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Who will the decent Republican senators be? If any? (Original Post) Stuart G Mar 2017 OP
none Afromania Mar 2017 #1
Beat me by eyelash! old guy Mar 2017 #2
Perhaps you are correct..but I think there will be a few. Stuart G Mar 2017 #3
They got nothing. C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #4
Yes, you are right..nothing..bull sh*t .. Stuart G Mar 2017 #8
TBD lame54 Mar 2017 #5
There is only one Thrill Mar 2017 #6
"Decent Republican" is an oxymoron - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #7
The words "decent" & "Republican," GWC58 Mar 2017 #9
If it may cost them re-election in 2018 they'll cover their asses and vote against it out of FreeStateDemocrat Mar 2017 #10
Sadly...when originally presented...no Republicans in House or Senate..voted for the ACA Stuart G Mar 2017 #11
I've been waiting and waiting. It's so depressing... LAS14 Mar 2017 #12
"Party of evil." Stuart G Mar 2017 #14
Yeah... madinmaryland Mar 2017 #17
Decent...there are none...but want to keep their seat...enough to stop this mess. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #13
Decent Republican senators? Now there's an oxymoron for you. Jack-o-Lantern Mar 2017 #15
The three who are currently expressing strong concerns. One is Susan Collins pnwmom Mar 2017 #16
Lisa Murkowski? Dean Heller? crazycatlady Mar 2017 #19
It may not come to a vote in the Senate--not in anything like its present form, anyway DFW Mar 2017 #18
Susan Collins isn't supporting it Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #20
Members of the Greedy Old Party? WinkyDink Mar 2017 #21

Afromania

(2,768 posts)
1. none
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:35 PM
Mar 2017

none, absolutely none. Every single one of them is going to sit on their hands while this insanity takes place. There isn't a decent one among the bunch. At absolute best a few of them may break ranks once its clear their own seat is in danger due to their constituents finally figuring out who their real enemy is.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
3. Perhaps you are correct..but I think there will be a few.
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:37 PM
Mar 2017

Perhaps those just elected for new 6 year terms haven't got anything to lose. Maybe Mc Cain or the fellow from Wisconsin. It is hard to know. The situation is in flux, but I don't think this will ever get through the senate.

C_U_L8R

(44,997 posts)
4. They got nothing.
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:39 PM
Mar 2017

Not a clue. Not an idea.
They've had eight years to come up with even an inkling, and they've got nada.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
8. Yes, you are right..nothing..bull sh*t ..
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:42 PM
Mar 2017

After at least 6 years of complaining and saying ACA needed to be changed, they came up with nothing worth while...in the end 24 million tossed off insurance. A health disaster caused by Republicans. What complete disaster if passed. But, I don't think it will make it. Just a hunch..We will see, and I hope there are 3 of them who care about those 24 million.

 

FreeStateDemocrat

(2,654 posts)
10. If it may cost them re-election in 2018 they'll cover their asses and vote against it out of
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:51 PM
Mar 2017

purely selfish survival in power motives. Otherwise they give a fuck who it hurts or kills, even if it's millions of Americans. The rest figure it will be forgotten or bull shitted away by 2020 and/or they are more afraid of der Fuhrer.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
11. Sadly...when originally presented...no Republicans in House or Senate..voted for the ACA
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:51 PM
Mar 2017

I found this on the internet.....

The Affordable Care Act, deemed "Obamacare" by some, received no Republican votes in either the Senate or the House of Representatives. In the Senate, the bill was passed with a total of 60 votes, or 58 Democratic Party votes and 2 Independent Party votes.............

Here is a link on the above quote:
https://www.reference.com/business-finance/many-republicans-voted-obamacare-6d2b7abbd87ad5b2


So even though the ACA has saved thousands of lives...the assholes will probably vote against it..but maybe there will be a few...maybe...??

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
12. I've been waiting and waiting. It's so depressing...
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:52 PM
Mar 2017

... to think that the whole of the party of smaller government has turned into a party of evil.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
14. "Party of evil."
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:56 PM
Mar 2017

Great term...But if there are 3, will those three wait till the vote, or announce ahead of time?....We will find out in the next few weeks... Perhaps, just perhaps this sh*t will not pass....

pnwmom

(108,976 posts)
16. The three who are currently expressing strong concerns. One is Susan Collins
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 06:40 PM
Mar 2017

but I don't remember who the others are.

DFW

(54,341 posts)
18. It may not come to a vote in the Senate--not in anything like its present form, anyway
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 06:51 PM
Mar 2017

I think a few (number increasing) House members are getting the message in the town halls they are holding in their home districts, and reporting back to the party leadership that, while they will vote for anything the party leadership tells them to, they are facing serious popular opposition to the whole scheme in their home districts. The monolith of solid Republican voter blocs may start to crumble over this issue. Oh, the congresscritters will go down with the ship, if asked, but when there is a chance not to sink the ship at all, shouldn't it be considered?

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