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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPurpose of hearings-Transfer Trump's balls from Putin's pocket to-1 each pocket for McConnell & Ryan
Paul Starr, the sociologist who wrote a Pulitzer-winning history of health care, has written a piece in The American Prospect making this point. Former FBI Director James Comeys testimony may have seemed like a boon to Democrats, but it has another effect that has been little commented on, Starr writes. Donald Trump is now totally dependent on congressional Republicans to avoid impeachment and therefore has no choice but to be a cheerleader for their policies and to sign whatever legislation they send him.
Starr continues:
This is exactly why at the Senate hearing where Comey made his devastating charges, Republicans pretended not to see the evidence of obstruction of justice. For the time being, they have no interest whatsoever in initiating proceedings against the president that would consume their agenda. They know they have Trump in a position where he has no real choice except to do what they want.
Currently, Congressional Republicans biggest wish is a reduction in health benefits for the middle class, poor, sick and elderly in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthy.
The House has already passed a bill. The Senate is trying to make progress this week behind closed doors, without any of the public hearings that typically accompany major legislation. Republican leaders hope to rush a vote before the July 4 recess.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/opinion/donald-trump-paul-ryan-health-care.html?src=twr&mtrref=disqus.com&gwh=A1C12E6624846A8D4106CBDA28433D93&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion
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Purpose of hearings-Transfer Trump's balls from Putin's pocket to-1 each pocket for McConnell & Ryan (Original Post)
kpete
Jun 2017
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riversedge
(69,713 posts)1. k for visibility
Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)2. Excellent piece, but I need to help him with a slight rewrite:
[quote] Currently, Congressional Republicans biggest wish is a reduction in health benefits for the middle class, poor, sick and elderly in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthy. [/quote]
should read
Currently, Congressional Republicans biggest wish is a reduction in health benefits for the middle class, poor, sick and elderly in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthy and kill as many Obama or Democratic voters as possible and make homeless many more causing them to be too busy just surviving to worry about voting.
niyad
(112,432 posts)3. so very true