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mercuryblues

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19. Since 2011

Reply to KingCharlemagne (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 02:23 PM

Jul 2017

Republicans have voted 8 times to repeal the ACA in entirety. 54 times they voted to defund or delaying certain aspects of it. Knowing full well that Obama would veto it.

Now that they have all 3 houses of government, a repeal only bill would be signed by the acting president, they can't get the 50 votes needed.

When their vote was for show everyone was all in. Now that it actually means something the can't get the votes.

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They had 8 years - 8 fucking years - to come up with a replacement for [View all] KingCharlemagne Jul 2017 OP

Gang that MFM008 Jul 2017 #1

Breathtaking incompetence. I mean, just staggering. - nt KingCharlemagne Jul 2017 #4

It was all a huge feint all along cilla4progress Jul 2017 #2

Braindead and heartless C_U_L8R Jul 2017 #3

Utterly and completely bankrupt. Just unbelievable. - nt KingCharlemagne Jul 2017 #5

their plan was always to repeal the taxes on the rich and hang to poor out to die. unblock Jul 2017 #6

republican FAIL sucks for Americans Achilleaze Jul 2017 #7

GOP, you had one job. One job! Tanuki Jul 2017 #8

More to the point-what they've tried to pass isn't a replacement Johonny Jul 2017 #9

It's utterly breathtaking in its incompetence and sheer ineptitude. - nt KingCharlemagne Jul 2017 #10

This is what happens when rw AM radio rant is put into practice for real. The_Casual_Observer Jul 2017 #11

It's the Dems fault though.. HipChick Jul 2017 #12

shit here is wisconsin they can't even pave the damn roads dembotoz Jul 2017 #13

There is an obvious reason they could not come up with anything to replace ACA Cosmocat Jul 2017 #14

Yup Johnny2X2X Jul 2017 #16

actually they had 24...since they helped defect HillaryCare back in 1993.... Fresh_Start Jul 2017 #15

Replacing the ACA with Mercantile CullCare is like trading cardiomyopathy for aneurysms. HughBeaumont Jul 2017 #17

The republicans only exist to stop democrats from improving the country workinclasszero Jul 2017 #18

Since 2011 mercuryblues Jul 2017 #19

Here's a secret..... Adrahil Jul 2017 #20

It was just a talking point to rile up their base. progressoid Jul 2017 #21

"Repeal" was and still is less about health care moondust Jul 2017 #22

Who knew health care was so complicated? panader0 Jul 2017 #23

They don't give a fuck about replacing the ACA. Initech Jul 2017 #24

They were counting on Hillary winning and being in a position to veto their stupid repeal bills. tblue37 Jul 2017 #25

They never intended to replace it! atreides1 Jul 2017 #26

Whaddya mean replacement? They just wanted to give that black guy a bloody nose Warpy Jul 2017 #27

8 years of 😖 lying and grandstanding 😖 does not qualify as good governance. nt procon Jul 2017 #28

I have little to add to all the excellent responses that came to my OP. Many of KingCharlemagne Jul 2017 #29