Grassley denies he'd *****ang anything McConnell points toward him...

[bagelsforbreakfast]

But Cruz’s amendment has drawn concern from critics who worry it would destabilize the risk pool that brings together healthy and sick individuals and could mean higher coverage costs for less healthy people.

“There’s a real feeling that that’s subterfuge to get around preexisting conditions,” said Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), according to Iowa Public Radio. “If it is subterfuge and it has the effect of annihilating the preexisting condition requirement that we have in the existing bill, than obviously I would object to that.”

[canetoad]

1. What does *****ang mean? nt

[DefenseLawyer]

2. Whatever it is, it can't be good. n/t

[bagelsforbreakfast]

6. In my best Ed McMann voice..."You are correct, sir!" n/m

[Lotusflower70]

3. Hmmm

Is *****ang a Republican swear word? Lol. I like the divisiveness in the GOP though. And what subterfuge? It's not like he is hiding it.

[Binkie The Clown]

4. Maybe I'm alone on this, but it annoys me when somebody wants to use a swear word,

but is afraid to actually do so.

Either use it or don't, but don't try to be cute to have your cake and eat it too.

[canetoad]

5. That, in itself, doesn't fuss me much

But, and I say this as a do-er of cryptic crosswords, I can't think of any word swear or otherwise that would fit in that sentence.

[fob]

8. Gangbang

Nt

[canetoad]

9. Of course

How obtuse of me.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

7. Sorry, I had my cake and ate it too today!@ n/m

[canetoad]

10. Nah bagels, you can't get out of it this easy

You really need to tell us what the fuck *****ang stands for.

[cyclonefence]

11. And can just one guy even do a *****ang?

Doesn't it by definition require a ****?