House Dems Warn GOP: Repeal Vote Will Be 'Tattooed To Their Foreheads'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By MATT SHUHAM Published MARCH 24, 2017, 11:17 AM EDT

House Democrats warned their Republican colleagues against voting for the American Health Care Act on Friday, pointing to the speed with which it was pushed through the chamber and its unpopularity in a recent poll.

“What is happening today is a lose-lose situation for the Republicans,” Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said of the legislation during a press conference with party leadership.

“It’s a lose for the American people, that’s for sure," she continued. "But the people who vote for this will have this vote tattooed to their foreheads as they go forward.”

House Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley (D-NY) added: “The adage, ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’? They may feel damned if they don’t. We believe they’ll be even more damned if they do.”

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/house-dems-warn-republicans-obamacare-repeal-vote-tattooed-to-their-foreheads

[still_one]

1. They really don't care. They are counting on the American public's short attention span to get them

through this, and they might just be right

The lessons of 2000 were sure forgotten quickly enough

[yuiyoshida]

11. This...

n/t

[wordpix]

13. from twitter

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[yuiyoshida]

16. interesting

arigatou

[angstlessk]

12. And don't forget gerrymandering and voter suppression!

[still_one]

14. You are right angstlessk. I am hoping we are able to mobilize and start undoing the

damage that has been done at the local and state levels

[dalton99a]

2. Put Donald Trump on their foreheads anyway

[Wounded Bear]

3. Repubs have to do this quickly...

or else it will bleed over into next year's election season. Yes, they're banking on Americans' short attention span.

However long it takes, or whatever the outcome, we much make sure that we don't forget, and we don't let others forget either.

[Brother Buzz]

4. Their butts need to be tattooed too

because that's all their constituents will see as they continue to run away.

[Ohioblue22]

5. just like shutting down the government did

[maxsolomon]

6. that hurts them how?

gerrymandered districts, over-representation of rural states, voter suppression of minorities, a nationwide propaganda system of rightist media, and low mid-term turnout by young voters will make them pretty comfortable with that tattoo.

it's not even the bill that will become the law. the Senate will write that.

[hibbing]

8. Yeah, I don't think it matters

I'm feeling pretty hopeless. I mean you have Sam Brownback getting re-elected after destroying their budget. The district drawing and voter suppression makes many feel safe, and sadly, they are.


Peace

[0rganism]

17. gerrymandering works against them in a wave election

the way it's usually done is to sacrifice a super-safe district to make 2 or more less-safe but still favorable districts
problem for them is, it's a lot easier for us to tip a couple of 5-point seats than a single 10-point seat

voter suppression is a much bigger issue for us, one we need to start working on 20 years ago before it's too late

[Hekate]

7. KnR

[muntrv]

9. I'd like to tattoo "Trump & Putin" on their foreheads.

[mopinko]

10. i was thinking "traitor"

maybe "trump traitor" of "pooties pet" or maybe just that keen little red white and blue russsian flag.

[Sunlei]

15. Republicans need larger heads to fit 120 "I Love Insurance Corporations more than YOU", tattoos

Republicans have squandered many years, hundreds of hours & millions of dollars voting against ACA.

They always vote pro-Insurance Corporations and against Americans best interests.