***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[whywesteppin]

never give up, Ryan. never give up on destroying the health care system!

 

[rillo561]

So Kansas accepted​ the Medicaid expansion?

 

[RustyShackleford]

Delicious.

Watch these red States start to pass expansions for political gain.

 

[gry60]

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The GOP blew a 237-193 lead in the House.

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[EddieDoyers]

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Dawg this comment

The GOP blew a 237-193 lead in the House.

Someone photoshopped the GOP logo on KD's shirt, talmbout he's gonna move there next [emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji]

Yoooo someone really did

 

[gry60]

Delicious.

Watch these red States start to pass expansions for political gain.

Would've been a lot more succulent to watch the conservative base march on Washington DC, Republican-controlled statehouses, and State Congresses to physically remove the impostors from their seats.

 

[rillo561]

Delicious.

Watch these red States start to pass expansions for political gain.

"Trump saved healthcare, Obamacare has failed, but da affordable healthcare act is saved by Trump. Stupid libtards, all we do is win"

 

[aepps20]

Da Libbies stay taking Ls

 

[Nike Jordan]

KD left Oklahoma for a reason...

 

[everysingletime]

Lmao at that blew a 237-193 lead quote

 

[osh kosh bosh]

So Kansas accepted​ the Medicaid expansion?

 

[rillo561]

 

[Nike Jordan]

“You can’t con people, at least not for long. If you don’t deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on.” - The Art of The Deal
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2012

 

[Nike Jordan]

When we feel defeated we listen to Paul Ryan. [emoji]128579[/emoji]
— Papa Roach (@paparoach) March 25, 2017

 

 

 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

...but seriously Last Resort was written about suicide, if anyone is feeling defeated get help at @800273TALK
— Papa Roach (@paparoach) March 25, 2017

 

 

[rillo561]

Da alt-winning

 

[whywesteppin]

Wisconsin just lost on a miracle last-second 3

Paul Ryan is having the wrist day ever. I mean, "worst day ever." Sorry, Freudian slip.

anyone someone get Paul a suicide watch STAT!

Cut my life into pieces
I've reached my last resort
Suffocation
No breathing
Don't give a **** if I cut my arm, bleeding
Do you even care if I die bleeding? No
Would it be wrong? No
Would it be right? Yes
If I took my life tonight
Chances are that I might
Mutilation outta sight
And I'm contemplating suicide
'Cause I'm losing my sight
Losing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine no one is around
Losing my sight
Losing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine nope, mental health services were going to be eliminated by your ***** ***

 

[Nike Jordan]

Paul Ryan went to Miami University in Ohio. 

 

[whywesteppin]

his mom went to Wisconsin though

poor guy

 

[Nike Jordan]

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/basketball-fans-treated-to-ads-congratulating-republica-1793629526

Whoops. 

 

[RustyShackleford]

Look at this Buffoon, showing us how wining is done......

http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...th-care-ahca-replacement-failure-trump-214947

This idiot didn't even care what the bill did, he just wants to look good.

Donald Trump had heard enough about policy and process. It was Thursday afternoon and members of the House Freedom Caucus were peppering the president with wonkish concerns about the American Health Care Act—the language that would leave Obamacare’s “essential health benefits” in place, the community rating provision that limited what insurers could charge certain patients, and whether the next two steps of Speaker Paul Ryan’s master plan were even feasible—when Trump decided to cut them off.

"Forget about the little ****," Trump said, according to multiple sources in the room. "Let's focus on the big picture here."

The group of roughly 30 House conservatives, gathered around a mammoth, oval-shaped conference table in the Cabinet Room of the White House, exchanged disapproving looks. Trump wanted to emphasize the political ramifications of the bill's defeat; specifically, he said, it would derail his first-term agenda and imperil his prospects for reelection in 2020. The lawmakers nodded and said they understood. And yet they were disturbed by his dismissiveness. For many of the members, the "little ****" meant the policy details that could make or break their support for the bill—and have far-reaching implications for their constituents and the country.

"We’re talking about one-fifth of our economy," a member told me afterward.

And then he played himself

Then Trump made a mistake. After singling out Meadows and asking him to stand up in front of his colleagues, Trump joked that he might "come after" the Freedom Caucus boss if he didn't vote yes, and then added, with a more serious tone: "I think Mark Meadows will get on board."

It was a crucial misreading of Meadows, who has been determined to please both the White House and his conservatives colleagues on the Hill. Upon assuming the chairmanship of the Freedom Caucus earlier this year, Meadows was viewed suspiciously by some of his members who worried that the North Carolina congressman is too cozy with Trump and would hesitate to defy him. Meadows campaigned extensively with Trump last fall and struck up a relationship with White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who communicates with him almost daily by text. Meadows knew the heath care fight would be viewed as a test of his independence from Trump, and the moment the president called him out, he was boxed in.

"That was the biggest mistake the president could have made," one Freedom Caucus member told me. "Mark desperately wanted to get to yes, and Trump made it impossible for him. If he flipped after that he would look incredibly weak."

The Freedom Caucus was out to show Trump they run **** in the GOP, not Ryan, not Bannon, not him.

 

[shoefreakbaby]

Im kind of confused, so this means he want try again to replace it?

I assumed he was just going to try again later.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Im kind of confused, so this means he want try again to replace it?

I assumed he was just going to try again later.

They can't try again later so easily because they were trying to push through the bill under reconcialtion, which only needs 51 votes in the Senate

If they try again it would be under normal rules, so they will need 60 votes to beat a filibuster, which means they will need to convince 8 Democrats to vote with them.

What will never happen because a bill that will get bipartisanship with the Dems would get killed by the Freedom Caucus in the House. And a bill that would please the Freedom Caucus would never get support from the Dems.

So they are ******.

-Their next move will probably be trying to hurt the ACA some more, to use that for a political attack down the road.

 

[handullz]

Just how monumental is this L for the repubs?

 

[shoefreakbaby]

They can't try again later so easily because they were trying to push through the bill under reconcialtion, which only needs 51 votes in the Senate

If they try again it would be under normal rules, so they will need 60 votes to beat a filibuster, which means they will need to convince 8 Democrats to vote with them.

What will never happen because a bill that will get bipartisanship with the Dems would get killed by the Freedom Caucus in the House. And a bill that would please the Freedom Caucus would never get support from the Dems.

So they are ******.

-Their next move will probably be trying to hurt the ACA some more, to use that for a political attack down the road.

oh ok.



I really think they would do this.
They already made it worse which resulted in higher premiums.



Hopefully they just leave it alone.

 

[everysingletime]

What did Republicans do to make the premiums go higher?