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Proud Liberal Dem

(24,395 posts)
7. They can't pull it off now
Mon Aug 26, 2013, 12:12 PM
Aug 2013

and they won't even be able to pull it off even IF they win the Senate in the next midterms. Why? Because even if they win a majority in the House and Senate and send a bill repealing Obamacare, it won't be by a veto-proof margin, so as long as Barack Obama is President (through 2017), it's NEVER going to become law. And by 2017, it will be well-established law and people will have adapted to it (hopefully, with some tweaks along the way), so I doubt that there will be any significant public outcry pushing for repeal by then. Repeal is DEAD in the water short of President Obama signing it or pushing for it self and the chances of THAT happening are 0.000000000% Republicans need to get over it and move in IMHO and start working with the Democrats to try to improve it and/or iron out some of the bumps.

Defunding Obamacare in the Senate [View all] BlueDemKev Aug 2013 OP
I think it's just grandstanding. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #1
+1000 (n/t) spin Aug 2013 #2
That and fundraising efforts. LiberalFighter Aug 2013 #10
They don't. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #3
I believe that Ted Cruz... BlueDemKev Aug 2013 #8
Have to agree with you there. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #9
Have you seen his psychotic father speak? BlueDemKev Aug 2013 #11
Doesn't he mean a modern John Bircher? Blue Idaho Aug 2013 #13
I am still waiting for something intelligent to come out of their mouths like "I'm resigning Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #4
Bottom line is they won't be 'pulling it off' as they don't have the votes. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #5
Children Old Codger Aug 2013 #6
They can't pull it off now Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2013 #7
Republican'ts don't want to improve anything Amonester Aug 2013 #15
Don't worry Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2013 #16
. CreekDog Aug 2013 #12
Playing to the crazies and 2016 kairos12 Aug 2013 #14
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