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| New excuse: Republicans didn't expect to have to repeal Obamacare |
| 2017-07-07 |
| [American Thinker] In a novel way to blame Trump, Pennsylvania senator Patrick Toomey, a Republican, explained why the Senate Republicans are having difficulty repealing Obamacare. Toomey said: Look, I didn't expect Donald Trump to win. I think most of my colleagues didn't, so we didn't expect to be in this situation. According to Toomey, the Senate Republicans did not expect Trump to win, therefore they did not prepare before the election how to repeal Obamacare. This means that Toomey and his fellow Republicans were not honest when they promised to repeal Obamacare during the Obama administration. The House and Senate voted to repeal Obamacare, but it was an empty gesture with Obama as president ready to veto it. Worse, it was an empty gesture because the Toomey Republicans were not serious. Simply stated, they promised to repeal but did not prepare to repeal because they did not believe that Trump would win. This is an incredible admission. Why have the Toomey Republicans been unable since the November election that Trump won, to their surprise, to unite to repeal Obamacare? What have these Republicans been doing since the November election? |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 Repeal or be primaried. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2017-07-07 16:17 |
| #9 The shock is that, given the opportunity, they really don't want to repeal. I'm not shocked at all. I always figured it was empty rhetoric for fundraising efforts. The GOPe is fine with the car going over the cliff as long their hands are on the wheel. |
| Posted by: charger 2017-07-07 12:15 |
| #8 The shock isn't that they are in a position to repeal. The shock is that, given the opportunity, they really don't want to repeal. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2017-07-07 10:57 |
| #7 They've had decades of Democrats talking about Healthcare and don't even have an alternate plan? Here is a plan: (1) Repeal Obamacare (2) Remove any barriers to getting insurance from other states (3) Anyone with pre-existing conditions that cannot get healthcare can get Medicare no matter what their age. (4) Fix it so Hospitals can shift non-emergency patients (mostly illegals) out of the emergency room and into urgent care without legal liability and allow patients without insurance to pay in cash. (5) Streamline the bureaucracy of Medicare and audit and prosecute abuses. From there things can be tweaked and perfected. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-07-07 10:49 |
| #6 Well, the one thing the Pubs have been the best at is shooting themselves in the foot while the foot was in their mouth and snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-07-07 10:00 |
| #5 Zero-Care was cobbled together with tendrils going in all administrative directions. Similar to an inoperable brain tumor? |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-07-07 09:45 |
| #4 Politicians not being honest? Shocked, I tell you. I'm SHOCKED! |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-07-07 09:17 |
| #3 The Washington Generals. Shills for the Globetrotters. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-07-07 07:43 |
| #2 You didn't play to win? Don't be surprised if you don't, then, in your next primary. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2017-07-07 05:17 |
| #1 Another milepost on the road to 'Single Payer.' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-07-07 05:01 |