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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo 4 Republikkan Senators say they cannot support the death bill
Considering the four are Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah, I'm guessing there's no requirement to drown the sick in a barrel of acid or given enough kickbacks to themselves and the insurance execs
Warpy
(110,909 posts)My guess is that they're jockeying for position on the next horror show, the shift taxes off the rich onto labor bill coming up.
OnDoutside
(19,907 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)and she listed several things she needed in the bill for her to vote in favor of it, and they're not there!
rpannier
(24,304 posts)Maybe they'll just pull it all together
vlyons
(10,252 posts)nt
Azathoth
(4,603 posts)This is going to end well
rpannier
(24,304 posts)a provision to burn puppies and drown kittens.
Ted will be on board right away
Dan
(3,524 posts)Will get passed.... 650 billion tax cut for the top 1%, enough said.
Plus GOP voters that hate Democratic voters more than they care for their personal well being.
My opinion;
stopbush
(24,378 posts)The Four Fuckwads of the Apocalypse.
Watch - they'll decide which two of them most need to look like they're standing on principle. Those two will be allowed to vote against it, while the other two vote to pass it.
rpannier
(24,304 posts)We saw his little charade with "I'm not voting for Trump after he insulted my family." That ended quickly
Lee is probably the most likely to stay a 'no' since he's publicly opposed everything the republikkans have put out as not being good enough.
Johnson will vote for it (Still gauls me he beat Feingold -- and by like 7 points) if they need his vote
Which I think they will, since I think Collins will vote against. I keep reading stuff out of Maine that she's thinking of running for Governor. She'll need her "I'm not an extreme, right wing jerk" talking points ready
still_one
(91,958 posts)stop this is if there are enough republicans who oppose it for the right reasons, and I don't think they exist anymore
rpannier
(24,304 posts)The others will cave
still_one
(91,958 posts)Planned Parenthood, but that is a stretch
rpannier
(24,304 posts)Lots of rumors coming out of Maine that she wants to run for Governor in2018
Murkowski and (oddly) Cochrane of Mississippi are the two most likely to be legitimately concerned about PP
Several years ago he said he couldn't support messing with the funding of PP because it was too important to rural Mississippians
Be curious if that still holds
My guess, if it's a sure pass, he's unavailable. Sure fail, he's unavailable
If his vote counts... he caves and like the other lemmings leaps off the cliff
kentuck
(110,950 posts)This would prevent or persuade the others to sit back and not take a stand at this time. It was nothing more than a political ploy.
dalton99a
(81,068 posts)for a bigger tax cut