if mcconnell and co are playing any sort of medium to longterm game, they might be seeing where their heaviest opposition lies - moderates or asshole far right so they can recalibrate the bill toward those interests, change a few things around, carry the 9, push this medicaid cut to that year, carry the 3, get a new CBO score that's marginally better, and give it another push when the opposition has already played their hand. that's what i'd do if i was even more of a total asshole, and if i teleported into mcconnell's boots
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:33 (six years ago) link
Best photo of McConnell in a while
http://static.politico.com/dims4/default/08a2c5c/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Fe3%2F66%2Fca53b3c94a968661e6770af54380%2F170623-mitch-mcconnell-2-ap-1160.jpg
Tied in with this:
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/27/republican-health-care-bill-mitch-mcconnell-trump-239998
Mitch McConnell is delivering an urgent warning to staffers, Republican senators and even the president himself: If Obamacare repeal fails this week, the GOP will lose all leverage and be forced to work with Chuck Schumer.
Dogs and cats living together or something.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link
Great. The Plankton with a Hairpiece has the keys to Latin American foreign policy.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:41 (six years ago) link
Outsourcing!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:42 (six years ago) link
Whomp whomp
"Also important to Mr. Bannon was finding a “Lanny Davis” type" https://t.co/U8OPgAe2bg via @WSJ— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) June 27, 2017
More from story:
As investigations intensify into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign, at least 10 White House officials and former aides have retained lawyers in conjunction with the probes, or are moving to do so.Inside the White House, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, all have hired private attorneys, as have former campaign advisers Michael Caputo, Boris Epshteyn and Roger Stone, among others.
Inside the White House, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, all have hired private attorneys, as have former campaign advisers Michael Caputo, Boris Epshteyn and Roger Stone, among others.
Kasowitz's advice *clearly* taken here.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
this seems probable, again looking at the House's experience. there was significant pushback against the first iteration of their bill and it failed, but when they trotted out the revised version the opposition was relatively muted and lo and behold it passed.
I called my senators for the first time today about this, hopefully I'm not the only one.
― evol j, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:46 (six years ago) link
I've called the Plankton's office every day.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:48 (six years ago) link
If this bill gets delayed, it gives Collins, et al more time to get bought -- unless protests increase.
it really sucks when people insist on placing the burden on the people who are going to be hurt by GOPcare to go out and protest
i feel the same way about going out and getting involved in a public protest as radicals feel about voting - it seems practically worthless to me
― korla pundit (crüt), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:50 (six years ago) link
every time i try to call my senator the line is busy. who has time for that?
― korla pundit (crüt), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:51 (six years ago) link
i'm curious to see if relentless civil disobedience becomes a broad tactic ever again.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:52 (six years ago) link
The protests didn't stop passage of a House bill, but it got people into town halls and scared the shit out of GOP legislators enough for them to worry about 2018. They work.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:55 (six years ago) link
Wow, CNN had to retract big story on "Russia," with 3 employees forced to resign. What about all the other phony stories they do? FAKE NEWS!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2017
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:56 (six years ago) link
guys cnn is fake fyi
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDRHMGLXsAINQKV.jpg
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:57 (six years ago) link
I thought Mike Huckabee taught us that CNN actually stood for Cardiac Care Network
― black covfefe in bed (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:02 (six years ago) link
President Donald Trump continued to float the possibility on Monday that Congress and the White House would simply let Obamacare’s individual markets collapse if the GOP’s repeal effort goes down later this week. But McConnell called up Trump recently, according to people with knowledge of the call, to deliver a reality check.
Voters expect Republicans to deliver on their long-held promise to repeal the law, McConnell said, according to those people. And failing to repeal the law would mean the GOP would lose its opportunity to do a partisan rewrite of the law that could scale back Medicaid spending, cut Obamacare’s taxes and repeal a host of industry mandates.
Thing is, though, that that is exactly what Trump promised he wouldn't do. This should not work at all, but Trump is such an imbecile it probably does...
