At this point, Senate Republican leadership is simply trying to spite

[MineralMan]

the American people. Nothing more; nothing less. They're angry and frustrated and just want to stick their finger in the public's eye and say, "Fuck you all!"

Since it's obvious they cannot pass a raw repeal of ACA, any further talk of that is simply thumbing their nose at everyone. Not only are they miserable failures, they want to take out their frustration by screwing people in even worse ways.

Every last one of them should be voted out of office the next time they are on the ballot. Every last freaking one of them.

Let's remember this. Let's never forget about it. Let's take it to them on ballots in every state.

That's what I suggest.

[BigmanPigman]

1. I have an immediate solution...

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tar and feather them, then have them drawn and quartered on the steps of The Capitol. I'm sure if you sold tickets the National Debt would be resolved in one day from ticket sales alone.

[MineralMan]

2. Nix on the drawing and quartering, but something like this:

[atreides1]

7. Darn

A good drawing and quartering would get a lot more on Pay Per View!

[MineralMan]

8. It's not nice to wish for violent things like that.

We shouldn't do that, you know. It's not appropriate, somehow...

[Ligyron]

12. I agree.

Plus, freepers and other RW scum like to take screen shots of our hyperbole. "see, those libtards want violence -like what happened to poor Scalise."

[central scrutinizer]

11. Bring back the public square pillory

[WoonTars]

3. I think it's even more simple than that. They simply want to undo everything Obama did.

The fact that ordinary Americans get hurt in the process doesn't even enter their conciousness...they have a pathologic need to undo everything he did, plain and simple.

[trof]

6. In some ways we're just 'colateral damage'.

[atreides1]

9. Not just Obama

Clinton, Johnson, Kennedy, Truman and Roosevelt, too!!!

If given the chance, they'd undo the 13th and 14th Amendments and the Emancipation Proclamation!!!

[japple]

17. Still trying to get back at Dems for the impeachment of Nixon.

eom

[Alice11111]

4. That's a lot of it...disembowel Obama. The other is CYA.

First, they want to cause Obama personally as much pain and embarrassment, as they think they can. Same Racists pigs.

Second, even if they know they don't have the votes, they want to make a big show of trying to repeal it, and blame their failure on the Democrats. It's the Democrats fault your insurance is fucked up.

Third, they just want to fuck up Obamacare as much as possible, and then say, see, we told you it was fucked.

They are some mean manipulative MFs. Imagine if they spent some of their time trying to make things better or if they just got out of the way.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Many folks agree with you on your post.

This has and is the number one objective of the Republican Party from the day Obama was elected. Did anyone think for one second,the Racist Republican Party would let this pass.

Let's hope our Democratic Party shows up at the Polls in November of 2018 in greater numbers than what showed up in 2016. We got what we deserved for not showing up
.

[Alice11111]

20. Yes, it was #1 and they even stated it...just like SCOTUS

appointment...they stated we won't hold hearings.

[Wellstone ruled]

21. And to think,

the American Voters just simply do not get it!!!!

[Alice11111]

22. Fox news started in 1996, and the brainwashing began, but

the half the masses eventually flocked to it because they relate to the ignorant fact free crap and it spoke to them, their bigotry. They felt marginalized by better educated, rational, fact based, non bigots. They found their home and their voice.
Now, it is even worse, with Info Wars, etc. Within their big bubbles, it has become politically correct to be racists.
We have to de legitimize the propaganda. Our late night court jesters are doing their part, but we need more ways.
Of course, DT does his part too.

[ProudLib72]

10. Don't you know it's all the Dem's fault?

Dems are obstructionists. Dems won't vote properly. Dems are the ones who want to stymie progress.

This is the GOP narrative. It doesn't matter that they hold all the power. It does not matter that the replacement was killed by repukes. It does not matter that repeal only was killed by repukes. The narrative will never change, and those idiots who keep voting for them will never wise up.

[peggysue2]

13. Yes!

MM said:


"Every last one of them should be voted out of office the next time they are on the ballot. Every last freaking one of them."

I second and third that motion because:

What do the GOP's Congresscritters and Senators value above all else???

Their jobs, their perks and personal power. Strip them naked in 2018 and we'll be a good way toward ending the madness. Leave the Trumpster without his current phalanx of sycophants & hypocrites, and then we get things moving again for the American public.

Hallelujah!

Btw, a tidbit I read last night reported that Tom Price would be happy as a clam with the healthcare program that preceded the ACA. That would be the healthcare system that 70% of the American public wanted reformed in 2007-2008. Out of step much? Just another wish for 'the good ole days.' But there's a special sort of cruelty that calls for no healthcare, repeal without replacement. The whole crew needs to go but the first housecleaning task is in 2018.

[Progressive dog]

14. Yes, the Republicans have been trying to spite

the American people since Obama won-maybe even longer. I sure won't forget.

[Cary]

15. That makes no sense

Yet it's as good of an explanation as any. They are ideologically opppsed to government, believing with all their heart and soul that government doesn't work and they set out to prove that whenever they get a chance to govern.

And a large number of people accept this. As Frank Zappa said we (human beings) are dumb all over.

[japple]

16. Let's start with Tom Graves, GA 14th district.

He is a slime ball.

[George II]

18. I would not be surprised if McConnell doesn't weather this storm, but who is waiting in the wings?

[sharedvalues]

19. No they want to please their billionaire donors

If pleasing the GOP donors means hurting average Americans, that's what they'll do.

It's all driven by $$ and GOP donors controlling who wins elections, especially primaries.