Democrats turn tables on GOP in ObamaCare messaging war

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Democrats have assailed the way House Republicans handled repealing and replacing ObamaCare, describing the legislative process as a sham.

For Republicans, much of the criticism should have a familiar ring, as it echoes the attacks that the GOP leveled against Democrats in 2009 and 2010 during the Affordable Care Act (ACA) debate. 
Republicans rode a wave of anger over ObamaCare to electoral victory in 2010, and they haven’t relinquished their House majority since. Now, Democrats have been using the GOP’s own playbook against them.

Democrats “can start the ads now,” said Julius Hobson, an attorney and former lobbyist with the American Medical Association. “Now you get to attack every GOP House member and say he or she was the margin of victory to take away your healthcare benefits,” just like the Republicans did when ObamaCare passed.
Accusations of hypocrisy flew fast and heavy from Democrats this week, as the House passed an ObamaCare repeal bill after struggling with the contents for more than two months.

The bill was passed without an updated score from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the nonpartisan scorekeeper of legislation, and lawmakers had little time to review the updated text before the floor vote. 

Republicans “got [the bill] out of the House, albeit by a narrow margin, but they violated every norm and pledge about how to get legislation through the House” that they’ve made, said Jim Manley, a former spokesman for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/332163-democrats-turn-tables-on-gop-in-obamacare-messaging-war

[James48]

1. And they rammed it through

Without a single democratic vote.

Not a single one.

[gratuitous]

2. We have to be dogged about this

The media nitwit brigade is already out to scold the Democrats for being so mean to the Republicans by singing to them. Sure, Republicans voted to strip insurance from 24 million Americans, many of whom will die, and the bill transfers every dollar saved into the overstuffed pockets of their wealthy bankrollers. Then they split in the middle of a work day to go celebrate on the White House lawn, drinking, and mugging for selfies with the president. But the Democrats taunted them after the vote!

[mountain grammy]

3. Nail em.. go get them.

No hearings, no testimonies, no witnesses, not endorsed by anyone, a complete and utter failure to govern, lead, legislate, or think.