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OctaMurk posted:Turns out some Republicans have souls lol no. More like some see the obvious political suicide that is this bill and want to avoid it.
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OctaMurk posted:Turns out some Republicans have souls Let's not be hasty here.
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evilweasel posted:wow, the bloomberg guy wasn't joking, this is big "If we're just doing this so we can give tax cuts to the rich, why are we doing it?" sounds like the beginning of an existential crisis for a Republican
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evilweasel posted:souls, and/or some awareness of political reality and the fact that even in tennessee this might put them at risk in 2018 (corker is a pretty safe seat up for re-election in 2018 who may be getting nervous about the combination of this + trump suddenly making things a race) yeah corker only won narrowly in 2006. if 2018 is another wave year he could be in trouble, especially as nashville booms
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plus axing the tax cuts would basically blow up conservative support, which is basically "fine we'll keep parts of obamacare if we can get those sweet sweet tax cuts"
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FizFashizzle posted:Can we talk about trump going to Paris after the G20 summit because it doesn't make any sense at all. I choose to believe Macron buttered him up and asked him all nicely to come and Trump agreed because you could get him to do anything if you kiss his rear end a little and make him think he'll get a hero's welcome. And secretly Macron is giggling about protests and press treatment he'll get. I definitely think there's a non-zero chance the White House cancels when they actually think about it.
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Koyaanisgoatse posted:yeah corker only won narrowly in 2006. if 2018 is another wave year he could be in trouble, especially as nashville booms Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga have all grown substantially since 2006
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OctaMurk posted:Turns out some Republicans have souls Absolutely not. It's savvy politicians trying to make this turd look less overtly evil in the eyes of voters before going, "we tried but just couldn't get there." They know this thing is dead but want to put some makeup on it before putting it in the ground.
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I just got an email from Anthem Blue Cross saying they may be discontinuing my healthcare plan in 2018. "Why are you doing this? Unfortunately, uncertainty in the health insurance market does not provide the clarity and confidence we need to offer affordable coverage to our members in 2018." For a form letter from an insurance company that's a pretty big statement
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OctaMurk posted:Turns out some Republicans have Fixed that for you.
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JasonV posted:Whatever happened to the 'tick, tick'ing ? Did I miss something? Nothingburger.
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JasonV posted:Whatever happened to the 'tick, tick'ing ? Did I miss something? Nothing has been posted claiming to be the bomb yet. Wonder if the story got delayed in all the health care madness sucking up news cycles.
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Duke Igthorn posted:I just got an email from Anthem Blue Cross saying they may be discontinuing my healthcare plan in 2018. Anthem was the only insurance company chomping at the bit for this to pass.
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PhyrexianLibrarian posted:Fixed that for you. The two aren't mutually exclusive though. Corker's seat is safe AFAIK, he could just choose to gently caress over his poorest constituents and still win
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Crow Jane posted:http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/28/us/arkansas-10-commandments-monument-damaged/index.html  Shimrra Jamaane posted:lol no. More like some see the obvious political suicide that is this bill and want to avoid it. 
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Crow Jane posted:http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/28/us/arkansas-10-commandments-monument-damaged/index.html He also did the same thing in Oklahoma in 2014 which can mean only one thing. His GPS is possessed by Satan.
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nine-gear crow posted:Nothingburger. Given Wittes' close connections to Comey and the intelligence community "deep state" I very much doubt he was tick ticking about a nothing story. Something big will drop soon about the Russia investigation, probably via WaPo. I don't doubt taking down Trump will be a long and arduous process, but there are a lot of arzying poo poo-posters itt. oh no nothing matters actually, things do matter, and Trump failing to deliver on his hyugest campaign promises (build the wall, repeal Obamacare) does piss off a chunk of his hardcore base.
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Lemming posted:"If we're just doing this so we can give tax cuts to the rich, why are we doing it?" sounds like the beginning of an existential crisis for a Republican lmao there are actually republicans that think there is any purpose to repealing and replacing obamacare other than lowering taxes on the rich.
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Lemming posted:"If we're just doing this so we can give tax cuts to the rich, why are we doing it?" sounds like the beginning of an existential crisis for a Republican How I imagine the Koch brothers are responding to the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4SRsGn14PI
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Lemming posted:"If we're just doing this so we can give tax cuts to the rich, why are we doing it?" sounds like the beginning of an existential crisis for a Republican Classic RINO behavior But, like, non-ironically
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dear reporters: please ask the White House about THE WALL
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Pellisworth posted:Given Wittes' close connections to Comey and the intelligence community "deep state" I very much doubt he was tick ticking about a nothing story. Something big will drop soon about the Russia investigation, probably via WaPo. It couldn't have been the update that the senate intel committee gets the Comey notes, could it? Seems like a relatively minor evolution, not tick tick tick worthy.
