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WeAreTheRomans posted:https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/890810835408363520 Chris Murphy is a solid D senator so I'm very glad he's out there in the world but god is he such an obnoxious self important poo poo.
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awesmoe posted:Or they're shitposting Oh certainly some are. But for some it is 100 percent real. Like that one dude that got into a boxing match for his beliefs and showed off his catgirl girlfriend, or that one guy who got thrown out of a protest for trying too hard to do memes. At this point though who is there left to offend with their posting when they're as insular as they are?
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Thanks Mccainma.
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Maybe we shouldn't whine that Dems cheered McCain as Hero, or that "let's tone down giving McCain praise!"? That's the most retarded approach. "Join us but gently caress you if you do" is pants on head retarded. Whenever a GOP member breaks rank and votes with the Democratic side, of course they should be praised, you nerds.
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Jul 28, 2017 10:44
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Maybe it took a hospital stay and a the specter of imminent death to make him reconsider the notion that having healthcare when you need it is really loving important? I mean, nothing really is quite as powerful a mind-changer as "you have cancer and you're going to die".
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SamuraiFoochs posted:Guys. John McCain basically killed Trumpcare. This is a real thing that actually happened. Holy poo poo. He didn't just kill it 
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And this is surely lost in the more imminent storm that was going on, but still good news. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...m=.4e18c5175c81 quote:The Trump administration struggled Thursday to explain the details of a ban on transgender service members announced a day earlier by the president, amid criticism from Republicans that the policy change went too far. Even GOP reps are calling it out, hah.
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Jul 28, 2017 10:48
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has trump awoken to fire everybody he has the power to in a fit of rage yet
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awesmoe posted:Or they're shitposting Shitposting *is* a mental illness.
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enraged_camel posted:T_D is a fascinating window through which one can glimpse into minds of people with severe, undiagnosed mental issues.
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JesusSinfulHands posted:Things in favor of a Democratic wave: Another thing in favor of a Democratic wave: -Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is no longer the chair of the DNC, unlike in 2014.
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Jul 28, 2017 11:04
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I mean McCain voted yes on BCRA 2 days ago which is objectively far yes than the skinny repeal. If any of what he said here was legitimate he would have voted no on BCRA too unless he truly believed that BCRA 'offered a replacement to reform our health care system and deliver affordable, quality health care to our citizens."quote:"“From the beginning, I have believed that Obamacare should be repealed and replaced with a solution that increases competition, lowers costs, and improves care for the American people. The so-called ‘skinny repeal’ amendment the Senate voted on today would not accomplish those goals. While the amendment would have repealed some of Obamacare’s most burdensome regulations, it offered no replacement to actually reform our health care system and deliver affordable, quality health care to our citizens. The Speaker's statement that the House would be ‘willing’ to go to conference does not ease my concern that this shell of a bill could be taken up and passed at any time." https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=A952CCCA-66D2-4570-9D57-514561BF3D4D If you look at the history of McCain's positions, he's flip-flopped on everything from immigration, climate change, to tax cuts, so incoherent domestic policy from him is nothing new. The only thing he really cares about is being an aggressive neocon. I think the simplest explanation is just that he was grandstanding and wanted to be the maverick who cast the deciding vote against the repeal, not that he truly had a change of heart about healthcare or even cares about the issue at all. Whatever. Thanks for this vote, McCain.
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Jul 28, 2017 11:05
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Jul 28, 2017 11:07
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I don't think Senator McCain will turn into some good hearted socialist senator, but we have to take the victories when we can, and now more than ever, his change of heart should be celebrated, even if to perhaps encourage a similar act in the future.
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Jul 28, 2017 11:07
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If Ryan had taken leadership and not made slimy non-statements on the phone and to the public, he might have gotten a bill from McCain. Sad!
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Nice piece of fish posted:Maybe it took a hospital stay and a the specter of imminent death to make him reconsider the notion that having healthcare when you need it is really loving important? Naaaah he still voted for the BCRA the day before so he's totally fine with mass murdering the poor if he had the opportunity. He just wouldn't tolerate passing an intentionally stupid law and then saying "it's Paul Ryan's fault if this happens". Still keeping that under his hat, letting the Republicans make asses of themselves on TV saying they'll pass the law but they don't want it to really be a law, letting them think his speech about proper procedure was just his usual insincere blather, then bam humiliating those morons on national TV was pretty loving awesome.
