Lindsey Graham Admits He Had No Idea What He Was Doing on Obamacare Repeal

[applegrove]

Susan Rinkunas, Vice, Tonic

https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/ne74pm/lindsey-graham-admits-he-had-no-idea-what-he-was-doing-on-obamacare-repeal?utm_source=tonictwitterus

"SNIP..........

The last-ditch bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) was referred to as "Graham-Cassidy" after the two Senators who introduced it: Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. (The bill, which was even crueler than previous Senate efforts, failed on Tuesday.) Graham considers himself a national security expert. Cassidy is a former doctor, and however hypocritical his actions and misleading his statements on healthcare were, that at least means he has some idea of how healthcare works. Right? Grimace face.

Well, yesterday, The Intercept posted audio of an interview with Graham in which he not only admitted that he had no idea what he was doing, but that he was also far from confident in his Republican colleagues.

Graham told reporters on Tuesday that working on this bill has "been the most amazing journey of my life. I've taken the eye off the ball on terrorism, I'm just amazed the whole planet hasn't crumbled because I wasn't on it. I've enjoyed this more than anything. I've learned so much about healthcare in other states."

He went on to say: "Nobody in our conference believes Obamacare is gonna work; it must be replaced. But until now, we really didn't know how to do it." (This comes at 5:58 in the audio.) When pressed on how Republicans hadn't figured out an amenable solution in the seven years since Obamacare passed, Graham said: "Well, I've been doing it for about a month. I thought everybody else knew what the hell they were talking about, but apparently not," adding that he thought "these really smart people will figure it out."


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[applegrove]

1. The law always includes no healthcare for anyone poor or lower class between the ages of 50

and 65 who often have preexisting conditions. That is all the GOP donors want. That is what the GOP is all about. Corruption and incompetent puppets.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Here is a perfect example of

a totally void individual that is occupying a Senate Seat. Only claim to fame is,friend of John McCain and he lead the fight to Impeach Bill Clinton.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Assume "The Onion" when I read this part

I'm just amazed the whole planet hasn't crumbled because I wasn't on it.

in reference to terrorism

Is it possible he actually believes that?

[tblue37]

5. No--he considers himself a wit. It was a joke. nt

[KelleyKramer]

12. That's what I thought too, and on the same line ...

I thought ok that's just too over the top, this HAS to be from the Onion

Just amazing these days... you cannot tell the difference between the Onion and real Republicans

[jrthin]

4. Just shaking my head. That's all I can do when

I realize that they all ALL fu8king incompetent and our lives depend on them.

[BigmanPigman]

6. Somebody please tell me what the GOP is good at

since it certainly isn't health care, fiscal budgets and expenditures, effectively managing natural disasters, or safeguarding future elections from foreign enemies, (to name four of a list of about 1,000).

[ProfessorGAC]

7. "It Has To Be Replaced"

Absent even a semblance as to why!
Another clueless provocateur!

[no_hypocrisy]

8. When you just "follow orders," it isn't important if you understand those orders.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

9. Maybe Trump will give him an IRON CROSS for trying? n/m

[Stuart G]

10. BUT...important..!!!!! HE ADMITS THE TRUTH...

He admits the truth...He didn't know s**t, and admits he didn't know s**t..

is that a good thing???

[GeorgeGist]

11. No shit ...

he had me fooled.