I won't sugar coat this...

[sheshe2]

Link to tweet

https://theobamadiary.com/

I thought it appropriate to repost this from 2014. ...He's gonna live.

A great victory, yet we all must be vigilant, grasshopper~

PERSIST RESIST

[bettyellen]

1. HA - we did it! What a failure Trump is!

[Beartracks]

2. Vigilance! n/t

[GoCubsGo]

3. Kick. Rec.

[cwydro]

4. K and r!

[Hortensis]

5. Meanwhile, in quiet government offices,

poison syringes are being prepared.

[Volaris]

6. Uh-huh. I'm gonna laugh when they all end up sticking each other.

[Hortensis]

9. Yes. Hopefully, revealing themselves for what they

are now that they have control will prove fatal.

[Starry Messenger]

7. k&r

[mcar]

8. K&R

[brer cat]

10. K&R

[heaven05]

11. yep

[sheshe2]

13. Ha!

[gademocrat7]

12. K&R!

[George II]

14. Nevertheless, we persisted.

[sheshe2]

17. Hell yes!

We will continue.

Persist Resist!

[Stuart G]

15. K and R....great post...thank you...

[Locut0s]

16. What effect did the public have? I'm curious because I don't know...

I know that Obama Care is actually very popular despite what the GOP want people to think. I know that many many don't want to see it taken apart. I'm not surprised that there is a campaign to save it.

However my understanding is that the reason it was saved was that ironically the ultra right wing of the GOP actually saved it because they couldn't compromise enough with Trump. My understanding was that the "freedom" caucus wanted to TOTALLY gut the ACA and didn't like the fact that Trump's clan merely hobbled it. It didn't hurt enough Americans for their taste so they refused to compromise. Hence ironically saving the ACA. Am i wrong about this?

[sheshe2]

18. Well...

All those GOP town hall meeting that thousands flocked to and made their voices heard loud and clear. The GOP were running away from them as fast as they could. They were running scared from angry constituents. The deluge of phone calls were amazing...Reps were turning off their phones. One R in NY or NJ sent out a tweet saying...stop calling every hour! I will not change my vote! I will vote NO!

It wasn't the freedom caucus that sunk it, it was we the people.

[classof56]

20. Amen and hallelujah!

As an active member of a local Indivisible group, not to mention a long-time DUer, I want to thank you, sheshe and each and every one who persisted, resisted and prevailed. I am distressed and dismayed by my own congressman, who launched a campaign to repeal and not replace ACA, and who continues to proclaim he's not giving up. Sorry he did not figure out he's fighting a losing battle, but he heard from his constituents in droves, and we will not back down!

My motto: Stay strong and carry on!

Bless ya, sheshe!

[sheshe2]

21. Hey class...love you.

We do this together or not at all. We may not have might on our side...ie House, Senate or Potus, however we have right on our side and there are more of us than of them. We are the voice. Sing it and thanks for what you do.

[classof56]

26. I'll sing it loud and clear--Hallelujah!

Personally, I like Leonard Cohen's version best.

Blessings and hugs back.

[Demsrule86]

19. They could have repealed and replaced later...but the town hall where

constituents descended on the elected GOP reps...scared them...they saw what happened to the Dems in 10. So they tried to craft a bill to begin the process of destroying Obamacare...and that was never going anywhere. The woman's march started it all...we are the resistance.

[sheshe2]

22. Yes!

The woman's march started it all...WE ARE THE RESISTANCE!

[Cha]

23. Right.. and Obamacare Still Lives! President Obama structured

it like that.. to build on.. not to tear down and start over.. whoever the hell says that.

Mahalo, she!

[sheshe2]

24. "to build on.. not to tear down and start over."

Exactly Cha!

[AgadorSparticus]

25. KNR!!!

[furtheradu]

27. Love it!

Thank YOU, She!

[sheshe2]

28. You are welcome, furtheradu.

[spanone]

29. K&R...

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