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Obamacare repeal officially dead , Trump rage on twitter [POLITICO]
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Autodidact
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Flip my avatar upside down.
BoogieWoogie
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Dead again. What else you got Mitch?
RPGCrazied
Member
Trump to attack them on twitter in 3....2....1!
Autodidact
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Murkowski wins write-ins. She can take whatever shit the baboon can throw.
BoogieWoogie
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They're horrifically incompetent and the only way they got into power was by saying "no" to everything and giving the crazies more power, which has now bitten them in the ass.
Just_myles
Member
Can you believe this guy? You can't think of a better plan.
He will own it. He's the fucking president and he wants to let it fail.
What a fucking moron.
Deuce Deuce
Member
Too late! This is all them.
Some of them won't support the bill because they think it won't kill enough people
balladofwindfishes
Member
They won't. A full repeal will never hit a vote. We're at 4 confirmed nos right now on taking a vote (they could only afford 3)
They can pretend it would be the Democrats fault, but it wouldn't work. You can't blame the minority party of all the entire government when things end up bad. You can't even blame the majority! People always just blame the president and his party when things go bad, whether it's his fault or not.
Dubbedinenglish
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"The buck stops over there"
The Maverick
Member
Republicans couldn't "fix" healthcare and take credit for it, even if they came up with progressive legislation. Their whole agenda is predicated on cutting taxes by using the money saved in destroying healthcare. Not to mention that they've created a monster in the far right that would strike down any progressive ideas in both chambers.
Though it's nice to dream of a world with two competent political parties.
Though it's nice to dream of a world with two competent political parties.
They can afford to lose at the most 2
The Maverick
Member
They got the power by letting the inmates run the asylum. Now they're shocked when they can't get inmates to agree with each other.
Snowflake
PhoncipleBone
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NYT saying full repeal already dead. Lol
I think that is owning it?
So as president his plan is to not enact any policy, watch as the country fails and try to deflect the blame elsewhere? I guess he really is running the US like one of his businesses!
Dr.Horrible
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Just got this alert from the NYT
Plan C on Obamacare, Repeal Now, Replace Later, Has Collapsed https://nyti.ms/2vyCGgZ
Plan C on Obamacare, Repeal Now, Replace Later, Has Collapsed https://nyti.ms/2vyCGgZ
So instead of doing something different..fuck it we kill lots of people and leave 32 millions without health care..that is there plan now.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/18/15988458/mcconnell-health-repeal-delay
These motherfuckers are even worse than ISIS by a margin.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/18/15988458/mcconnell-health-repeal-delay
These motherfuckers are even worse than ISIS by a margin.
Rran
Member
It really pisses me off that the Affordable Care Act was such a successful talking point for the GOP, when it was clear by their hyperbolic condemnation of the statute, as well as a complete lack of any substantive plans for solving their grievances, that they viewed the law not as a healthcare issue, but as a voting percentage (despite the ironic negative impact this stance would have on their base)... Practically every Republican candidate at a debate or in a rally would mention repealing the ACA (to the sound of thunderous applause), and that was all that really needed to be said on the matter--as if it's such an obvious blight on the country, a law so burdensome that it's holding our country back from where we could be, without ever being forced to put their party's name on something that wasn't just part of some contrarian checklist... until now. They've got the presidency, the House, the Senate; there's no excuse NOT to fulfill this campaign promise. Unless, of course, they were full of shit the entire time, and now have to be held accountable for their intransigence.
I mean, there's not a whole lot to be happy about with the current ringleaders of America, but I'd be lying if I said times like these didn't bring me a little satisfaction ;p
I mean, there's not a whole lot to be happy about with the current ringleaders of America, but I'd be lying if I said times like these didn't bring me a little satisfaction ;p
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
They can't; McConnel's/Ryan's/Trump's goal has been to take the money going to the ACA and a big chunk of Medicare out of the budget so he can give massive tax breaks to the rich. That's why they keep not moving on.
Their proposed one page tax reform plan required them to repeal and replace.
You're the fucking President, dude! You're going to own it no matter what you do.
Wet Bloodfart
Banned
Yep.
titiklabingapat
Member
48 to 4 is an impressive vote, apparently.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
Didn't they need the savings from their "healthcare" bill to do their tax reform under reconciliation?
Well I guess they still have to do the debt ceiling and shit.
And how can the Turtle stay the leader of the Senate Republicans? This may be the worst L a Senate majority leader has take in a long time.
Byakuya769
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I get the sense that Turtke is doing all of this shot just to make sure his wife doesn't get fired. I hope Trunp fires her anyway.
President of the United States, people.
Aaronrules380
Member
The issue has always been that if they get moderates on board they lose the far right and if they get the far right on bird they lose moderates. The reason this failed is ultimately the same reason they didn't bring the AHCA that passed the house to vote in the senate. So even if the BCA had passed a vote in the senate, it'd probably falter in the house
titiklabingapat
Member
CNN reporting that repeal only is dead as well. Thank goodness.
Three GOP senators are opposed.
Three GOP senators are opposed.
I would LOL if Trump fired her because of this.
BronsonLee
Member
That was the assumption before all this mess started, and would explain why they keep circling around to tilt at this particular windmill.
Says the man with his hands on the detonator.
Awesome if true.
America is going to hold this L forever because the rest of the world will never let you forget it.
The American populace has the collective memory of a goldfish. Most people won't even know what you're talking about with the beer party.