was SO SMALL!

Obama had a lot more goodwill and political capital going into the ACA and pretty much burned all of it getting it through. Trump had nothing.

 

[Applesauce]

Eddie Munster at the podium

 

[Rebel Leader]

Go fuck off you loser

 

[j_k_redtail]

I see it already.

"Obama hacked freedom caucus, hold ransom for yes vote in leak emails from Wikileaks. Trump is vindicated as evidence on Hilary's role in Bengazhi builds"

Per NYT:

"The Democrats" will happily take credit for handing you a defeat, dude.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Gee governing is hard. Who knew. Paul Ryan just taught me something new today. lol

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Doing big things IS hard, you're right Paul

 

[jblank83]

"Doing things is hard." - Paul Ryan

 

[brau]

So who pulled it? Trump or Ryan? I wish they would get their stories right.

 

[Mrbob]

Ryan blaming the freedom caucus publicly.

 

[Felix Lighter]

I want to see more Trump/Ryan slap fights. I don't know how the White House is letting Ryan off the hook for this one, ha ha.

 

[zulux21]

"doing big things is hard."

don't know why but that made me laugh.

 

[dankir]

SUCK IS RYAN! You didn't come close.

"Doing big things are hard" lollololool

 

[Autoignition]

I hope this CNN party gets archived and put on the internet somewhere so that I can watch it when I get home.

Man. Wish I could duck out early today.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

The main problem, and they will never admit it though....


their starting line was "get rid of any taxes apart of obamacare"

"well we can't cover people"

"Just tell them free market"

 

[Dash_Riprock]

GoP controls 2 (soon to be 3) branches of government, and they still can't touch ACA.

Obama played googolplex-level chess and won.

 

[Nemesis121]

Hold that L Trump..

 

[DerangedHermit]

From https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/845352839312560128

Early morning ...

Now...

 

[IrishNinja]

improve people's lives? fuckallthewayouttahere

 

[giant_frying_pan]

"I will not sugar coat this".

...seconds after sugar coating it.

 

[aHebrewMenagerie]

"Doing Big Things Is Hard"

 

[JeTmAn81]

I don't get it. Why did Trump think he could ram this through so quickly? Is that how he's used to things working in the business world?

 

[ElRenoRaven]

I wonder what Jeffrey lord and jack Kingston are doing right now

Right now I figure a shitload of Jack. After all they have to go out and spin this on CNN tonight. lol

 

[neurosisxeno]

I wonder what Jeffrey lord and jack Kingston are doing right now

Hopefully updating their resumes.

 

[oti]

Ryan is really disappointed that his rich friends can't save more money.

 

[Chris R]

Ryan is such a dirty fucker, out there lying through his teeth

 

[everyday math]

Doing things like Governing is hard. WELL NO FUCKING DUH PAUL.

 

[Maxim726X]

GoP controls 2 (soon to be 3) branches of government, and they still can't touch ACA.

Obama played googolplex-level chess and won.

He... Didn't have to anything.

Who could have guessed that the Tea Party couldn't govern for shit?*

*Everyone.

 

[Lonestar]

IT'S HARD, ya'll

That's what I say when I don't want to fix my wifi router.

 

[flkraven]

Democrats' fault when it fell through because of GOP in-fighting?

It's the democrats fault that they passed healthcare reform that turned out to actually sort-of work, is somewhat popular, and (apparently) very difficult to replace.

 

[Mrbob]

I want to see more Trump/Ryan slap fights. I don't know how the White House is letting Ryan off the hook for this one, ha ha.

Well from what I've read Trump pushed for the vote today and Ryan didn't want it. Plus Ryan and Pence are good friends.

 

[Creamium]

Are you seriously thanking people? WTF

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

The next time they can try again isn't until next year. And that's midterm year. It's dead. ACA is law of the land for basically ever now.

Yup. Republicans won't touch this next year with a ten foot pole.

 

[Larogue]

 

[SocksAndShoes]

"This is a disappointing day for us." - @SpeakerRyan

https://twitter.com/Phil_Mattingly/status/845367964681588736

Paul Ryan says this is "growing pains" - and that HE told TRUMP they had to pull the bill.

https://twitter.com/fran_chambers/status/845368041173143554

This chicken-fried schadenfreude is delicious.

 

[IrishNinja]

is this man giving shoutouts like its an award ceremony and he didn't just lost big here

lololol "everything he possibly could"

 

[marrec]

Jesus Christ Paul fix your fucking tie knot you're the Speak of the House not a god-damned frat boy

 

[Jarmel]

Now...

Politics comes at you fast.

 

[PsychoSoldier]

"doing big things is hard."

don't know why but that made me laugh.

it's Paul Ryan's Grindr pickup lin

 

[Lunar15]

I'm happy, but at the same time this is just going to galvanize the GOP base. When you live in that bubble, it's easy to see this as "increasing evidence" that "socialism" is something you can't "take back" and that once you give handouts people will obstruct everything in order to keep it.

I'm also not entirely sure what this means for the ACA moving forward.

 

[metalslimer]

Lol Ryan is such a shitheel

 

[rec0ded1]

Ryan just gave some shout outs lol

 

[Felix Lighter]

Trump letting the Democrats take the credit for the win and is too stupid to realize it.

 

[tuffy]

I don't get it. Why did Trump think he could ram this through so quickly? Is that how he's used to things working in the business world?

Trump didn't have a choice. Wait any longer and there wouldn't be a chance to pass it through a budget reconciliation process, and the Democrats could filibuster it to death.

 

[Maxim726X]

Jesus Christ Paul fix your fucking tie knot you're the Speak of the House not a god-damned frat boy

I'm more fixated on the fact that he didn't check his wig on the way out.

Fix your hair, bruh.

 

[Armaros]

I'm happy, but at the same time this is just going to galvanize the GOP base. When you live in that bubble, it's easy to see this as "increasing evidence" that "socialism" is something you can't "take back" and that once you give handouts people will obstruct everything in order to keep it.

I'm also not entirely sure what this means for the ACA moving forward.

The bill had a 17% approval rating, huge amounts of republicans hated it.

Trump, as bad as he is doing is nowhere near that level of disapproval.

Not even Nixon at the height of watergate was that bad.

 

[IrishNinja]

only death spiral out here is ya career b

man's not even naming em, just "that caucus"

 

[Rebel Leader]

 

[Beartruck]

For the dems to have no power, they are doing extremely well atm

Its not them. The republican party has power, but it is spread too wide. One side of the party is relatively moderate and the other side is borderline fascist. Good line getting them to agree.

 

[Jenov]

bwahahahahaaa

 

[geomon]

My face is tired from all the winning already