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
i think people should stop calling this 'trumpcare', it implies that there is actually care involved, or even a plan that doesn't kill
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
#wealthcare
― evol j, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:08 (six years ago) link
Trumpcarcass
― Evan, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:10 (six years ago) link
wealthcare is pretty good
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:12 (six years ago) link
dontcare
― sleeve, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
Pres pool watched Pres Trump on hold for at least 90 seconds waiting for the new Irish Prime Minister to pick up. pic.twitter.com/dG2uK9UlGz— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 27, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:18 (six years ago) link
he was actually calling Domino's to place an order
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:19 (six years ago) link
*consults blank piece of paper*
― nomar, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:24 (six years ago) link
he looks like he's doing face exercises
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:26 (six years ago) link
xpost - Meaning the State Department personnel list?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:26 (six years ago) link
HO
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 16:38 (six years ago) link
Funny how it works
Orrin Hatch says details of possible changes to the Senate healthcare bill are "beyond my pay grade." He's third in line for the presidency.— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) June 27, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:02 (six years ago) link
these motherfuckers
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:06 (six years ago) link
#1 hasn't got the details down either it seems
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:07 (six years ago) link
tbh it's beyond Trump's pay grade too. He doesn't know what's in it, just that he wants a win and someone (probably Ivanka) told him the current bill is 'mean.' xp
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:08 (six years ago) link
It would conceivably be in Tom Price's pay grade, if he weren't such a reprehensible piece of shit.
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:10 (six years ago) link
almost 100% certain Trump could not define the terms "deductible" and "premium" correctly.
― evol j, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
truly respectable institutions are shaping the healthcare debate. pic.twitter.com/dGRUMkgQQa— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) June 27, 2017
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
editors can't find anyone who wants to defend this shitty, unpopular law so Avik Roy & his dodgy, P.O. Box think tank becomes the go-to.— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) June 27, 2017
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:14 (six years ago) link
hahaha a ups store
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:17 (six years ago) link
lol I just read Avik Roy's piece defending the healthcare bill over lunch.
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link
congrats on keeping it down then
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:22 (six years ago) link
I think I heard Avik Roy as the "pro" side on some NPR show yesterday and man, what a blind to reality fanatic. There was a woman who called in from Texas who has three kids, two on her healthcare plan (along with her and her husband) and a third on Medicaid. The child on medicaid was born with a genetic health problem and could not get insured, so they'd been paying out of pocket while she was on a waiting list for 13 years (!). Finally, with the ACA she at last got her child fully covered and absolutely loved Medicaid - its accessibly, its coverage, everything, which had all been truly life-changing. Meanwhile, as she pointed out, her premiums had been rising and coverage had been increasingly limited with her conventional health insurance, as different companies came and went. Roy, iirc, pretended to be sympathetic, but assured her that once the ACA was repealed and replaced rates would drop down and she'd had have better coverage than ever. The woman wasn't, if you pardon the phrase, buying it, and pushed back that her experience with Medicaid as opposed vs. for-profit just emphasized to her the need for single payer.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:39 (six years ago) link
Big: Senate Republicans won't vote on the health care bill this week at all, a Senate GOP source tells @TheIJR— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) June 27, 2017
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:40 (six years ago) link
NEWS!!! Trump is inviting all GOP senators to the White House today for a meeting at 4 p.m.— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) June 27, 2017
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:47 (six years ago) link
NEWS!!!
Nudes?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
you're all fired!!!
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:49 (six years ago) link
several years ago Avik Roy came off as one of the smarter conservatives; turns out he was a con. Chris Hayes ripped him to shreds live the other day.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:56 (six years ago) link
NEWS!!! Trump is inviting all GOP senators to the White House today for a meeting at 4 p.m.
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) June 27, 2017
you guys want to go in together on a boat?
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:57 (six years ago) link
McConnell delaying health care vote until after July 4th recess. GOP senators invited to White House this afternoon to circle the wagons.— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) June 27, 2017
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 18:00 (six years ago) link
If you're smart, you choose to run your con by posing as a conservative, because even if you're exposed as a fraud and a con-man, you'll still get all the business you can handle, because the people paying you will take it as a credential, not a disqualification.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 18:01 (six years ago) link
A Time Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It’s fake. https://t.co/GbabQP5hXQ pic.twitter.com/EFTEcyasRE— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 18:29 (six years ago) link
I bet Trump has one of those sepia toned pictures of himself in wild west garb hanging somewhere.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 18:30 (six years ago) link
Reminded of 1984 and the Red Queen in Alice Through the Looking Glass.What defines real in Trump World.Possibly also that quote about telling a lie 1000 times that gets attributed to Hitler.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 18:33 (six years ago) link