The Republicans have no clothes

[zipman]

That much is painfully obvious after watching the latest Healthcare proposal fail to even make it for debate.

After running against the ACA for years, Republicans have shown that all they are capable of doing is obstruct, not govern. Otherwise, they would have been able to pass healthcare legislation with control over the House, Senate and the White House.

What this has also shown is despite the bluster, Trump is very far from being a master negotiator, but rather, a blowhard whose only real qualities seems to be marketing, lying and a disdain for knowledge.

Grand Ole Party? Ha.

 

[Adre]

They had the balls to hold fifty or so repeal votes. Right up until it mattered. Eight years of complaining and bullshit promises and whaddya get.

 

[zipman]

They had the balls to hold fifty or so repeal votes. Right up until it mattered. Eight years of complaining and bullshit promises and whaddya get.

LOL, I thought it was over 60 but I might be mistaken.

Regardless, they have shown that they lack the fundamental ability to get anything important done that actually benefits the people who elected them.

This is a YUGE embarrassment for McConnell and Trump.

 

[RobDownSouth]

They had the balls to hold fifty or so repeal votes. Right up until it mattered. Eight years of complaining and bullshit promises and whaddya get.

Moran of Kansas and Lee of Utah came out against Trumpcare last night.
Lisa Murkowski, though, was bought off with a one billion dollar Alaska-only "Kodiak Kickback".
Two other Senators are also against, so they only have 49 votes.

Republicans know how to posture, they've forgotten how to govern.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

They had the balls to hold fifty or so repeal votes. Right up until it mattered. Eight years of complaining and bullshit promises and whaddya get.

It would be nice if the media were to surface any of those bills and ask the Redumlicans why they couldn't just pass any one of them.

Damn conservative media!

 

[trysail]

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[Lancecastor]

If Cheyanne were still alive, she'd be here defending Trump.

Lucky for us, she's dead.

 

[DumOH]

She died?

 

[ejredlady]

The Libtards have no morals, ethics, integrity or brains. I'd prefer naked any day!

 

[Lancecastor]

She died?

Ass cancer.

 

[zipman]

The Libtards have no morals, ethics, integrity or brains. I'd prefer naked any day!

Thanks for that dazzling display of stupidity.

You do realize you just described Trump. Although I would add he is also pompous, petty and thin skinned.

 

[zipman]

Even better to read that Trump found out it wouldn't pass while seated with other senators trying to get them to support it.

Good times.

 

[Lorilei]

Thanks for that dazzling display of stupidity.

You do realize you just described Trump. Although I would add he is also pompous, petty and thin skinned.

And I for damn sure would never ever want to see him naked. *horrified shudder*

 

[nowisthetime]

The problem with these modern day Republicans is that they never want to work with the Democrats. They could have worked with the Democrats on making some improvements to the ACA and lowering drug prices, but they are just assholes.

 

[doowdniw]

Seeing Trump in tennis whites is bad enough.

 

[butters]

so... rather than try and work with the democrats, as well as his own unhappy republican senators, trump has decided to do nothing and wait for O-care to fail? *facepalm*

you can't repeal without having something to fill the vacuum - surely that's a basic? seems the majority would agree which is why it didn't even reach the starting post. but Pence has said inaction isn't an option. can someone make sure he and trump and spicer are all reading from the same sheet?

O-care isn't good enough as it stands. to repeal it with nothing to take its place would be to open pandora's box with the insurance companies the big winners, throwing out all the sick people (by means of not covering pre-existing conditions or hiking premiums so high they become impossible for many to afford) and offering more competitive rates to the healthy. Obama ceded to the insurance companies' demands that if they had to insure pre-exisiting conditions they had to have that balanced by more healthy people having to take out insurance.

maybe this mess will result in getting something better for the population of the USA; but to do that it needs to go through the right processes, and involving people from all sides in order to create something workable and acceptable to the people, the companies, the healthcare providers.... isn't this the time to put party politics aside and try to look for the best solution for the country as a whole?

i'm actually learning some respect for some republicans because of this whole shitstorm, as they're showing they want something more decent than was being paraded with its arse hanging out.

