JetBlackPanda
Member
they voted no. BFD if they sang.
the republicans just voted to kill people.
get some clarity.
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US House votes to adopt AHCA (Republican health care); bill moves to Senate
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they voted no. BFD if they sang.
the republicans just voted to kill people.
get some clarity.
Netherscourge
Banned
It analyzes the budget cost and how many people will gain/lose coverage, among other things.
GoldenEye 007
Member
they were singing mocking the GOP telling them to GTFO.
christ
Again bitching about the Dems while the GOP just voted to fuck tens of millions of people.
this twitter image captures the moment perfectly:
https://twitter.com/ReutersPolitics/status/860202745193783297
the next one should be trump's kids posing next to the dead animal
Doesn't matter. Perception is reality and the teaparty elected the house and president.
They'll make some minor changes to provide some optic cover with the terrible press and pass it essentially unchanged. They need it so they can pass tax cuts for the rich through reconciliation in the next budget. They need the revenue.
fredrancour
Member
They deliberately planned votes to give reps in danger the freedom to hide their support.that's why it passed by 1 vote. You should really assume he supports the bill in private and continue campaigning against him
you must be a trump supporter my good dude, you clearly haven't thought this through~
good, this thing is dead then
CopperPuppy
Member
GOP passes an abhorrent bill intended to destroy health care for tens of millions and this is your concern, a few seconds of mocking singing.
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thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
I'm pretty sure there's a lot more they can do than that. They even passed a proof of concept of it in 2015.
Psychoward
Banned
Well it sure is a good thing Shillary didn't get in Washington with her big pharma ties huh
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Don't be too sure about that. Republicans...
Why are you even worried about that? This isn't even going to be a thing tomorrow. Focus on what the GOP just did.
Y'all worry about shit that doesn't matter simply to make little quips like "this is why no one likes dem representatives" like that's even the issue.
AstroNut325
Member
No it doesn't.this twitter image captures the moment perfectly:
https://twitter.com/ReutersPolitics/status/860202745193783297
This will not hurt the Republicans very much or for very long. Their base is stupid/ignorant.
The Dems/left just refusing to participate in anything outside of presidential elections is what needs the most attention. And I don't see that happening right now. Too many purity tests from the Bernie fanatics.
People thought they wouldn't vote on it again because we thought someone in the GOP on the house side had a brain, safe to say that was wrong. They are not going to nuke the filibuster for legislative practices in the senate for this turd of a bill, the pre-existing condition clause that went into this bill likely won't survive reconciliation, there has been zero plan set out by the GOP in the senate on what they want to see in the bill which means it still has to pass senate majority under reconciliation rules before there has even been a plan for it and once again still has to pass the house again. Hurray the house managed to do the most minimal of minimal steps necessary to kick the can down the road, it still has to go back to them eventually if it isn't permanently shelved in the senate, and now all these assholes have a clear record on it for 2018 election cycle.
Yeah the GOP literally voted to kill people but fuck them elitist dems for singing right? What are they thinking?
Metalingus5150
Member
Morons: BUT THE DEM'S SANG A SONG, THEY'RE THE BAD ONES!!
Psychoward
Banned
What should I be more concerned about
That dems started singing or that if I will die if I lose health insurance
Take a step back and realize your priorities are completely and utterly backwards
Every single Yes vote is a ready made attack ad. It will hurt them.
because it's the same thing with other aspects of life.
People will be harder on people they expect better from......than the ones who they don't respect at all.
Happens in the work place... family.... etc.
It's not right, but damn if it's not true for many people.
Carpe Libertatem
Member
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2006
Ruling party always takes a hit in the midterms
Oh shit and it's even Thursday.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I mean
The bill is a horrible thing. Dems are getting right up their ass if they start singing, even if meant to be mocking to the GOP.
It's not some great protest. It is a matter of optics. Singing after a shitty thing was passed is a joke, and optics do matter. Re: the 2016 election. Did we forget already?
And lol accusing me of being a trump supporter, pretty boy.
you can always relay the message that rubio is an asshole
What's to wait for though. The medicaid part isn't changing and that's the biggest issue with the lost in coverage of the original cbo score. There will still be 10s of millions losing coverage
LyleLanley
Banned
Is anyone saying the singing is worse than voting for the bill?
looks like she is the decider.
Obamacare's little secret
Meet the most important person you don't know.
Man, how do you end up in that job? And who would want the pressure.
I was joking, I thought it was lame and toothless as hell to add to a heinous meat-grinding policy passing the house with "ha ha you voted yourself out".
excelsiorlef
Member
They are singing at the GOP... as in singing your bill is fucking stupid and you are all stupid for voting for it.... Christ this is an act of defiance and you dedicated one sentence to the bill and the rest to getting mad at the Dems.
VeryGooster
Banned
When sports metaphors go wrong
@mollyhooper
.@Reince exiting gop cloakroom tells me: "The president stepped up and helped punt the ball into the end zone."
@mollyhooper
.@Reince exiting gop cloakroom tells me: "The president stepped up and helped punt the ball into the end zone."
Psychoward
Banned
No
Is singing dominating some of the discussion when it shouldn't fucking matter? Yes
Some people in this thread certainly imo putting way too much emphasis on it.
Futurevoid
Member
I'll repeat what I said earlier in this thread - what comes out of the senate will be a demonstrably different bill which will invariably kill it once again when it goes back to the house since the freedom caucus will have a shitfit at anything remotely moderate in the senate bill.
They're sure as hell implying it.
That they're whining about the singing at all shows the absurdity of this situation.
The Democrats voted against the bill. They voted to have people keep their health insurance. BUT OH THEY WERE SINGING SO THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS
Bruce Springsteen
Member
It will be ratified you mean, but some form of this will pass
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I'm mad at the dems losing what should have been an easy election in 2016.
So yeah, I put some of the blame on what we're going through on them just as I put a major blame on the GOP.
nintendoman58
Member
They won't ignore the extra zeroes they'll be seeing on their bills that won't get covered.
BackLogJoe
Member
Everything the GOP does is in contradiction to what a lot of their constituents want. They don't care. They just want to stick it to the party that welcomes thugs and jihadists. You guys try to apply logic to these issues and it's pointless. Apply a hateful racist spin and that's what's going to happen.
VistraNorrez
Member
The 2018 election is not the 2016 election. In fact the midterms always reflect what has happened in the 2 years since the Presisential election. So to somehow say 2018 is going to turn out like 2016 is completely ignoring all precedent.
Right now the Dems are fired up. We have seen it in the marches and special elections. I seriously doubt that fire will be extinguished. It could flare up or dim depending on how the Democratic party gets along though.
Right now the Dems are fired up. We have seen it in the marches and special elections. I seriously doubt that fire will be extinguished. It could flare up or dim depending on how the Democratic party gets along though.
cool, stay being pissy about something you can't change while seemingly not giving a fuck about the things that you can.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Because every time people such as yourselves bring it up you distract from the vitriol rightfully directed towards the Republicans and feed into the right wing media spin.
Please stop being part of the problem.
Arrogant Bastard
Banned
Can you actually be sure of that? At that point they wouldn't be killing a possible repeal/replace, they would be killing a law. I'm not sure their spine is that strong.
excelsiorlef
Member
And that has what to do with the House Dems?