Posted on 03/25/2017 9:05:20 AM PDT by ShivaFan
It is hard to overestimate the damage the Freedom Caucus has done to the fledgling presidency of Donald Trump, and to the country. By blocking the American Health Care Act of 2017, the conservative group has guaranteed that Americans will struggle forward under the burden of Obamacare. In the next few months insurers will announce their premium hikes for the coming year; chances are, given the continuing withdrawal of major companies from the marketplaces and the ongoing failure of the bill to attract enough young and healthy participants, the new rates will not be pretty. Last year premiums went up 25%; its likely the increases will be higher this year.
Republicans will own those higher rates. Their failure to repeal the financial underpinnings of Obamacare and start replacing that failing program with an approach that encourages competition and that embodies numerous other common sense reforms will mean that families hit by ever-higher costs will blame the GOP. Voters elected Donald Trump and a GOP Congress to get this job done the number one promise of every Republican campaign since 2010...
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Last night I received a strange email from "RandPAC". It was all about "this is a great day for America" and they wanted me to donate to the Freedom Caucus.
Why did I get this email? It is NOT a great day, and I blame these idiots for making it a horrible day for America and hurting the Trump momentum severely. They are part of hurting the economy now, and why would I get this inane email from these idiots?
Probably because I donated some money to Rand Paul in the first days before any primaries even started? Man, what a dumb mistake that was.
I replied "never send me another email like this again, I hate you bastards for what you have done" and hit the "unsubscribe" button which better unsubscribe or I am going to spam them.
Elizabeth Peek is 100%. The Freedom Caucus and the Ted Cruz Republicans can all go to hell. Trump agreeing to pull the bill upon Ryan's request was the best thing under the circumstance. I will do everything I can to try and help Trump, and get rid of the back stabbers and in particular the "Freedom" Caucus and their allies the Democratic Party.
Oh BS,
The Freedom Caucus just saved America from another socialist disaster.
Rand Paul was on the tele talking about allowing free groupings to bring down pricing. Like AAA or Bonsai guys in America...Any thoughts?
Enough of the drama queenery. It was a bad bill; it didn’t repeal Obamacare as we were promised. Paul Ryan aka ‘The Shiv’ is the one and only one responsible for the failure.
Elizabeth and all rinos can also go to hell as they are fools who love evil people who hate conservatives and the Constitutional republic we love. Rinos and dems are corrupt and their Ryan care is evil also.
“Oh BS,
The Freedom Caucus just saved America from another socialist disaster.”
Absolutely 100% correct!
Another RINO-approved B.arbara S.treisand article! The Freedom Caucus saved us from a crap Bill that would further cement the tyranny of 0Bolacare into federal law! And in fact .. the moderate RINO Republicans voted against this Bill in greater numbers than the Freedom Caucus. Because, of course, it wasn’t Liberal ENOUGH! If anything, this strengthens Trump’s hand because it severely weakens Paul RINO who has always been opposed to the Trump agenda, and this Bill proves it!
That bill would have forced thousands of veterans into the VA gulag of death, while coddling illegals with healthcare choices. Thank God for Rep Meadows outing the management amendment targeting veterans for substandard care. Trump was one hundred percent behind this evil while standing before a Medal of Honor winner.. I call them like I see them.
And the whole, you have to pass it first, bs. You Stood by veterans Freedom Causus. I personally thank you.
“Republicans will own those higher rates. “
BS...it’s called Obamacare for a reason.
Ms. Peek needs to go play with the children on the playground.
Your opinion is rino like and so very wrong. Repeal and do not replace with any government run health care is right. The conservative coalition was right to burn Ryan care as it is Obama care lite and worthless, it would have damaged us all.
All Congress needs to do is repeal obamacare and let restore the original health care system that obamacare democrats in Congress passed and it is they and the rinos who are fools.
Freedom Caucus does not appear to be our friends.
The most coherent comments about repeal/replace on FR;
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:owen/index?brevity=full;tab=comments
Here is the deal.Conservatism LIMITS government.We put Trump in office. Trump made a mistake if following Rino. Paul Rino was a #nevertrumper!! Trump tried to make it work. Trump made a deal with the Freedom Caucas , then Rino would not go along with it. The DEAL WAS MADE. Rino killed the bill by not amending the required coverages like birth control and pregnancy that I don’t need!! And mentalhealth which no insurance company every covers because so much of it is totalp BS!! Trump learned a valuable lesson .The lesson is NEVER let your enemies run the HOUSE!! Who was advising Trump? was that Rinse Penis? Get him out of thre Donald!! He is a rino!!GOPE!!Save yourself!!
Cause THIS time Trump is finished (unlike the last bazillion times).
You know, tomorrow they could put a bill up and vote on it. This is all ado about nada.
I’m sorry you feel bad because you did not get to take ownership of Obamacare by passing Obamacare II.
The Freedom Caucus did not have enough support to make something happen when it came to electing a Speaker, and all but one of them voted to re-elect Paul Ryan a couple of months ago.
But they had enough votes to stop something from happening.
Now all Trump needs is 30 Democrats to make them irrelevant again. And that’s what is likely to happen.
.. and WHO the H-E-DoubleHockeySticks is “Elizabeth Peek?!” Is she some well-known Conservative, or just another MSM, pro-RINO hack?
By keeping the ACA in place??
Trump disagrees;
President Trump Makes a Statement on Healthcare Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F2pGAhaiSI
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