Pic Of The Moment: Today, House GOP Will Try For The 40th Time To Repeal Obamacare

[EarlG]

House Voting To Repeal Obamacare Before August Recess

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[dickthegrouch]

1. They are justifiably terrified it will doom them to irrelevance

But they are utterly pathetic for choosing this method. Especially when 14 of them are holding their hands out for Obamacare $$$$ in the background.

I think they should turn in their government healthcare plans as a gesture of good faith and live on the free market like the rest of us.

(My healthcare premiums just went from 110/month as an employed person, to 764 as a laid-off one on COBRA. California unemployment is a maximum of $450 a week (which I qualify for) but does not begin to cover my mortgage, far less healthcare or any other essential expenses).

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[cheapdate]

28. Beginning Jan. 1, they will be required to purchase insurance through the exchanges.

They will have to switch from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to the exchanges created by the law. Lawmakers and staffers will be subject to the mandate to have health insurance or pay a fine, just as everyone else is.

[Jamaal510]

2. Major League Bullshitters. nt

[AZ Mike]

3. Someone with photoshop....

....should create a picture with a laughing Obama wearing a birthday cone hat over a birthday cake with "40" candles on it.

Then, it should be emailed to all Reich Wingers in the US Congress.

[AsahinaKimi]

4. The real failure

was electing these idiots in the first place. I hope next election cycle we can rid the house of people who probably spent time in high school class rooms, flicking rubber bands at each other.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

5. OMG! OMG! This is HUGH!

Politico just reported that the bill was approved like the House, like it's friggin' breaking news or something.

[RoccoR5955]

6. Isn't this a twice monthly thing with them

I think that Boner and company have to do it to see if their RapeubliCON buddies are still alive, or if their batteries have run down.

[pscot]

8. They're like a rechargeable dildo

He has to wind them up periodically.

[RoccoR5955]

18. more like

a rechargeable anal probe. And I'll tell Boner where he can stick it!

[redwitch]

7. Sweden has run out of trash but apparently we haven't.

I loathe these people.

[Coyotl]

9. Failure is a real art and it takes a lot of practice to perfect.

Why is it that these asshats make it look so easy

[Major Hogwash]

10. The GOP party is made up of racists, white supremacists, and morons.

And that is why they have a 17% approval rating, the American people are sick of those racist scumbags.

[jimlup]

13. That's just the rank & file

The leadership consists of plutocrats who serve their corporate masters.

[brooklynite]

11. Does anyone know what the INTRADE odds were?

[Initech]

12. What's the definition of insanity again?

I think we need to redefine it as "The 113th Congress".

[Vietnameravet]

14. I would pray for a tsunami that would wash the entire Republican party out to sea..but

there is enough pollution in the seas as it is!

[William769]

15. Kick & recommended.

[grahamhgreen]

16. Guess what? Had he done Medicare for ALL, they wouldn't dare trying.

[MADem]

17. I love this--in the fall, when employees realize that their costs have gone down as a consequence of

Obamacare, they're gonna have to explain why they voted forty fucking times against something that HELPS Americans. Not once, not twice, but forty times!

They really do 'hate America' and this is how they show it!

[Cha]

19. How do nothing of them.. Here's 40 ways ObamaCare is Helping Americans' Health..

40 ways Obamacare is working

1. Say goodbye to lifetime limits: Insurance companies will no longer be able to place an arbitrary cap on coverage.

2. Children can no longer be denied health insurance because of a pre-existing condition.

3. Starting in 2014, adults will no longer be denied health insurance because of a pre-existing condition.

Free preventive care, including:

4. Annual check-ups

5. Contraception

6. Vaccinations

7. Gestational diabetes screenings

8. Mammograms

9. Screening and counselling for HIV

10. Cholesterol screenings

11. Colonoscopies

12. Blood pressure screenings

13. Cancer screenings

14. Osteoporosis screenings

15. Young adults can stay on their parents' insurance plans until the age of 26.

16. If insurance companies aren't spending your premium dollars on your health care—at least 80 percent—they've got to give you some money back.

17. Insurance companies can't raise your rates by double-digits without justification.

18. Insurance plans can’t require higher co-payments or co-insurance if you get emergency care from an out-of-network hospital.

19. Women will no longer be charged more than men just because they're women.

20. The health insurance marketplace will be ready to go in every state starting October 1 of this year.

21. No-hassle comparisons: The online marketplace provides easy access to information on all available plans, so you can do a side-by-side comparison and find a plan that works for you.

22. Many Americans will be eligible for financial assistance to help them buy health insurance on their own, so you can afford a plan that will be there if you get sick.

23. When you buy insurance through the marketplace, premiums can be determined based only on these four factors: where you live, how old your are, how large your family is, and whether or not you are a smoker.

24. In the marketplace, you can choose a plan that matches your budget and needs: Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze.

25. By 2020, the Medicare prescriptions drug "donut hole" will be closed for good.

These are the essential benefits that all health plans in the marketplace must cover:

26. Ambulatory patient services

27. Emergency services

28. Hospitalization

29. Prenatal care

30. Neonatal care

31. Mental health services

32. Prescription drugs

33. Rehabilitative services and devices

34. Laboratory services like bloodwork

35. Preventive care

36. Wellness services

37. Chronic disease management

38. Pediatric services, including oral and vision care

39. Lower prescription drug costs for people on Medicare.

40. These states are already foreseeing dramatic drops in premiums: New York, California, Nevada, Connecticut, Oregon.

http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/40-ways-obamacare-is-working?source=socnet_20130801_tw_bo_oc_40-ways-obamacare-is-working-ways-obamacare-is-working

Mahalo EarlG

[Lugal Zaggesi]

20. When does Boehner lose the right to be called a "Lawmaker" ?

There must be some minimum amount of Law that has to be made...

[titanicdave]

21. 40 Times

being stupid with a total waste of taxpayer time and taxpayer money......I thought these assholes were the party in favor of cutting expenses everywhere........they can start by cutting their wages each and every time they vote stupidity such as this....worthless bastards, all......

[DWinNJ]

22. I predict

Sometime in the near future Fox will create a sitcom based on this congress and it will actually be funny.

[ThoughtCriminal]

23. Apparently, there are still some Tea-Bagger Congrimbeciles

that have only had an opportunity to vote for repeal three or four times. They must be accommodated, or they will push for new "leadership".

[wordpix]

24. This is total insanity - only makes sense for obstruction purposes

[SammyWinstonJack]

25. The definition of insanity...forty times over!

[question everything]

26. Was valid before, valid now

First posted March 13

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251293809

[Flatulo]

27. Goddamned morons.

[greymattermom]

29. they are required to get their health care on the exchanges

so does this mean they are voting to eliminate health care for congress?

[Indyfan53]

30. Get back at them! Answer the news polls supporting Obamacare!

Vote them out in future elections, as well!

[yurbud]

31. imagine if Democrats were this persistent about GOOD ideas...

[Grown2Hate]

32. I HATE to be this guy (and I love the graphic),

but did you mean to put, "Good THING we don't have anything more important to do!", or "Good JOB"? Sorry... it's been bugging me for days. haha

[lonestarnot]

33. Two- 1/2-days-per-weekers don't have 40 brain cells left.

[DissidentVoice]

34. If that's all you've got to do...

...except say "NO!" to everything Mr. Obama proposes, I suppose you have to prove to your Tea Potty constitutents that you're doing something to earn your salary.