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conservatives are a small minority in congress. they are a minority in the republican side of congress. their options are

1) Keep congress from doing anything (unless Ryan/Trump work with Ds)

2) Negotiate for as much as they can get from the majority Rs and let the Rs “repeal and replace” as Rs promised for 3 elections even if the replacement isn’t very good.

As a rule, I’m for congress NOT getting anything done. But in this case I’m for negotiating hard and hopefully getting commitments for more power in the tax reform bill. I don’t know anyway to trust Ryan/McConnell to honor those commitments though.

[Alberta's Child]

I've made sure that Obamacare doesn't affect me directly, so I really don't have a dog in this fight. My one overriding concern from a political standpoint is that whatever comes out of this has to save money for most voters -- immediately. Otherwise, it will be a political disaster for the GOP and a waste of everyone's time.