Posted on 02/21/2017 5:36:39 AM PST by Enlightened1
On February 8, 2017, Matt Drudge tweeted, “No Obamacare repeal, tax cuts!” and “Republican party should be sued for fraud. NO discussion of tax cuts now.” Drudge was spot on.
This week, Sen. Rand Paul (my former boss, it should be pointed out) stormed out of a meeting with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan when he heard talk of keeping Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion intact and creating tax credits. Paul worried these tax credits would be a Republican-created entitlement program.
Unfortunately, the leadership and establishment in the Republican party is incompetent. When you compare the accomplishments of President Barack Obama at the same point in his presidency as President Donald Trump, it shows that Republicans are not doing their job.
Jonathan Weisman, deputy Washington editor at The New York Times, encapsulated Republicans’ lack of accomplishment in one tweet.
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I'm tired of his B.S. delays and d*cking around doing nothing but stalling.
Yet when Obama was in office he would tell Ryan to jump, and Ryan would ask how hi?
Ditto #1
Did he follow that up with the created crisis and the Trillion Dollar stimulus support? Yes, let’s print it, now the GOPe on FR is all about spend, spend spend. The dam crisis didn’t happen overnight, but we must print and spend a Trillion dollars, which is simply, vote buying for democrats and the swamp people.
Suddenly, shovel ready is the new fiscally responsible thing to do.
Not defending Congressional Rep here but I saw a clip in which Rand Paul himself said he left that meeting to attend another one previously scheduled.
Why is the criticism so0 heavy about these promises not being fulfilled in the first 30 days of a brand new Administration?
Personally I think he needs at least a full year before anyone should complain. After all he has been obstructed all the way.
Paul Ryan is what I call the “Think Tank” politician. He has all the courage of a desk jockey who doesn’t have to fear political ramifications.
Americans can't afford the standard of health care we have come to expect. Anyone who tells them that will be tossed out of office.
Eliminating the personal and employer mandates will make the whole thing collapse under its own weight. That should be sufficient for those of us who recognize the delusional nature of U.S. health care.
And supposedly Trump needs Priebus larding the WH with disloyal GOPe staffers, including himself, because of his ability to influence Congress in Trump’s direction?
Ha!
Bingo!
His true colors faded a bit, but now they’re back! He is the fly in the ointment, he’s the object jamming the cog wheels of progress, he is the pimple on the ass of progress!
Dump his ass!!!! He’s a dangerous damned RINO>
Ronald Reagan’s famous tax cuts didn’t get Congressional approval until August, 1981.
I’m not impatient per se, but I do not trust the RINOs. I’ll give them a couple more months, but if there’s no change, then I too shall be pitching a fit!
Because fake news works to get Drudge all riled up too?
who is the GOPe on Free Republic? I’ve seen no such thing. Kind of a weird accusation to throw out there. but hey, let’s start fighting among each other. That’ll show em:)
Ryan and McConnell’s inactivity speaks volumes.
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Its not ‘inactivity’. Its obstruction IMO.
Waiting to see if he will go with the nuclear option to get Gorsuch approved.
I’ll give them a couple more months, but if there’s no change, then I too shall be pitching a fit!
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I respect your patience. However, the GOP has had since early November to get the wheels turning and put things in motion to expeditiously advance Trump’s agenda. Actually, they already promised to repeal Obamacare and so should have had the details of a transition to a new health care system locked down and ready to go. But they are still TALKING.
What we are seeing is a clear case of obstructionism. You should watch the recent interview that Hannity had with Paul Ryan. The unmistakable impression is that Ryan is foot dragging all the way. He is snarky, evasive and uncommitted.
Its damn time that the GOP stop talking and start acting. If they are not going to push the Trump agenda through, then what on earth are they going to do for the rest of the term?
While it is true that Trump’s nominees are slowly getting through with McConnell’s help, he has a very large staff and should be able to multi-task and start pushing key parts of Trump’s agenda. Trump is making good on his promises to the American people. And we expect the Senate Majority Leader to BE and DO what his title suggests. Lead and facilitate the advancement of the president’s agenda. Respond to the will of the people.
The sad truth is that the GOP leadership especially Ryno are incompetent and cowardly. They are afraid to lead. And they don’t have a viable replacement for Ocare.
Truthfully it would be easy enough to sit down with the insurance companies and work with them to offer tailored health insurance plans that the average American could afford. For instance a healthy 25 year old could probably skim by with a policy that did not have cancer coverage and maxed out at $150,000 per year with an $800 deductible. Premium maybe $150 per month. We have to wean people off the $10 co-pay.
There are a million custom options that insurance companies could put together into affordable packages.
This HMO/PPO stuff with $10 co-pays is what ruined health insurance to begin with
We have the tax bill which, I believe, must start in the House.
Not sure about getting rid of Obamacare, but I think that is being held up in the House as well because there is no consensus among Republicans on what the solution to replace/repair/repeal the bill is. They had no problem while Obama was in office in presenting numerous bills that would repeal it but the president, of course, wouldn't sign it. Now, we have a big nothing burger from the same folks.
McConnell's got a thin Republican majority to work with and three of those are fighting Trump.... McLame, his girlfriend, Linda and Little Marco, who is grandstanding to become relevant again to run for president again.
Bottom line is, we are not getting out of either chamber the type of action one would expect from having majorities in both bodies.
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