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Nuclear Unicorn

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38. Yeah. The GOP held its ranks; there's no way the Dems ever would have held theirs with everything

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 11:35 PM

Nov 2014

at their disposal and a wave of public approval.

Maybe I'm just young and naïve but I thought when we voted for leaders they ought to display -- you know -- leadership. Had I known I was voting for an impotent, passive observer I would have stayed the hell home.

Enjoy you ACA -- while you can. It's the culmination of everything people worked for the last 2 generations.

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If the Supremes do gut Obamacare, the Firedoglake wing of the Democratic party will get their way [View all] Cali_Democrat Nov 2014 OP

I don't think the end of ACA. yallerdawg Nov 2014 #1

The Rethug led Congress will not help to fix this law. n/t pnwmom Nov 2014 #14

If the Supreme Court rules... yallerdawg Nov 2014 #25

The ruling won't come out for months. jeff47 Nov 2014 #27

What lame duck Congress? Doesn't the decision come in spring? HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #28

If the Supreme Court delays ruling on ACA subsidies... yallerdawg Nov 2014 #34

Those bastards! How dare they be right! nt Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #2

If they were right the SCOTUS would not geek tragedy Nov 2014 #3

The ACA *is* a corporatist giveaway. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #4

No,you and your tea party talking points geek tragedy Nov 2014 #6

"tea party talking points"? The OP is about FDL saying the ACA is a corporatist giveaway. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #11

Claiming that the law is a failure for one. geek tragedy Nov 2014 #31

I guess it depends on one's definition of failure. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #35

And what do you think will replace it? Live and Learn Nov 2014 #8

Any suffering inflicted will be by those who chose corporatist giveaway over healthcare. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #13

They never had a chance. Live and Learn Nov 2014 #15

My "glee at seeing...people suffering"? Get bent. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #18

I was never wrong. I said I supported Single Payer. Live and Learn Nov 2014 #19

"...losing those benefits will hurt many people. That is what I find nasty." Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #21

Perhaps you should review your post and see why I took it that way. Live and Learn Nov 2014 #23

Please explain, specifically, how you could have gotten Lieberman to vote for single payer. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2014 #30

Yeah. Liberman was going to be "The Guy" to torpedo the Dems. Him having been our VP candidate. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #36

He was the one who made us pass two bills to make the ACA jeff47 Nov 2014 #37

Yeah. The GOP held its ranks; there's no way the Dems ever would have held theirs with everything Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #38

Congress is not at the beck and call of the president. jeff47 Nov 2014 #45

You don't need the ACA for states to move to SP anymore than Romneycare needed the ACA to set up Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #53

How is it their fault when the Democratic Party mmonk Nov 2014 #5

When did Democrats control the SCOTUS? nt geek tragedy Nov 2014 #7

I was speaking of Firedoglake. mmonk Nov 2014 #12

The Democrats controlled all 3 branches of the Gov when Max Baucus (D-MT) had single payer nationalize the fed Nov 2014 #16

Democrats controlled the Supreme Court? Cali_Democrat Nov 2014 #17

You obviously need to educate yourself as to what geek tragedy Nov 2014 #32

Control? You have a funny definition of control. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #9

So all 535 elected officials simply miscalculated? randome Nov 2014 #10

Please explain, specifically, how you could have gotten Lieberman to vote for single payer. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2014 #29

Cash LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #47

Tried. Failed. jeff47 Nov 2014 #50

Not for Connecticutt LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #51

IIRC, there were threats made to cut aid to Israel jeff47 Nov 2014 #52

Good point. If the conservatives on the supreme court gut the ACA, liberals have no one to blame but pampango Nov 2014 #33

Well here is what the in-coming overlords want... Historic NY Nov 2014 #20

Translation: Let them eat cake! greatauntoftriplets Nov 2014 #24

The fiends! JHB Nov 2014 #22

I believe all those things as well.. iamthebandfanman Nov 2014 #26

"firedoglake" which is what the OP is talking about.. were against Obamacare. End of story. You say Cha Nov 2014 #40

agreed. I cannot imagine that they will take away insurance from anyone. KMOD Nov 2014 #42

I sure hope so, KMOD! Cha Nov 2014 #43

I more worried about what other parts they will muck with, KMOD Nov 2014 #44

The irony is that simply expanding medicare would have been unambiguously legal. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #39

yep. But that was too big a task for Reid, Pelosi, and Obama Doctor_J Nov 2014 #41

It wouldn't really matter right? The GOP would gut whatever was there. Rex Nov 2014 #46

Ah, but there is the rub LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #48

Hmmm didn't think about that...money might just trump ideology on the SCOTUS. Rex Nov 2014 #49