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[studyguy]

house: just vote yes, it'll fail the senate anyway.
senate: just vote yes, house wont pass in conference.

Spoiler

Then no one votes yes

https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/890683994156789760

Josh Barro (@jbarro)
So, Lindsey Graham just explained he will only vote for the bill if he receives an ironclad insurance that it won't become law. Today's GOP.

Meanwhile Mooch is out here calling people cocksuckers.

 

[Emerson]

...They know (super safe) Democrats could sabotage and pass the Skinny in the House, right?

Nobody would do that

 

[Mackenzie 92]

Paul McLeod‏Verified account @pdmcleod 3m3 minutes ago

Senators Lindsey Graham, John McCain and Ron Johnson are now speaking about health repeal. “Increasing concern” House’ll pass skinny repeal
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Paul McLeod‏Verified account @pdmcleod 1m1 minute ago

Graham calls the skinny bill “fraud” and "terrible policy."
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Paul McLeod‏Verified account @pdmcleod 1m1 minute ago

“I need assurances from (Paul Ryan) that if I vote for the skinny bill it will not become the final product,” says Graham.
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Paul McLeod‏Verified account @pdmcleod

Graham: If I don’t get those assurances from Ryan he will vote no. Says again skinny repeal is “a fraud.” Better to pass nothing.
2:22 PM - 27 Jul 2017

Doesn't sound like they will go along with it

 

[Prof. Bathtub]

I guess this is the extension of the "Scaramucci is his boss's self-image" thing. As the id, he insults and pushes out the undesirables while the big man cowers at the golf course.

 

[RumbleHumble]

They will shift the blame, they'll take an election hit, but people are just going to get fucked.

Sucks.



This would be evil.

This. This is full blown disgusting.

 

[Y2Kev]

This is a fraud and I will vote for it!

 

[Officerrob]

Going to vote for something you call a "fraud", this is amazing

 

[Poodlestrike]

Doesn't sound like they will go along with it

Yeah, this sounds like a "no" in "yes's" clothing. No way can Ryan actually provide a real assurance after the last couple weeks' worth of fuckery.

 

[Futurevoid]

I'm glad they are in such a jovial mood as they look to fuck 16 million people out of healthcare.

 

[benicillin]

Doesn't sound like they will go along with it

Wherein senators grow increasingly worried that Paul Ryan won't say publicly that it will go to committee and absolve them of all responsibility when it passes the house.

 

[Grexeno]

We literally have Senators saying "I will not vote for this thing unless I know it won't become law."

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Doesn't sound like they will go along with it

That sounds odd.

 

[aspiegamer]

Nobody would do that

It would be equally as stupid as voting for a thing in the Senate that you've said you do not want to be come law. Equally stupid. No level of stupidity/fuckery is off the table anymore.

 

[Emerson]

This isn't exactly theater for them to vote yes, they're giving the press conference to try to pressure Ryan/McCarthy into promising a conference on the bill.

Problem is they can just straight up lie to the Senate, or pass the skinny repeal if the conference fails.

 

[Teggy]

Nate Silver @NateSilver538
CNN's sources were wrong here -McCain, Johnson & Graham are coming out against skinny repeal until they get more assurances from the House.

Wait, CNN actually was f.....I won't say it.

 

[Zolo]

That sounds odd.

As mentioned, assurances better be a flat-out public statement from Ryan. No private assurance that Ryan can weasel his way out of.

 

[Kusagari]

They're bullshitting. They'll say Ryan pinky swore it and then throw him under the bus later.

 

[Barzul]

You never trust Paul Ryan. He has even weaker control of the House than McConnell does in the Senate. He will see that as an easy win and could get the FC on board with promises of further gutting.

Tight rope they're walking.

 

[FyreWulff]

We literally have Senators saying "I will not vote for this thing unless I know it won't become law."

"goddamnit paul ryan it was your job to keep the fire from spreading up to us"

 

[nature boy]

We literally have Senators saying "I will not vote for this thing unless I know it won't become law."

