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7 years to make a reasonable, meaningful plan for replacement. This garbage was all we get

Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:41 pm
Posted by tiger1014
Member since Jan 2011
12511 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:41 pm
It deserved to die

As someone who identifies more on the conservative side on most issues, I was most excited trump won so we could easily repeal and replace Obamacare

Republicans bitched and moaned about Obamacare for 7 years. Voted to repeal it again and again because they knew it had no chance at becoming law. And now they have power? They're too chicken shite to do anything

This bill was god awful. It didn't do anything to address any of the problems of expensive healthcare or the ACA. It deserved to die

So congrats republicans. You had 7 years to come up with any idea worth a shite and this is what you gave us.

fricking. Garbage.

#imtriggered
#imad
Posted by cameronml
Member since Oct 2007
1909 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:43 pm to
Maybe put a little blame on your leader in the White House.

Say what you want about Obamacare, Obama worked his arse off to get it passed. Trump took the weekends off in Mar a Lago.
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:43 pm to
No rule says they can't take another whack at it

Now they know mediocrity is not acceptable
Posted by mahdragonz
Member since Jun 2013
6939 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:43 pm to
Hilarious...ain't it?
Posted by Vacherie Saint
Member since Aug 2015
39506 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:43 pm to
quote:

Obama lied and bribed his arse off to get it passed.
Posted by cameronml
Member since Oct 2007
1909 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:45 pm to
Well, but he got it passed didn't he? What did Trump do?
Posted by UAFanFromNOLA
NOLA
Member since Dec 2011
4882 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:47 pm to
quote:

No rule says they can't take another whack at it

Now they know mediocrity is not acceptable
The reality is that anything that gets past the House Freedom Caucus can't get past the Senate.

ETA: Also, Republicans can no longer run on "repeal and replace" and be taken seriously.
This post was edited on 3/24/17 at 4:50 pm
Posted by Vacherie Saint
Member since Aug 2015
39506 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:48 pm to
quote:

Well, but he got it passed didn't he? What did Trump do?


Holy shite, is that what you want?

Are you telling me if Trump takes the exact same shameful, undemocratic path to healthcare reform that Obama took and deliver a complete disaster of a bill, you will respect him more?
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68332 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:48 pm to
They didn't actually believe they'd win in 2016, so why waste the effort all the years prior was probably their thinking.
Posted by BigJim
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2010
14499 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:49 pm to
quote:

As someone who identifies more on the conservative side on most issues, I was most excited trump won so we could easily repeal and replace Obamacare

'
Be honest, you had no idea what to replace it with.

quote:

Republicans bitched and moaned about Obamacare for 7 years


And lot of that was disingenuous. Today it bit them in the arse.

Ryan had been working a plan. This had a lot of his reform ideas. Major (one might say huuge) ideas like making Medicaid a state block grant.

Where was the HFC? They filled a bill in February and nobody knows what the frick it does. Hell the best idea the HOUSE Freedom Caucus has is from a freakin' Senator!

frick them.
Posted by Haughton99
Haughton
Member since Feb 2009
6124 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:50 pm to
For 7 years they were playing "fantasy football"
quote:

Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) admitted as much as he left the meeting Friday. Reporters asked why, after Republicans held dozens of nearly-unanimous votes to repeal Obamacare under President Obama, they were getting cold feet now that they control the levers of power. “Sometimes you’re playing Fantasy Football and sometimes you’re in the real game,” he said. “We knew the president, if we could get a repeal bill to his desk, would almost certainly veto it. This time we knew if it got to the president’s desk it would be signed.”
Posted by bamafan1001
Member since Jun 2011
15783 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:50 pm to
you people are obsessed with Trump
Posted by mahdragonz
Member since Jun 2013
6939 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 4:52 pm to
quote:

Maybe put a little blame on your leader in the White House. 

Say what you want about Obamacare, Obama worked his arse off to get it passed. Trump took the weekends off in Mar a Lago.


Obama's mom was fighting with insurance companies when she was dying of cancer.

Trump was the guy who gave out breast enhancements like candy.

They have very different experiences with insurance.
Posted by Flame Salamander
Texas Gulf - Clear Lake
Member since Jan 2012
3044 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 6:07 pm to
The AARP was working single mindedly to get this bill voted down. A lot of congressional phones were ringing off of the hooks.
Posted by BigJim
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2010
14499 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 6:11 pm to
quote:

The AARP was working single mindedly to get this bill voted down. A lot of congressional phones were ringing off of the hooks.


Why? This bill was supposedly Obamacare 2.0. They should have been happy.

Posted by Flame Salamander
Texas Gulf - Clear Lake
Member since Jan 2012
3044 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 6:17 pm to
It raises premiums and weakens Medicare. Also would possibly shift things to a Voucher program with more costs and risks to Seniors.


As an AARP member I got emails every day asking for calls and letters to Congress.
Posted by The Balinese Club
Coastal Bend Area of Texas
Member since Jul 2011
2797 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 6:27 pm to
quote:

It deserved to die As someone who identifies more on the conservative side on most issues, I was most excited trump won so we could easily repeal and replace Obamacare Republicans bitched and moaned about Obamacare for 7 years. Voted to repeal it again and again because they knew it had no chance at becoming law. And now they have power? They're too chicken shite to do anything This bill was god awful. It didn't do anything to address any of the problems of expensive healthcare or the ACA. It deserved to die So congrats republicans. You had 7 years to come up with any idea worth a shite and this is what you gave us. fricking. Garbage. #imtriggered #imad


THIS!!! X 1000000
Posted by JuiceTerry
Roond the Scheme
Member since Apr 2013
40868 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 6:30 pm to
quote:

Holy shite, is that what you want?

Are you telling me if Trump takes the exact same shameful, undemocratic path to healthcare reform that Obama took and deliver a complete disaster of a bill, you will respect him more?


Somebody doesn't know how the sausage is made.
Posted by Flame Salamander
Texas Gulf - Clear Lake
Member since Jan 2012
3044 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 7:30 pm to
Message from the AARP to me.


Friend –

By now I'm sure you've heard the good news: Your millions of phone calls and emails to Congress made the difference! You convinced the House of Representatives to back off the special interest health care bill – and I can't thank you enough.

I just recorded a quick message to personally thank you for speaking out, whether it was online, on the phone, or in person. Your voice matters, and it made a huge impact for so many people who would have been hurt by this bill.

Video screenshot of Fred's Thank You message

The fight to protect health care and make it better for all Americans is far from over, and we have so much more hard work ahead of us. But you've proven once again that when everyday people speak out and organize together, we can make our representatives listen.

Thanks again for everything that you did to stop this bill, and for everything that you do to make a difference. Have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Fred Griesbach
AARP Campaigns
This post was edited on 3/24/17 at 7:31 pm
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
71191 posts
Posted on 3/24/17 at 8:11 pm to
These assclowns had ONE job and they couldn't do it.
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