Better than nothing

[Stinky The Clown]

That's what it has come to.

Better than nothing.

And even that may not be true.

But bygawd, we got us a bill there, yessiree. We got 'er done. Maybe we got us a Secretary of Git 'er Done.

And we're being told that it can get fixed in conference. Or in reconciliation. Or by some other obscure machination only the smart people know about. This will be led by the Secretary of Fixit.

And the Secretary of Crowing will be crowing about how we did this fer American People.

Better than nothing.

Such a high bar that is, huh?

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Don't let crappy be the enemy of the good!

[QC]

2. I GUESS YOU WISH IDI AMIN WAS THE PRESIDENT!1!!!1!

[Stinky The Clown]

3. You can guess whatever you want.

"Idi Amin"

What the fuck is wrong with you?

[Liberal Veteran]

5. I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm.

[laughingliberal]

7. I'm wondering if that was an attempt at earth humor? nt

[QC]

16. Idi Amin is much scarier than Sarah Palin.

Palin, for all her faults, does not eat her political rivals.

[WeDidIt]

4. Welcome to the real world

About 80% of the legislation passed by your party will be "better than nothing". The other 20% is slightly better.

[Chulanowa]

13. Reel... wurld? Whut this wurd yu yoose?

[HughMoran]

6. We were talking about reconciliation back in August for gods sake - let's not act surprised here

Can we at least admit that we're not surprised that it turned out this way?

[Stinky The Clown]

9. That's freely admitted

Can we at least **all** acknowledge there's no lipstick that can be put on this pig?

[Liberal Veteran]

11. Leave Sarah Palin alone!

:D

[HughMoran]

12. Even Dean said that lipstick can be put on this pig

So, I don't know what to tell you. I'm still mystified by the lack of objection from the likes of Greyson, Mrs Kennedy, Weiner, Franken, Sanders & many others.

[Old Codger]

14. BUT

The bill they were talking about then was a far cry better than the piece of doo-doo we are looking at now

[libertypirate]

8. They just want to pretend that they have accomplished something.

It has become replacement for actually spending political capital, you waste it!

[Goldstein1984]

10. 2010 & 2012

We give them what they're giving us.

[Xicano]

15. Fix it? Is this anything like fixing FISA like they said he would as soon as he got elected?

Besides, when a wreck is a total wreck the only way of "fixing" it is to melt it down and start over.

Jesus H'Christ, fix it - sigh!

[dflprincess]

17. I'd say this is worse than nothing

Thanks to the provision that allows the crooks to sell across state lines. They'll soon be flocking to whatever state has the fewest regulations and mandates (and the majority of mandates are for conditions more common to or exclusive to women and children).

Just like what happened with the credit card companies moving to South Dakota with its lax usury laws.

[LooseWilly]

18. Is that why all my banks are based in SD now?

It's hard to keep track of where they're based sometimes, though the "why" guessing games can help pass the time.

[dflprincess]

19. Yup

I don't know quite how they pull it off - you'll notice their corporate executives haven't all moved to Sioux Falls or Rapid City.

[salguine]

20. It's not better than nothing, it's worse. With nothing, at least I don't get charged for what I'll

never be able to use. With this piece of shit bill, I WILL get charged for what I'll never be able to use. Either way I have no health care, but before, nothing at least didn't cost me anything.

[Toasterlad]

21. That's Been the Story of the Democratic Party For the Last Two Decades.

Their only selling point is "we're not the republicans".