Gotta make sure Obama is a one term president. That's almost all they did, break shit where they could and point fingers at the other guys while holding the wrench behind their backs.
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Obamacare repeal officially dead , Trump rage on twitter [POLITICO]
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Gotta make sure Obama is a one term president. That's almost all they did, break shit where they could and point fingers at the other guys while holding the wrench behind their backs.
FrenchMovieTheme
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Go fuck yourself Trump. Obama will live forever as a legendary president and there is nothing you can do to change that. Meanwhile, you will live forever as one of the most incompetent president's ever and there is nothing you can do to change that
Robdraggoo
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Remember when we thought the house bill was dead? Don't underestimate the fuckery
BoogieWoogie
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Does anyone else find it hilarious that every time the bill dies, it's preceded by Trump sitting in a giant truck?
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Sure looks like the repeal is dead.
I wonder if they'll try to sabotage the ACA, we shall see.
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Yeah, it's definitely the Democrats' fault. Yup. Totally. I can't believe them not giving a single vote to this thing sunk it completely.
Sure looks like the repeal is dead.
I wonder if they'll try to sabotage the ACA, we shall see.
Oh wait, that's not right. It's the GOP's incompetence and your stupidity that sank it! Almost forgot.
Saint Gregory
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LOL, OK this took effort. Bravo!
balladofwindfishes
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People made these exact posts last week before the senate bill died (for a second time). The house and senate are completely different bodies with completely different people in them. Because one thing happened doesn't mean all the things in the future will happen the same way.
*pre-orders the Blu-ray box set*
Aizu_Itsuko
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"Reality is hard. Things were much easier in my head."
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balladofwindfishes
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The filibuster isn't going anywhere
Trump doesn't seem to realize the bill not only didn't need 60 votes and couldn't be filibustered, but also that it only needed 50 votes (not 51), and ALSO that the bill couldn't actually get 50 votes.
Autodidact
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The Moderate Darlings will not nuke the filibuster. If it goes, they might have to be the deciding vote on unpopular legislation. Nobody wants that.
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Nuking the filibuster to enact unpopular legislation, and thus causing a dem majority in 2018 that has free reign due to no filibuster would be very fitting for this republican government.
It aint happening tho
It aint happening tho
Laevateinn
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This man could really use some universal healthcare.
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You said you were a dealmaker asshole. Make it or you're weak!
RPGCrazied
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Yikes. They want to just repeal now with no replacement. Are they serious thinking about that? That would be even worse then getting that shit replacement. Even more would lose coverage and markets will fail.
Nothing but a disaster.
Nothing but a disaster.
Dead Prince
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6 months in and this is all he's done loma.
The dipshit didn't even have 51 votes.
RPGCrazied
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Next he will be all like, why do we even need congress! The President is the will of the people!
balladofwindfishes
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Giant Panda
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Unfortunately the GOP has already done enough damage to ensure Obamacare enters a death spiral. We need to fix it.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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All of their ideas are shit, they only win elections through propaganda. Maybe Trump could try privatizing Social Security next.
Imperfected
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They'll probably give this another push after the 2018 elections, then peter off again once the run-up to 2020 starts.
BoogieWoogie
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They very well may not have the House after 2018.
QuantumZebra
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ahahahahahaha
RoninChaos
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I think they do want to repeal it. But the reason they want to repeal it is they spent the last 8 years poisoning the well against Obama and Obamacare. If they try to fix it rather than go forward with repealing it (they voted like 60 times to repeal it) then their rabid, knuckle dragging base is going to revolt. I'd also add that it's likely some of the republican representatives in congress probably believe some of the shit their constituents do, that Obama is a Muslim, shit about class warfare, Obama embarrassing us in the eyes of the world etc. and that's why they want to repeal it as well. They want to strip away any legacy that Obama has as a good president who tried to help people because they spent 8 years saying he hated America. Yet Obama's signature legislation, while it needs some fixing, has helped more people than it has hurt. And they can't stand it. How could a Muslim communist socialist sharia law loving terrorist do something that helped Americans? That's how they look at this. Hell, Trump is hellbent on doing everything Obama wouldn't do just to spite the idea of the man.
I still believe that the republicans didn't think they would be in this position. I don't think they believed trump would win, I don't believe they knew they'd get the house, the senate and the presidency. Their entire position has been that of opposition and now they don't have anyone to blame because they have to do more than just say "no" to everything. They actually have to legislate. And they're scared to death of it. These guys won't even do town halls with their constituents.
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Just heard Turtle talking about a repeal. Had the nerve to say that Democrats will get to have a word in once ACA is gone.
Yup, it made sense to go against it in the ACA's struggling first few years, but once Obama was re-elected, the GOP should've stopped trying to repeal it. They should've realized that the law had 4 more years to find its footing, and that it's benefits would be felt.
But we aren't dealing with smart people. Hell, this "Democrats are obstructing us (even though they don't power in any level of government)" is probably believed by millions of Americans. Somehow.
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John Boehner must be laughing his ass off.
Always ammusing when Trump reveals he doesn't know how Congress works or why they didn't vote for this bill.
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The President of the United States, folks.
RPGCrazied
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When people like this cave, you done fucked it up.
The man deserves hate from anyone with a pulse. He's a vile POS.
Repubs aren't that stupid with 2018 elections coming up. They more likely wait until after the 2018 elections to do something. I just hope enough democrats get elected to derail this agenda next year.
Why should they push the threshold down to 51 votes? The republicans are in control of both house and senate but can't get a single piece of legislation passed. This is strange coming from the party of obstruction.
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They're the only team on the field, and they're still losing.
