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spanone

(135,802 posts)
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 11:29 PM Mar 2017

Trump's art of no deal: Find someone to blame

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump likes winning. But on Friday he failed.

Lacking sufficient support, Republicans were forced to pull their bill to replace Obamacare from the floor of the GOP-controlled House. Speaking soon after accepting defeat, Trump didn't shoulder the responsibility himself, nor did he pin the blame on House GOP leadership or any of the warring Republican factions' whose competing demands ultimately sunk any chance of a consensus bill.

Instead, he blamed Democrats and vowed to let Obamacare "explode."

"We had no Democrat support. We had no votes from the Democrats. They weren't going to give us a single vote, so it's a very very difficult thing to do," Trump said. "I
think the losers are (House Minority Leader) Nancy Pelosi and (Senate Minority Leader) Chuck Schumer because now they own Obamacare. 100% own it."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/politics/donald-trump-health-care-blame/index.html
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Trump's art of no deal: Find someone to blame (Original Post) spanone Mar 2017 OP
Real 2nd-grade leadership dalton99a Mar 2017 #1
Look who flynn jr is blaming lol Cha Mar 2017 #6
Wow. dalton99a Mar 2017 #7
The blame game in now afoot. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #13
lol.. Nancy accepts! Cha Mar 2017 #15
michael flynn jr....the turd doesn't fall far from the ass spanone Mar 2017 #11
It's too funny.. perfect example of the rw.. this "pizza" asshole Cha Mar 2017 #14
👍🏼😎 spanone Mar 2017 #16
waah some guy Mar 2017 #2
First of all you ignorant asshole, it's Democratic not Deomcrat. Liberal In Texas Mar 2017 #3
Repeal and Replace... iluvtennis Mar 2017 #4
iluv that graphic! SticksnStones Mar 2017 #10
rump's MO.. speaking of someone to blame.. omg.. lol Cha Mar 2017 #5
Quick, twittler, publicly fire some underling who failed you. nt. Mc Mike Mar 2017 #8
It failed because it was a horrible bill. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2017 #9
The Tangerine Terror had the gall to expect Democrats to vote yes!? meow2u3 Mar 2017 #12

spanone

(135,802 posts)
11. michael flynn jr....the turd doesn't fall far from the ass
Sat Mar 25, 2017, 09:28 AM
Mar 2017

they eat their own in a heartbeat

some guy

(3,448 posts)
2. waah
Sat Mar 25, 2017, 01:37 AM
Mar 2017

3-21-2010 ACA: 219 D votes + 0 R votes = pass + Pelosi Winner + Obama Winner
3-23-2017 AHCA: < 215 R votes + 0 D votes = fail + Ryan Loser + Trump Loser
3-24-2017 AHCA: < 215 R votes + 0 D votes = fail + Loser Ryan + Loser Trump




The Dems have owned Obamacare from the beginning. No R Senators voted for it either, so that's a lame-ass excuse by a lame-ass excuse.

Liberal In Texas

(13,540 posts)
3. First of all you ignorant asshole, it's Democratic not Deomcrat.
Sat Mar 25, 2017, 01:44 AM
Mar 2017

And yes we do own "Obamacare" which is really entitled the Affordable Care Act. Emphasis on Affordable.

And, it just needs to be fixed a bit. Especially put the risk corridor provision back in to get back to a viable program.

But if that's not good enough. Let's get to single payer.


meow2u3

(24,761 posts)
12. The Tangerine Terror had the gall to expect Democrats to vote yes!?
Sat Mar 25, 2017, 10:34 AM
Mar 2017

What are we supposed to do? Screw over our own constituents, just like the psycho repunks?

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