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Activists are delivering a

rmrd0000 — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 17:37:13 +0000

In reply to To Every Democratic Member of

Activists are delivering a spine to Chuck Schumer

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chuck-schumer-spine-protest_us_588bc...

Zatari was a commenter on the

NCD — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 17:04:06 +0000

In reply to The link goes to an article

Zatari was a commenter on the linked article.

The Republicans big problem is health care for 20+ million is directly linked to a ACA tax on the 1% which funds subsidies. The core mission or the GOP is to eliminate taxes on the rich.

The link goes to an article

barefooted — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 16:17:32 +0000

In reply to To Every Democratic Member of

The link goes to an article about the leaked tape recording, but this is exactly on point:

Republican leaders have predicted that Democrats will come to the table to help draft a replacement once it becomes clear that the health law will be repealed. But some rank-and-file members were not so sure.

Representative John Katko of New York wondered what Republicans would do “if we can’t get anything out of the Democrats.”

To Every Democratic Member of

NCD — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 15:47:33 +0000

In reply to Why are we waiting for the

To Every Democratic Member of Congress - For the love of God, please walk away from this Republican-made disaster. They own it. All of it. If you do involve yourselves in their health care train wreck, they'll only persuade their voters that you were to blame for their screw ups. Please represent your base, for once, and don't cave in to them.

Zatari at NYT

I agree with you. Trump

rmrd0000 — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:53:06 +0000

In reply to Screw Trump's supporters -

I agree with you. Trump supporters are either ill-informed or willingly ignorant. They don't deal in facts. Trump's Cabinet is disqualified because they are willing to work for a madman.

Why are we waiting for the

CVille Dem — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:13:23 +0000

In reply to Democrats should get the tape

Why are we waiting for the GOP Congress to present a plan? D. Trump ran on his own plan for a fantastic health care program. Better than ever and cheaper too. What? He was lying? There never was a plan? Well, at least we know he has a plan to finish off ISIS a....

Democrats should get the tape

NCD — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 06:27:54 +0000

In reply to One of the mildly amusing

Democrats should get the tape or a transcript and shout loudly in Congress and on TeeVee news, over and over, word for word, how the Republicans only care about the politics and the next election. And how they LIED....they do not care, they have no plan whatsoever after 6 years and 60 repeal votes.

Between Trumps "fantastic and a fraction of the price" and the reality that they have no idea what to do, if the Dems hold firm, this could swing the House in '18.

One of the mildly amusing

barefooted — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 05:24:55 +0000

In reply to The Washington Post received

One of the mildly amusing things about the first week of disaster has been the incredible number of leaks and psst, guess what? stuff that's been reported. Then again, maybe it's just more nonsense to twist our heads. It's not like there's a surprise buried in the news that Republicans don't know what the hell to do. The big deal is that they are now in the position to fake it - with Trump as their mentor.

Screw Trump's supporters -

barefooted — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 05:11:25 +0000

In reply to Trump supporters will not

Screw Trump's supporters - they've done most of their damage. And yes, I realize that I'm supposed to give a damn about what they feel and give them all kinds of respect because they deserve it for some newly-discovered reason and it's about time we listened because blah blah blah and kiss my ass. My bottom line is that our country and everything that it has strived to stand for - successes and failures acknowledged - is on the edge of a cliff with a madman holding the leash.

The Washington Post received

NCD — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 05:10:16 +0000

In reply to Enough

The Washington Post received a leaked audio recording of a confidential Republican meeting on their healthcare strategy Thursday. The recording has been confirmed as genuine. link

“Recordings of closed sessions at the Republican policy retreat in Philadelphia this week were sent late Thursday to The Post and several other news outlets from an anonymous email address. The remarks of all lawmakers quoted in this article were confirmed by their offices or by the lawmakers themselves. ...We’d better be sure that we’re prepared to live with the market we’ve created” with repeal, said Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.). “That’s going to be called Trumpcare. Republicans will own that lock, stock and barrel, and we’ll be judged in the election less than two years away.”....However, these leaders acknowledged in Thursday’s meeting, as they have before, that Obamacare cannot be fully undone — or replaced — without Democratic cooperation.....Republicans are also still wrestling with whether Obamacare’s taxes can be immediately repealed, a priority for many conservatives, or whether that revenue will be needed to fund a transition period.

The tape shows they have no plan on what to do, and are primarily worried about their own re-election. The taxes they can eliminate with just a simple reconciliation majority are mainly a 3.8% tax on unearned investment income over 250k on the 1%.

The GOP prime objective is always to serve the rich. As to the poor and middle class, they could care less.