BREAKING: "Skinny repeal" option collapses...

[brooklynite]

New York Times: "The health care debate descended into disarray after 4 G.O.P. senators threatened to withhold votes for the so-called skinny repeal "

[Docreed2003]

1. Great news! Thanks for the update!

[hatrack]

2. Still not over!

"Let tax cuts be done, though the Heavens fall!"

[Drunken Irishman]

3. Nope. McCain and Graham on now talking about passing it with House assurance.

It's going to pass and go to conference. But the House will dick us over and vote on it.

[leftstreet]

9. ...and if conference fails?

[Drunken Irishman]

14. They probably pass it as is.

[bearsfootball516]

4. That doesn't mean it's collapsed

It just means four senators are threatening to withhold their votes. All they need to two to jump ship, and it'll pass.

Have to keep fighting.

[standingtall]

6. At least 3 of those Senators were not assumed to vote against it

Possible they could have the vote those senators could all vote and it still fail, but you never know.

[OnDoutside]

5. It's going to pass, they're doing the dance to save their own necks. BASTARDS.

[dalton99a]

7. I'm afraid so

[rufus dog]

8. For Fucks Sake - HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES ARE PEOPLE GOING TO FALL FOR REPUBLICAN BULLSHIT!

Those fucking wussies are looking for a lame assed out!

GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!

[Skittles]

11. I agree with this assessment

what exactly will it take to make repuke voters understand THEY DON'T FUCKING CARE ABOUT YOU

[rufus dog]

13. Republicans are FUCKING DUMB AS SHIT

My frustration is with Democrats (they might be trolls) falling in line behind these lying idiots.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. There RepubliCons and the RepubliCONNED. And then there is McCONnell. . . . nt

[lsewpershad]

22. Agreed

Can't trust the cons...republicons.

[standingtall]

10. All we need is for the senator from Alaska and Susan Collins to hold firm and vote no

plus one more. I would not have expected Graham,Johnson or McCain to have voted against it anyway.

[barbtries]

12. thank you

have they gone home or will there be more to fret about?!

[GulfCoast66]

15. Wrong

Heard their presser.

Just a big kabuki dance. Something will pass.

[BigmanPigman]

16. If a special committee is allowed to make the decisions

we are all screwed. The skinny bill is from Cruz and is not pretty. If they have a special committee no one know who will be on it. Also they will be crafting another version of a new bill (again in secret). Then if it goes to the House and they have the upper hand and then their "mean bill" will be the bill that we are stuck with. And it IS a very MEAN bill!

What a disaster!!! How do these sociopaths sleep at night. Oh yeah, I forgot. They have mattresses stuffed with money.

[LakeArenal]

18. Correction:

Caskets in a cave stuffed with money!

[femmedem]

17. I'm following Chris Murphy's tweets this evening and he seems to think something is going to pass.

Chris Murphy?
Verified account
 @ChrisMurphyCT 3m
3 minutes ago

Details emerging on "skinny" bill. It's not skinny and it's not designed for conference. Looks like it's designed to pass Senate AND House.

Link to tweet

[RhodeIslandOne]

19. Stop falling for this bullshit!

They are trying to whistle past the graveyard! This is not over!

[SHRED]

20. Clown car losing its wheels

[flying-skeleton]

21. Never underestimate McConnell's powers of BAT ......

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