 

[zipman]

so... rather than try and work with the democrats, as well as his own unhappy republican senators, trump has decided to do nothing and wait for O-care to fail? *facepalm*

you can't repeal without having something to fill the vacuum - surely that's a basic? seems the majority would agree which is why it didn't even reach the starting post. but Pence has said inaction isn't an option. can someone make sure he and trump and spicer are all reading from the same sheet?

O-care isn't good enough as it stands. to repeal it with nothing to take its place would be to open pandora's box with the insurance companies the big winners, throwing out all the sick people (by means of not covering pre-existing conditions or hiking premiums so high they become impossible for many to afford) and offering more competitive rates to the healthy. Obama ceded to the insurance companies' demands that if they had to insure pre-exisiting conditions they had to have that balanced by more healthy people having to take out insurance.

maybe this mess will result in getting something better for the population of the USA; but to do that it needs to go through the right processes, and involving people from all sides in order to create something workable and acceptable to the people, the companies, the healthcare providers.... isn't this the time to put party politics aside and try to look for the best solution for the country as a whole?

i'm actually learning some respect for some republicans because of this whole shitstorm, as they're showing they want something more decent than was being paraded with its arse hanging out.

Incredibly, both Trump and McConnell are blaming democrats even though they were completely excluded from providing any input whatsoever to the rushed, back-room process the republicans used. Democrats weren't even allowed to submit any amendments to the bills.

Trump then wanted just a repeal which also doesn't have the support to pass so now he just wants to sit back and let ACA fail. Pretty disgraceful if you ask me.

 

[Not Normal]

The Libtards have no morals, ethics, integrity or brains. I'd prefer naked any day!

That's pretty much the official GOP stance.

Rome is falling, my friends...FAST.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

The Libtards have no morals, ethics, integrity or brains. I'd prefer naked any day!

Just makes it easier to grab that pussy, eh, EJ?

https://a.disquscdn.com/get?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia2.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2F3oEduLBXrQxgjk9W8g%2F200.gif&key=lgLC9DZ-QfHUplA39hkuEA

Seeing Trump in tennis whites is bad enough.

https://img42.com/sRYiK+

 

[zipman]

Here's an interesting take on this that I agree with.

The Affordable Care Act has problems, but it was never as dastardly as its Republican critics made it sound. Years of exaggerations and misinformation about the law’s effect on individuals and businesses have now led to a political fiasco for Republicans.
...

Trump blames Democrats and a few recalcitrant Republicans for the giant embarrassment. Instead, he should blame prominent GOP critics who characterize Obamacare as the source of every problem in the US health system and an albatross on the economy besides. By vastly overstating the negatives of the ACA, Republicans created a mythic Voldemort that could never be tamed; the only option was to slay it at the first opportunity. The GOP forced itself into a doomed, all-or-nothing misadventure when it should have been addressing the problems that affect the most Americans—especially rising costs.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gop-doomed-obamacare-151451401.html

 

[Hypoxia]

The Republicans *do* have clothes, lots of them.

Made in China, Mexico, Thailand, Guatemala, Indonesia, Honduras, Malaysia, India, etc.

The 1% may go for English or Italian suits and shoes.

Good thing they aren't going nude. Ewww...

 

[Pookie]

so... rather than try and work with the democrats, as well as his own unhappy republican senators, trump has decided to do nothing and wait for O-care to fail? *facepalm*

It's called pouting.

 

[adrina]

It's called pouting.

Serious emotional maturity issues.

 

[Pookie]

Serious emotional maturity issues.

He's still in his childhood.

 

[Hard_Rom]

You would think the GoP would have had their ducks in a row and legislation ready to go with full support after 7 years. Time spent being belligerent and divisive better spent on constructive legislation. Really dropping the ball on this.