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15. Pelosi had two branches

Reply to All-In (Original post)

Sun Jun 25, 2017, 04:05 PM

Jun 2017

....of the government when we got the ACA. Don't you think that made things a little different?

We had the Presidency and its bully pulpit. We had a majority in the House. And we had close to 50 Senators in the Senate, with 2 Repubs who often voted with us.

Since then, we've lost all of it.

She did not give us 30M covered without the party being in very good shape after and because of the disastrous Bush years.

We are no longer in good shape. She has to bear some responsibility for that too.

She can't just get only the praise and none of the blame.

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Nancy Pelosi Gave 30,000,000 People Health Insurance And You Want To What? [View all] All-In Jun 2017 OP

Thank You for Posting! blue-wave Jun 2017 #1

Pelosi and John Dingell were the prime movers of the ACA RandySF Jun 2017 #2

THANK YOU!!! EffieBlack Jun 2017 #3

Nicely put! MineralMan Jun 2017 #4

Bullshit. That's mischaracterizing the discussion and throwing gas on a divisive fire. lostnfound Jun 2017 #5

Way to miss the point by a mile Hekate Jun 2017 #6

CEOs groom juniors to take over when the CEO retires. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Mr.Bill Jun 2017 #9

Fox and the RWNJ's agree with you.. stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #11

Don't take this the wrong way blue-wave Jun 2017 #13

Thank you. +1000. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #16

Nancy should definitely stay in congress. But Why stay as leader? That's all. lostnfound Jun 2017 #17

I read here that she mentored Tim Ryan OhNo-Really Jun 2017 #22

back in 2010 Nancy Pelosi worked her ass off getting the ACA passed in the House. c588415 Jun 2017 #8

Pelosi knows how to play the game Moral Compass Jun 2017 #10

K&R stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #12

After 60 votes Ryan & McCONnell can't pass coherent health care but we must take their advice? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #14

Pelosi had two branches zentrum Jun 2017 #15

It's amazing how many newcomers have such strong opinions on this particular subject. Nt lostnfound Jun 2017 #18

That's Great! blue-wave Jun 2017 #23

To paraphrase Monty Python, what has Pelosi ever done for us ? OnDoutside Jun 2017 #19

Some voted for it knowing they would probably be giving up their jobs... kentuck Jun 2017 #20

Excellent point. I wonder if they can get their jobs back now that they've been proven right? flibbitygiblets Jun 2017 #21

Mahalo All-in! Cha Jun 2017 #24