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In reply to the discussion: It's going down - bill pulled [View all]0rganism
(23,856 posts)19. they need to damage the ACA further before their replacement gets popular support
weak as it is, the ACA still does too much for people, so destroying it outright is untenable
make the ACA suck a lot more, reduce state Medicaid supports, and they'll be able to get their bill through, but it gets closer to 2018 then raising the stakes for GOP congresscritters
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If it goes down, it's not because GOPers think it is too harsh. It will go down because they want
Hoyt
Mar 2017
#7
It'll be fake insurance, and all that it won't cover will be in fine print or
AnotherMother4Peace
Mar 2017
#15
Ryan is definitely more face-punchable than Trump. Trump's just crazy. Ryan's Evil.
byronius
Mar 2017
#25
McConnell and Ryan are both Lucifer and Satan combined. They're easily the most despicable of all.
Initech
Mar 2017
#43
they need to damage the ACA further before their replacement gets popular support
0rganism
Mar 2017
#19
Healthcare is the Republican equivalent of collateral damage from drone strikes.
gordianot
Mar 2017
#28
tRump the ass will try to float out on a lifeboat while giving the rest the deathboat. n/t
RKP5637
Mar 2017
#53
Twitler should have learnt the lesson of Hitler, you can't fight on too many fronts at one time.
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#61
Bill Pulled....says all that ever needs to be said....thank you for your report...
Stuart G
Mar 2017
#71