I hate to be a downer

[maxrandb]

But you know that with McCain gone, the next gut-punch is going to be full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Look for a vote either right after ramming this Rapist down our throats, or if they lose the House in November, during a lame duck session, but it's going to happen.

We'll have weeks and weeks of "what will Susan Collins do" bullshit, but the next gut-punch is repeal of the ACA. THANKS 3RD PARTY VOTERS

Probably at least two more Supreme Court Justices too. Don't think Breyer and Ginsberg can hold out much longer.

If I'm lucky, I only have about 15 years of this shit left.

Oh well, I'll spend my twilight years just waiting for that "revolution".

[JHan]

2. I remember people telling me I can't blackmail them with threats about SCOTUS

"YOU CAN'T MAKE ME VOTE FOR HERRRRRRrrrrr"

Their intellects were diseased by black propaganda. I was able to convince a few but the "you can't blackmail me with threats about Scotus" was definitely a thing.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

3. I feel the same. I prob have another 20-25 years left to go UNLESS I get some some serious health

problem and they do get rid of the ACA. The first president I can really remember was JFK.

[JudyM]

4. Thank facebook too.

There was a piece on NPR today about how trump’s campaign believes he wouldn’t have won without having agreed to have an embedded Facebook strategist on his campaign. Hillary’s campaign turned down the offer, spent less on Facebook and didn’t have folks focusing on fine tuning their messages like trump’s campaign did.
Worth a listen... https://wamu.org/story/18/10/04/the-central-question-behind-facebook-what-does-mark-zuckerberg-believe-in/

This is an older article but makes a similar point: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Report-Mark-Zuckerberg-Secretly-Called-Pres-Trump-After-the-Election-to-Congratulate-Him--488669571.html

[Stare Decisis]

5. The issue is politically toxic

against them now. Ads are being run tying Repubs to repeal. That ship has sailed.

[maxrandb]

7. You think they give a shit about that?

Donnie Short Fingers got 3 million less votes, but Retrumplicans govern as if they got 98%

That's the thing about a backlash... THERE ACTUALLY HAS TO BE a BACKLASH!!!

So far, the only thing that has happened is that they are going even more extreme, and becoming more energized and cruel.

They simply don't give one flying fuck about 53% of this country. In fact, if you listen to Hate Radio, they'd just prefer we die!

The only backlash I've seen is Democrats lashing out at other Democrats.

[MiniMe]

6. To be followed closely by Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid

Goodbye all social safety nets