Who needs health insurance? Gonna get SKINNY Politics Threat

by **td11** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 08:38:53

drsmooth wrote:
pacino wrote:he's going to instruct Tom Price to make it bleed from a thousand cuts

Gonna be lots of Republican bleeding

It's incredible how much the GOP hates their own constituents

by **TenuredVulture** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 08:40:44

CFP wrote:Mechanics of what McCain did: Is that common? Whenever I tune in for votes I just hear "Senator so and so, aye, senator so and so, nay" and just assumed they voted electronically at an assigned area. Was the thumbs down in front of the clerk a bit of showmanship?

No--the whole thing was bizarre from a procedural standpoint. Basically, the Senate was going to pass a something that everyone knows would be a disaster, but then the House and Senate would form a conference committee. Whatever the conference committee came up with would be sent back to both chambers. The idea was the conference committee would basically do whatever with healthcare--know one knows what that outcome would be. But it wouldn't be subject to debate and such. At least part of McCain's objection was to the unusual procedural maneuvers needed to get this far.

And let's not be too laudatory towards the Senator--he could have forestalled this whole fiasco by staying in the hospital. It does seem like he made up his mind at the very last minute, which I suppose is pretty unusual these days.

On the other hand, I wonder if McCain's voting to proceed and then voting to kill the thing hasn't done maximum damage to the Republicans. And the Dems taking the Senate just got slightly easier, now that Heller is pretty damaged and Collins might try to run for governor of Maine.

And I guess Scaramucci's profanity distraction tactic didn't work either, so we've got that too. (I mean, it seems quite possible that he "went crazy" on purpose so the dopes in our media would focus on that instead of a fairly complex procedural battle that they didn't really understand.)

by **thephan** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 08:40:45

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.

The 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913 and established the popular election of senators. Previously, senators were elected by state legislatures.

You cannot trust the people to elect representation, then have that representation act on the will of the people (ok, that is sort of what happens today anyway), but Michael J. Dinkleberry wants the Senators to work with the political machine because Governor's have such a sterling record to representing the interests of their whole states.

If I recall, much like the Electoral College, the senator law was also because of the maturity of the country, and it was felt necessary that a foreign power did not basically buy influence and therefore the country. Wait, what?!?

by **thephan** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 08:43:06

TenuredVulture wrote:And I guess Scaramucci's profanity distraction tactic didn't work either, so we've got that too. (I mean, it seems quite possible that he "went crazy" on purpose so the dopes in our media would focus on that instead of a fairly complex procedural battle that they didn't really understand.)

Good news, it worked. The shredded credibility of the WH made it a little easier for anyone on the bubble about pushing back the president's agenda to just say 'F*ck it', that will not hurt me.

by **thephan** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 08:47:10

Meanwhile as the world turns, the Russians are becoming impatient, and in a tit for tat move 'Russia Seizes 2 U.S. Properties and Orders Embassy to Cut Staff'

by **pacino** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 08:50:18

Pakistan PM Mawaz Sharif resigns over Panama Papers verdict

he was very popular. this throws the country's political landscape into upheaval

by **Soren** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:02:10

td11 wrote:Fuck every single Senate republican

by **CalvinBall** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:08:03

Don't know when I will get over last night.

They thought they had a tie. Pence came to the chamber. Lol.

Feel like Preibus or Sessions firing is the next insane thing to happen.

by **Grotewold** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:10:15

McWaddle looked like he was gonna cry. What the fuck is wrong with these people

by **meatball** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:16:46

Not gonna lie, that vid of McCain giving the thumbs down and the gasps in the room...it got a little dusty in here.

by **thephan** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:22:05

On BBC NewNight video

Because he loves to chow down on delicious pizza and hamburgers, President Donald Trump is certainly not a member of the “elite” and can relate to the common man. At least that’s what new White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci claimed to a befuddled BBC reporter.

This guy, he's going to make us forget about Spicer.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:29:45

thephan wrote:On BBC NewNight video

Because he loves to chow down on delicious pizza and hamburgers, President Donald Trump is certainly not a member of the “elite” and can relate to the common man. At least that’s what new White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci claimed to a befuddled BBC reporter.

This guy, he's going to make us forget about Spicer.

Every common man I know dips their NY Strip steaks in ketchup.

by **pacino** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:31:12

by **Werthless** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:31:48

Who's going to play Scaramucci on SNL? These are the important questions.

by **pacino** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:32:51

he may be gone before we find out

by **thephan** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:34:24

Werthless wrote:Who's going to play Scaramucci on SNL? These are the important questions.

Well, if you did not see the clips from Comedy Centrals President Show, then you are missing out right now.

by **jamiethekiller** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:35:27

hoping Bobby Cannavale gets the nod

by **pacino** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:36:41

ooo, good choice

by **Werthless** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:38:34

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/politics/ ... index.html

Surrounded by colleagues from the other party including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, McCain abruptly flexed his armed inward like a gorilla. It was with such force and playfulness that reporters watching from above collectively laughed, prompting some of the senators to look up. Schumer smiled at the press.

Sen. Chris Coons, one of the senators in that huddle, said this was the moment that McCain informed them of his decision. "He stood with a group of us and said, I am a 'no,'" Coons told CNN afterwards. "I was trying not to jump up and down and smile."

by **traderdave** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 09:39:58

Mario did a nice job, as did the Trump guy (?). So I was thinking that der Fuhrer has been shockingly quiet given the MASSIVE LOSS he took last night. I guess we can only assume that he is waiting for Fox and Friends to give him his next idea on how to proceed? Maybe Tucker Carlson hasn't returned his call yet?

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