CalvinBall wrote:genuinely confused as to what senate Rs are doing.

jersey, any insight?

seems like skinny repeal is gaining steam yet the people who may vote for it dont want it to be actual law which would basically happen with their votes.

pacino wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:genuinely confused as to what senate Rs are doing.

jersey, any insight?

seems like skinny repeal is gaining steam yet the people who may vote for it dont want it to be actual law which would basically happen with their votes.

they probably don't want to debate the merits of their bad bill and instead want to make it about being anti-Democratic plans. also, they care about their primaries.

thephan wrote:I am sad for Zinke. He was taught to climb as fast and as far as he could during his time in the Navy/SEALs. It has not been an elegant transition to civilian life. He spent a term in the MT senate, was on a losing governor ticket, spent a few weeks in the house, and then flipped into the administration (he spoke in Cleveland late at night). Along the way he has become a bit of a cartoon character riding "his" horse to his first day of work in DC, doing a ride along a la Cops looking at public land and commenting for the camera, shoveling off the steps of a monument during a pathetic snowfall, and showing up at the Jamboree in an era specific uniform mimicking the green bean uniform he would have worn when he was a scout. His bend on climbing the ladder is showing as Trump is running out of loyalists, and Zinke is a tool in the box to use to create pressure with Alaska. In the mode of taking orders I suspect Zinke unwittingly did not flinch when word came from the President to act on his behalf. It is a sad scenario to watch play out.

CalvinBall wrote:genuinely confused as to what senate Rs are doing.

jersey, any insight?

seems like skinny repeal is gaining steam yet the people who may vote for it dont want it to be actual law which would basically happen with their votes.

jerseyhoya wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:genuinely confused as to what senate Rs are doing.

jersey, any insight?

seems like skinny repeal is gaining steam yet the people who may vote for it dont want it to be actual law which would basically happen with their votes.

Seems like most want to vote for it to force a conference with the House to keep HCR alive, but do not in any way want this bill in particular to become law (which is a difficult thing a) to explain and b) because the House could just vote on it and send it to the Prez). I do not know how they're going to get 50 people to hold hands and jump when most of them think it would be a disaster to formally pass as is without any additions.

The appeal of it is the individual parts are places where the conference agrees so there aren't dealbreakers that prevent it from getting 50 votes. The problem is it's missing pieces that make it functional policy wise.

pacino wrote:all Dems voted present on the single payer amendment except Manchin, Heitkamp, Tester, Donnelly and D-aligned King

it's happening. Dems will have a frontrunner in 2020 that is for single payer.

traderdave wrote:Virginia Rep. Dave Brat laid blame on the media on Thursday for President Donald Trump's recent tirades against Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Asked by CNN's Kate Bolduan on "At This Hour" if Trump himself is responsible for putting Sessions on the outs, Brat rejected this notion. "No, the mainstream press has just been relentless," Brat said. When Bolduan disagreed, saying that the media did not force the President to tweet his attacks, Brat held his ground. "I think you did," Brat said.

Seriously, do Rs really believe this #$!&@ or are they just on auto-pilot when it comes to defending Adolf?

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Dana W. White on Transgender Policy

Press Operations
Release No: NR-275-17
July 27, 2017


The Department of Defense is awaiting formal guidance from the White House as a follow-up to the commander-in-chief's announcement on military service by transgender personnel. We will provide detailed guidance to the department in the near future for how this policy change will be implemented. The department will continue to focus on our mission of defending our nation and on-going operations against our foes, while ensuring all service members are treated with respect.

Oh boy:

NEWS CONFERENCE: Senators Graham, McCain, Purdue, Johnson and Lee on healthcare reform.

Time: 5:15pm