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Jul 28, 2017 11:10
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McCain loving did it!?!?
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McCain's cancer triggered latent psychich abilities. Who even knows what level of chess he's on at this moment.
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open the pissgates https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/890864973974573056
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Jul 28, 2017 11:21
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Forgall posted:They are evil, not crazy. They're both. Insanity can explain evil, it just doesn't excuse it.
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Jul 28, 2017 11:23
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So can the Republicans just keep calling this vote over and over or are we safe for a while? Or what?
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Jul 28, 2017 11:25
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I wonder a bit if McCain did it not to spite Trump, not as a last moment of empathy, but as the biggest gently caress you to the Republican Party for basically calling him up after his diagnosis and, instead of just wishing him well and asking about how he was coping, pressured him to return to the job because they needed something from him. His speech about returning to the old ways just gives me this feeling that he wanted to punish them for being so lovely to him personally. McCain was so frequently concerned about them. Maybe their lack of concern was just too troubling.
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I don't have a ton of history to go on, but that wouldn't surprise me. I think one thing I hope we come back from (and from watching some cspan yesterday I think a lot of senators actually get) is how much the Trump admin has forced government into giving up any semblance of dignity. Now you could argue how the other actos should just not be shitheads, but it is like 90% Trump chaos
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Jul 28, 2017 11:38
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Man, this has been a loving wild night. Canada sends it's regards, keep up the good fight!
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Woke up this morning... pulled up WashingtonPost.com and...evilweasel posted:holy poo poo Now can we get Covak probed? A month per GOP no vote seems fair IMO.
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Jul 28, 2017 11:48
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Shifty Pony posted:Now can we get Covak probed? A month per GOP no vote seems fair IMO. Does he bug you that much? He strikes me as someone who honestly has anxiety issues, not someone shitstirring for his own gratification.
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Gort posted:Does he bug you that much? He strikes me as someone who honestly has anxiety issues, not someone shitstirring for his own gratification. covok switched seemlessly between All Is Lost and the This Is Fine dog, plus a couple of other personalities. all of them are loving annoying.
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Jul 28, 2017 11:54
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Wow, this was news that I did not expect to wake up to. Congratulations on a narrow escape everyone
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HPanda posted:I wonder a bit if McCain did it not to spite Trump, not as a last moment of empathy, but as the biggest gently caress you to the Republican Party for basically calling him up after his diagnosis and, instead of just wishing him well and asking about how he was coping, pressured him to return to the job because they needed something from him. His speech about returning to the old ways just gives me this feeling that he wanted to punish them for being so lovely to him personally. Difficult to figure out what McCain was doing since he voted for the worse options. I think finally he looked at the Republican strategy for this bill and went "lol no."
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lol i just realized heller voted yes for no reason
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Gort posted:Does he bug you that much? He strikes me as someone who honestly has anxiety issues, not someone shitstirring for his own gratification. If you get anxiety over politics exposure to this forum ought to be limited for your own good.
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Gort posted:So can the Republicans just keep calling this vote over and over or are we safe for a while? Or what?
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Jul 28, 2017 12:02
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Considering the stakes of something like this, I don't know if looking away is necessarily an option for at least some of the people here. Better to face anxiety and know what's coming than possibly be blindsided and dead if there's something you could otherwise do about it.
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TACD posted:Yea, as a UK-er who's been mostly avoiding US politics of late: How dead is ACA repeal now? I remember the first attempt failing to pass the house a while back, then this version came along and nearly got there... will we see yet another attempt in a few months' time? My understanding is that the bill is not completely dead, but instead sent back to committee for a reworking. Given how brutally unpopular it is, they basically sent it into amendment hell and no one will want to even touch it now. It's effectively dead in this form.
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didn't mcconnell say in his little bitchy speach last night that it was time to move on
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Vahakyla posted:Maybe we shouldn't whine that Dems cheered McCain as Hero, or that "let's tone down giving McCain praise!"? He should have broken ranks two days ago and not voted for the MTP on a bill he thought was utter poo poo.
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