thephan wrote:

JUburton wrote:Trump meeting with Rand Paul today. How exactly does someone who thinks the bill is 'too mean' and needs to protect the people that voted for him expect to reconcile with someone who essentially wants a full repeal?

I think that Paul folds, and falls in line. That is just who he is to me.

I love that the story line is that if it does not get done that they will have to work with Pelosi. That is from Senator Turtleman to motivate the troops. Its tough being owned by the WH. (Mitch McConnell's very scary message that the GOP would be forced to work with Chuck Schumer for the <gasp> good of the American people)

JUburton wrote:I just mean it's all joke theater is all. They're two people who (somewhat) oppose the bill for different reasons yet this meeting will be all it takes to get Rand on board!

thephan wrote:I want to know the real number of senators that are out on the GOP side. I think it is much higher, but these players are hiding in the bushes.

"I inherited a mess, it's a mess, at home and abroad. A mess, jobs are pouring out of the country ... low pay, low wages, mass instability overseas no matter where you look, the Middle East, as disaster, North Korea," Trump // February 2017

thephan wrote:Pence's press secretary put out that Pence met with numbers of people who have 'an Obamacare card in their pockets' that costs more then their mortgage but no doctor or hospital will take it. That is deliciously stupid.

JUburton wrote:Murkowski/Collins are putting together a PP amendment.

Prediction: He loses Heller/Collins, Murkowski is wooed by this amendment and some extra money for rural states with higher healthcare costs. Capito and Portman get opiate funding. No one ever believes Graham is anything but a slam the Yea button on this. Everyone else falls in line.

Again still hope I'm wrong.

Slugsrbad's bff Jake Tapper wrote:@mkraju/@Phil_Mattingly report: McConnell to delay the vote on the health care bill after the July 4 recess, after changes/new CBO score