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In reply to the discussion: That Rumbling Sound You Hear Is The Republican Base Fracturing Apart--My Red Neighbor Turned Purple [View all]judesedit
(4,601 posts)48. Just wait until the rw's constituents apply to the ACA/Obamacare & see how much they like it.
I hope they get so excited they can't help but tell all their friends and those friends tell their friends and so on and so on. And in the instances where the states that didn't sign on to extend Medicaid, I hope the government comes up with something better to give those most unfortunate Americans the healthcare coverage they need, maybe at zero cost to them. I'm sure that would be applauded by many Americans...and many doctors who are truly in it to heal the sick.
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That Rumbling Sound You Hear Is The Republican Base Fracturing Apart--My Red Neighbor Turned Purple [View all]
DonRedwood
Oct 2013
OP
I was stunned when MO state rep Craig Redmon bucked his party and voted against overriding
IrishAyes
Oct 2013
#85
People are finally seeing through that "family values", "moral majority" bullshit.
progressoid
Oct 2013
#10
Family Values.... ugh... sad when the enemy brands words that belong to all of us
DonRedwood
Oct 2013
#26
Stories like this make me question the gerrymander issue (re taking back the House)
Duer 157099
Oct 2013
#17
And you, in turn, take "killing 'em with kindness" to a whole new level, DonRedwood!
calimary
Oct 2013
#63