It's not a law anymore, it's a process

 

[Officerrob]

We are so deep into the twilight zone, I don't know what's going on anymore

 

[teiresias]

They want an "ironclad assurance" from Ryan? These people are damn adults, they can see procedurally what Ryan is preparing to do just as easily as anyone. If they can't read those tea leaves and actually buy anything he tells them they deserve the hellstorm that will descend upon them electorally. No one in this damn party is a functioning adult.

 

[benicillin]

We are so deep into the twilight zone, I don't know what's going on anymore

 

[studyguy]

We refuse to vote for our bullshit because it will probably become law is peak GOP.

 

[kess]

Conference would assuredly make this bill even worse which makes it doubly ironic they'd rather pass nothing at all!

Then again, I'm not sure if irony has anything to do with it.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

As mentioned, assurances better be a flat-out public statement from Ryan. No private assurance that Ryan can weasel his way out of.

It's a clusterfuck right now.

 

[whyamihere]

 

[StopMakingSense]

Conference would be an absolute shit show.

 

[Officerrob]

Look at this shit, how did we get here?

 

[Zolo]

Conference would assuredly make this bill even worse which makes it doubly ironic they'd rather pass nothing at all!

Wouldn't it need to go back to the Senate again then?

 

[Y2Kev]

Yes, it was mario cantone!!!

 

[kirblar]

Wait, CNN actually was f.....I won't say it.

CNN pushing a RW narrative? I am shocked!

 

[nature boy]

Wouldn't it need to go back to the Senate again then?

House would vote for the skinny repeal that the Senate gave the OK

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Doesn't sound like they will go along with it

Oh, this is quite a bit different than the initial leaks of it...

Wait, CNN actually was f.....I won't say it.

...

 

[kess]

Wouldn't it need to go back to the Senate again then?

Yeah, and they'd have to kill it again.

 

[whyamihere]

This is not a great administration for rehabilitating the image of Italian-Americans.

 

[Autodidact]

He acts like he's Tony Soprano, holy shit.

And I repeat, CNN has always been and always will be trash. Ditto MSNBC. Ditto Fox, which is dangerous, propagandist trash.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Hey fucknuts, stop voting for bad policy in the hopes that it'll one day become better.

God you're like undecided voters pulling for Trump. "It's ok, he'll learn how to be president!"

 

[Officerrob]

There is no way Mooch is long for D.C.

 

[B-Dubs]

Look at this shit, how did we get here?

By hiring a guy who calls himself "The Mooch."

This is not a great administration for rehabilitating the image of Italian-Americans.

No, but they've finally found a way to make late night comedy even better.

There is no way Mooch is long for D.C.

The star that burns brightest burns half as long, unless it has a massive cocaine addiction then it can just keep going and going and going.

 

[nature boy]

So is Ryan Lizza going to get the easiest Pulitzer?

 

[teiresias]

Mooch is the Reggie Fils-Aime of the White House.

 

[Barzul]

If they pass it, it's on DJT's desk by Monday. Fox will pick up on it and Trump will start hammering House members about it and they'll cave. These senators are idiots if they can't see the obvious path.

 

[Autodidact]

Today my grandfather turned 87. He can't believe the shitshow this country's become.

 

[Atlagev]

If this Skinny Repeal passes, does anyone have any idea when it goes into effect? Right away? 2020? What, immediately, will change about my HMO?

 

[Kusagari]

Graham was already setting it up with that "not my problem" spiel.

They know Ryan doesn't give a fuck and they're just going to blame him.

 

[Futurevoid]

If Mooch becomes Chief of Staff and it leads to Bannon and Sessions being given the boot...

 

[Gruco]

I'm glad to see we escaped the relatively sane and stable Trump admin 1.0.

Spicy vs Mooch. ACHA vs "I'm voting for it but I hate it and Ryan has to pinky swear he won't". Firing Comey vs (inevitably) firing Mueller.

Everything is going from Crazytown to Craziertown.

Soon we'll look back at the first 6 months as the simple times.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Graham was already setting it up with that "not my problem" spiel.

They know Ryan doesn't give a fuck and they're just going to blame him.

If it passes, it's not going to work like that, though. All of the GOP will be blamed. Not just Ryan and the House.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

How does Paul Ryan even provide an iron clad promise he won't pass this? He's literally filing the paperwork to have this passed by Monday...