Flying Toaster
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You can laugh at the second part but premiums are insane in Arizona and we have lost an insurer or two for the marketplace.
Edit: I eagerly await Flake coming home to insane hatred.
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Senate healthcare repeal bill fails - Collins, Murkowski, and McCain voted no
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You can laugh at the second part but premiums are insane in Arizona and we have lost an insurer or two for the marketplace.
Edit: I eagerly await Flake coming home to insane hatred.
They've been at war with themselves since 2008
Knuckle Sandwich
Member
Thank God. I've been killing orcs to avoid obsessing over this tonight.
Eat shit, Trump.
Fuck You, Mitch.
Thanks, McCain, Collins and Murkowski.
Also thanks everyone who called their senators and went to town halls/protests.
Back to Mordor
Eat shit, Trump.
Fuck You, Mitch.
Thanks, McCain, Collins and Murkowski.
Also thanks everyone who called their senators and went to town halls/protests.
Back to Mordor
He's advocating for bipartisanship... how does that ruin it?
He came back. Someone said apparently the white house had been trying to get in touch with him but they hung up before he got there.
A Serious Man
Member
What. A fucking. Day.
Haven't been this relieved in awhile. The entire Republican agenda just hit a brick wall.
Haven't been this relieved in awhile. The entire Republican agenda just hit a brick wall.
jack_package_200
Banned
I was mainly talking about the bullshit in regards to how the ACA was passed. Implying it, too, was rammed through Congress without any GOP input is a huge fucking lie.
NullPointer
Member
A big, beautiful wall.
I think we knew they were going to vote no. Everyone expected McCain to vote Yes. His no killed the bill.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
Did you skip over the first sentence in the second half?
Good. This shit was suspect as fuck. Obamacare needs to go or at least be overhauled to be more middle class friendly, though.
Yeah, but they're carrying a large share of the burden.
Yeah, but they're carrying a large share of the burden.
Middle class people are not on Obamacare.
ratcliffja
Member
Yep. I have no problem with wanting to fix/replace the ACA because it absolutely has issues. But this would only make things much, much worse.
Team Filler
Member
No. But what he stated going forward holds way more importance than the ish that's in the past.
Because it tells the lie that the ACA was rammed through Congress, and then goes on to imply that the process of the ACA was similar in some way to this, which it absolutely was not. The only true part in it is the lack of a GOP vote, but they sure as fuck got plenty of input into the final bill. So yeah, it ruins it all because it's mostly a crock of straight fucking bullshit.
Can anyone add the GTA wasted to this?
So the presumed sequence of events is
-McCain says he will vote YES
-White House tries to get Pence to come back for tiebreaker vote
-McCain actually votes NO
-White House gives up on trying to get Pence to return
-Turtle gives salty speech
McConnell's speech seems pretty well-prepared, though. If he was expecting victory I would have imagined something much more rambling and impromptu.
-McCain says he will vote YES
-White House tries to get Pence to come back for tiebreaker vote
-McCain actually votes NO
-White House gives up on trying to get Pence to return
-Turtle gives salty speech
McConnell's speech seems pretty well-prepared, though. If he was expecting victory I would have imagined something much more rambling and impromptu.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Ploid 3.0
Member
Ha Ha.
This will be on the list of tweets to delete.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
Yeah, would be nice to get some actual changes that improve things.
But, how about some that actually have a > 0 chance of improving things.
That's what was amazing about all of these shit bills the GOP put forward. They had no redeeming qualities.
Yeah, the phrasing he used is bullshit. But, at least it shit on the bill too.
It's honestly not as bad as I expected.
Shamrock7r
Member
You do understand that Obamacare has implications for everyone, including people not directly signed on healthcare.gov
Soren_lost
Member
This is the greatest thing I have ever witnessed. Thanks for the link
The White House has nothing to do with Pence coming back, he was called in by the Senate. And he did come back once. I'm not entirely sure why you're so deadset on all of this lol, it's a weird thing to get hung up on. And not all people are like Trump, not everyone just rambles when they speak. McConnell is a decent speaker, always has been.
paperboywriter
Member
How long are they keep voting for this?
Seems they're moving on to tax reform now.
My wife has multiple sclerosis. My daughter is at high risk because her mother has ms (risk factor) and is female (another risk factor). Think I can sleep well once the excitement on this wears off. I'll be sure to call wyden and Merkley again tomorrow morning.
Anyone here that called their senators about this, thank you so much.
Anyone here that called their senators about this, thank you so much.
Yes. But it's not really hurting middle class people. Its not hurting me anyway
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
You said you'd rather ignore a blatant lie to focus on what sounds nice so there's really nothing more for me to say to you. I'm sure you're aware of how the GOP operates.
So, whatever.
It's not true, anyway. Some of us get decent pay but fuck all for benefits.
Dark Cloud
Member
Thanks McCain, Collins, Murkowski and Democrats. One battle won and we can move on to the next one.
IdreamofHIME
Member
McCain played them like a damn fiddle.
I'm just curious if this was actually a surprise to McConnell & Company. It's entertaining and pleasing either way, but it seems unlikely to me that they would initiate a vote without having all their ducks in a row.
Flying Toaster
Member
This is what we should focus on. There are plenty of middle class people that depend on the marketplace to purchase healthcare for a variety of reasons such as running their own small business.
rokkerkory
Member
How long until they try again?
Psychopath.
Yeah, like I said, that first paragraph is solid. Throws the shade at the bill, and not so subtly at McConnell and Ryan. But that second one is straight garbage. It may be a 'call for bipartisanship' on some level, but it's surrounded by bullshit. So, two hits, and a miss for the McCain today. At least one of his hits managed to be a big one.
Umm part of Obamacare is making sure all health insurance covers certain basic things right? Pretty sure my company didn't cover mental health stuff before hand.
And I know middle class people in small companys that don't offer insurance who were able to get insurance at a more reasonable rate that before?
Flying Toaster
Member
I believe it was a surprise. No one, absolutely no one thought there would be three no votes.