GOP Committee Says Hell No to Defunding Obamacare

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Probably not much of a surprise. But it sure does **** me off.

https://www.conservativereview.com/...committee-says-hell-no-to-defunding-obamacare

 

[MisterChester]

I don't see the point in pushing legislation that won't pass, but I guess others do.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Not pushing legislation. Just closing the wallet.

Where's wallet?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I don't see the point in pushing legislation that won't pass, but I guess others do.

You can bet your *** if the democrats were in control and they wanted to can some peice of republican legislation, they'd figure out a way to get it done.

 

[Alamo]

I don't see the point in pushing legislation that won't pass, but I guess others do.

Most legislation takes several tries to get through. There have been enough representatives and senators with an "R" after their name to repeal it, and the Republican Party campaigned on, and won majorities based on its promise to repeal. Ted Cruz was naïve enough to actually try to do it, and instead of getting support for it, his fellow R's blasted him. Ergo no one believes the Republican Party regulars any more.

And they wonder how Trump happened.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Most legislation takes several tries to get through. There have been enough representatives and senators with an "R" after their name to repeal it, and the Republican Party campaigned on, and won majorities based on its promise to repeal. Ted Cruz was naïve enough to actually try to do it, and instead of getting support for it, his fellow R's blasted him. Ergo no one believes the Republican Party regulars any more.

And they wonder how Trump happened.

Trump is the Bozo-the-clown-face of what the Republican party has become.

 

[Twangbanger]

Trump is the Bozo-the-clown-face of what the Republican party has become.

The GOP was never any better than what Trump is representing now. We just believed the hype.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

Most legislation takes several tries to get through. There have been enough representatives and senators with an "R" after their name to repeal it, and the Republican Party campaigned on, and won majorities based on its promise to repeal. Ted Cruz was naïve enough to actually try to do it, and instead of getting support for it, his fellow R's blasted him. Ergo no one believes the Republican Party regulars any more.

And they wonder how Trump happened.

Well said. And that is one reason why I was, and still am, a Ted Cruz supporter. Maybe I only really woke up to this a few years ago with the advent of the Tea Party, but I am now a firm hater of the GOP establishment and can sympathize with Trump supporters - it's not so much the Trumpers goals or motivations that I doubt, but rather their judgment in choosing a standard bearer.

 

[MisterChester]

Most legislation takes several tries to get through. There have been enough representatives and senators with an "R" after their name to repeal it, and the Republican Party campaigned on, and won majorities based on its promise to repeal. Ted Cruz was naïve enough to actually try to do it, and instead of getting support for it, his fellow R's blasted him. Ergo no one believes the Republican Party regulars any more.

And they wonder how Trump happened.

Trying over and over when nothing major has changed is just a waste of time and money. The only conclusion that makes sense to me is that it's just pandering to get reelected all on the government's dime.

 

[Twangbanger]

They act like bozos? The voters gave them a real bozo.

 

[AA&E]

Most legislation takes several tries to get through. There have been enough representatives and senators with an "R" after their name to repeal it, and the Republican Party campaigned on, and won majorities based on its promise to repeal. Ted Cruz was naïve enough to actually try to do it, and instead of getting support for it, his fellow R's blasted him. Ergo no one believes the Republican Party regulars any more.

And they wonder how Trump happened.

Having enough senators to pass it doesn't matter if it never goes to vote (filibuster) or gets vetoed. They didn't have those kind of numbers in their favor, so it was really never going anywhere, and the knew it.

 

[Expat]

It can't be repealed as long as Obama is in office. It can be defunded though, but that would entail shutting down the government and we know the wailing and gnashing of teeth that occurs over that. The GOPers have no stomach for that fight.

 

[hoosierdoc]

The GOP was never any better than what Trump is representing now. We just believed the hype.

Yep.

though i'm hopeful he will actually build a wall.

 

[churchmouse]

Trump is the Bozo-the-clown-face of what the Republican party has become.

Just follow the money streams.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

The GOP was never any better than what Trump is representing now. We just believed the hype.

An interesting statement indicative of lack of institutional memory. Did history start on the day of your birth?

 

[Punkinhead]

Instead of all these pissing in the wind attempts at repeal, why not offer up amendments or workable alternatives? Obamacare sucks, so they should get off their lazy butts and propose alternatives. Instead they just stomp their feet and scream no like children.

At work we call people like this Seagulls. Fly in, make a lot of noise, crap all over, then fly away. But heaven forbid they offer anything useful.

 

[Spear Dane]

Trump is the Bozo-the-clown-face of what the Republican party has become.

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No sir. He is the result of it. The writing has been on the wall since Bush Jr.

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

An interesting statement indicative of lack of institutional memory. Did history start on the day of your birth?

Exactly THIS ^^^^^ Someone is definitely forgetting the days of Ronaldus Magnus - and horrible lessons of Jimmy Carter that preceded it.

 

[2A_Tom]

Reaganis the Bonzo-the-clown-face of what the Republican party has become.

The GOP was never any better than what Reagan is representing now. We just believed the hype.

They act like bonzos? The voters gave them a real bonzo.

FIFY this what they said 52 years ago

An interesting statement indicative of lack of institutional memory. Did history start on the day of your birth?

Exactly THIS ^^^^^ Someone is definitely forgetting the days of Ronaldus Magnus - and horrible lessons of Jimmy Carter that preceded it.

 

[Leadeye]

Somebody must be making good money from obiecare, that's what counts in dc.