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OctaMurk posted:The two aren't mutually exclusive though. Corker's seat is safe AFAIK, he could just choose to gently caress over his poorest constituents and still win In wave elections seats that shouldn't be at risk suddenly become at risk, and his seat is the sort of seat that might be at risk if things got bad.
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Pellisworth posted:dear reporters: please ask the White House about THE WALL
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Pander posted:It couldn't have been the update that the senate intel committee gets the Comey notes, could it? Wittes would tweet a link to the relevant article and BOOM. That hasn't happened. Whatever he's pimping could well be a nothingburger but we don't know because it hasn't broke yet. So far he's been reliable with Comey news bombs. We'll see! FlamingLiberal posted:There's a report I saw in the Orlando Sentinel about construction starting in Sept, but there is no funding and no bids even approved yet so I think they are crazy Yeah, nothing at all. The Trump admin will try to play anything it can as progress towards THE WALL but until Congress approves a budget including wall funds it's not actually happening. A border wall is one of those tangible things you can point to and say "no, actually you didn't do poo poo."
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https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/880185565668286464 even fox couldn't make this look good
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I also support unicorns https://twitter.com/emmaroller/status/880184180256067586
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Rigel posted:I also support unicorns I hate when the right uses children in political protest. Same with the left especially when the adult tries to make it seem like the kid wrote it. No, an adult human made that sign.
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hahaha, even Anne Coulter is annoyed by Hannity's Trump devotion. https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/880185980858355713
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Chilichimp posted:I agree that the term 'MSM" is bad and needs to die. Maybe when Trump falls the divide of the MSM and RWM will die with him. I hope Hannity dies while being waterboarded. Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Their ideal healthcare bill was one that was: Aside from "not raise taxes" they literally want UHC but are too dense to realize it. aware of dog posted:Here's that Bloomberg healthcare story (I think) Can't wait to see my out of pocket expenses double!  OctaMurk posted:Turns out some Republicans have souls You don't need to have a soul to grasp the idea of self-preservation. If voting for this bill wouldn't affect their own careers, let alone if it'd help, they'd be entirely on board regardless of how many people it hurt.
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Ann Coulter is like catwoman in that I have no idea whose side she's actually on
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nine-gear crow posted:Schmidt is fascinating because if Game Change is to be believed, Sarah Palin broke his brain so hard it made him functionally a liberal. But you're right about those three, they seem to be the sanest Republicans left standing. I've seen Richard Painter making the rounds too. He seems like a pretty reasonable guy.
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Blitz7x posted:Ann Coulter is like catwoman in that I have no idea whose side she's actually on Search your soul
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Haha I forgot the bill makes the tax cuts for the wealthy retroactive. That can't even be justified using their standard "encouraging investment" rhetoric. It's just a naked, massive handout to the rich and nothing more.
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Roger Stone is just going to turn the hearing into a circus and make it all look very stupid by saying stupid things and acting dumb isnt he?
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Blitz7x posted:Ann Coulter is like catwoman in that I have no idea whose side she's actually on She is on whatever side gets her the most attention. She doesn't really care one way or another.
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Blitz7x posted:I hate when the right uses children in political protest. Same with the left especially when the adult tries to make it seem like the kid wrote it. No, an adult human made that sign. You'd be surprised. My kids' school is very crunchy lefty and I could easily see some of the kids there making a sign like that. Hell I could see my own daughter doing a similar sign (though she'd be more likely to have somersaulting ninja fairy flinging throwing stars on the bottom panel. My daughter is awesome). And honestly while I disagree with the message that the right promotes I think that giving your kids practical experience in being politically active is a good thing.
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Blitz7x posted:Ann Coulter is like catwoman in that I have no idea whose side she's actually on Ann Coulter is just aggressively racist, to the point that her racism overrules her general affinity for conservative politics.
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HappyHippo posted:Haha I forgot the bill makes the tax cuts for the wealthy retroactive. That can't even be justified using their standard "encouraging investment" rhetoric. It's just a naked, massive handout to the rich and nothing more. The government also faces a looming debt crisis because a lot of wealthy Americans are delaying payment of their taxes until they know if a tax cut is coming https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ng-out-of-cash/ Denver Post article was just a copy+paste of the WaPo article 
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