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Hortensis

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4. So, the Kochs wouldn't deal. We know that because

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:56 PM

Mar 2017

their personal house caucus wouldn't deal.

Wonder what next steps they have planned. What programs are being hollowed out from inside as we chortle over this setback?

They and their hundreds of anti-tax/anti-regulation wannabe kleptocrats are not done with dismantling our government by any means. And Robert Spencer, who helped attach Bannon to Rump's ear, also absolutely intends to shrink government to the size of a pin point.

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Speaker Paul Ryan Admits Defeat: 'Obamacare For The Foreseeable Future' [View all] DonViejo Mar 2017 OP

Oooooh this is going to require one huge "Touch Myself" Rally Thomas Hurt Mar 2017 #1

Oh, of course it wasn't *his*fault. He did everything perfectly. Ryan screwed up. Kablooie Mar 2017 #13

To Paul Ryan - Thanks, now STFU! FakeNoose Mar 2017 #2

Hahaha! Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #3

So, the Kochs wouldn't deal. We know that because Hortensis Mar 2017 #4

That's very interesting, I'm reading disalitervisum Mar 2017 #7

That seems likely enough, so far as it goes. Hortensis Mar 2017 #12

They waited, what, 7 years? sakabatou Mar 2017 #5

Boehner played hardball bucolic_frolic Mar 2017 #6

So the engineered tea party "grassroots" movement killed their dastardly plans. Perfectly poetic. JudyM Mar 2017 #8

they killed this vote elmac Mar 2017 #9

I suspect they will go after the sources of funding for Obamacare instead and kneecap it that way cstanleytech Mar 2017 #10

It's not Obamacare anymore.... It is Trumpcare. keithbvadu2 Mar 2017 #14

Yes! Great news Blue_Roses Mar 2017 #11

K and R. riversedge Mar 2017 #15

Ryan will be back!! Also Tom Price will start taking down any regulations he can. It will be riversedge Mar 2017 #16