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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 11:02 PM Jul 2013

The Unprecedented—and Contemptible—Attempts to Sabotage Obamacare

When Mike Lee pledges to try to shut down the government unless President Obama knuckles under and defunds Obamacare entirely, it is not news—it is par for the course for the take-no-prisoners extremist senator from Utah. When the Senate Republicans' No. 2 and No. 3 leaders, John Cornyn and John Thune, sign on to the blackmail plan, it is news—of the most depressing variety.


http://www.nationaljournal.com/columns/washington-inside-out/the-unprecedented-and-contemptible-attempts-to-sabotage-obamacare-20130724?mrefid=mostViewed

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The Unprecedented—and Contemptible—Attempts to Sabotage Obamacare (Original Post) UCmeNdc Jul 2013 OP
I remember Mike Lee was an Obama pal a while back. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #1
It is unprecedented and sad. We are witnessing the end of the Republican party. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #2

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
2. It is unprecedented and sad. We are witnessing the end of the Republican party.
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 10:38 PM
Jul 2013

And all President Obama had to do, was sign the healthcare bill that Congress passed into law, and the entire Rethuglican party freaked out and started running around with their hair on fire.

Now, they can't roll it back, and like a steamroller, it is going to roll over them and flatten them.

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