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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 03:43 PM Jun 2017

Senate GOP 'no' votes already caving

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/22/1674226/-The-supposed-Senate-GOP-no-votes-already-caving

As our own Joan McCarter predicted earlier, several GOP senators would soon come out against the Senate bill and they would be “lying.” Right on cue:


Sen. Rand Paul told reporters on Capitol Hill that the Senate bill just didn’t go far enough to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

“I don’t think there’s anybody in America who’s more against Obamacare than myself,” he said. “I just didn’t run on Obamacare-lite.”

But Paul stressed that the version released Thursday morning was just a “draft” and that GOP senators at their morning meeting all said they were “open to changes.” So sure, it’s quite possible that every Republican who says they’re a “no” gets to add some amendment that they can tout as a “win” (and maybe get a behind-closed-doors commitment from McConnell on something else). And then there’s Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, who just wants someone to hold his hand.

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Senate GOP 'no' votes already caving (Original Post) L. Coyote Jun 2017 OP
Trump's base hope the 4 stand firm against the bill Kaleva Jun 2017 #1
The Saddest Part stephensolomita Jun 2017 #2
Or loyalsister Jun 2017 #6
A Distinct Possibility stephensolomita Jun 2017 #9
They are that fucking deranged Cosmocat Jun 2017 #11
A LOT of Kabuki theater going on... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #3
+1 2naSalit Jun 2017 #5
Dampen the Resistance right out of the gate, like clockwork and predictable as ever. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #8
I saw Rand on CNN yesterday Cosmocat Jun 2017 #12
They won't be able to ram it through under reconciliation, depending on the changes made or MiniMe Jun 2017 #4
Do you honestly think these people Cosmocat Jun 2017 #10
Thing is if it goes far enough the gop will lose the key votes in Tiggeroshii Jun 2017 #7
 

stephensolomita

(91 posts)
2. The Saddest Part
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 04:03 PM
Jun 2017


The saddest part is the cowardly nature of the bill, putting off the ugly consequences until after the next two presidential elections. Maybe the Republicans hope all the people to be deprived of healthcare after 2025 will forget who wrote the bill.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
6. Or
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 04:50 PM
Jun 2017

"Maybe the Republicans hope all the people to be deprived of healthcare after 2025 will forget who wrote the bill."

Or, they may be hoping most of us will be dead.

Cosmocat

(14,572 posts)
11. They are that fucking deranged
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:00 AM
Jun 2017

You know gded well they will blame it on the evil liberals either way. And, their zombies will KNOW it as fact, and the "middle" will go along for the ride.

Wounded Bear

(58,704 posts)
3. A LOT of Kabuki theater going on...
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 04:10 PM
Jun 2017

They love to talk things down, then turn around and vote for them.

All part of the grand design.

Cosmocat

(14,572 posts)
12. I saw Rand on CNN yesterday
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:01 AM
Jun 2017

To sum his opposition up, it isn't horrible enough.

Pretty sure these scumbags can accommodate him.

MiniMe

(21,718 posts)
4. They won't be able to ram it through under reconciliation, depending on the changes made or
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 04:47 PM
Jun 2017

to be made

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