The fact that Republicans with control of all three branches of government could not repeal/replace ObamaCare WAS a defeat for Trump and Ryan. Not sure what you want them to say.
I agree. There is no way for us to pretend this is a good thing for the Trump Administration. It looks like a Clusterfk or Republican civil war. No one wants to negotiate. Maybe all will appear differently in a few weeks.
We are needing some ‘Wins’, and needing them soon. I don’t know how any tax changes will go, if they are proposed at all. If I see big personnel changes, such as Ryan being quickly replaced, I will be encouraged. I’m very concerned that dangerous leeches such as Comey and his henchmen are still in charge of the FBI, when so many have publicly expressed their hatred for this president.
Matt is doing us a favor by occasionally kicking this administration in the ass, and making them at least react to certain concerns of the general public, if not resolve them.
It was Matt Drudge who made and continues to make a big deal about the missing tax cuts; like where the hell are they?
I don’t know who to replace Ryan with. Newt is too spontaneous and burnt out. Gulianni is too old. I’ve thought of Bannon, but I don’t see him as a Management type.
Bannon is more a rowdy back bencher, who guilds by proxy.
I could be fully wrong. Priebus has strategic knowledge, but seems too weak for that Speaker role.
I guess Mitt is out of the question?
Proves beyond a shadow of a doubt to even the dullest among us who hadn't already figured it out that our Government in DC is PROFOUNDLY broken and can only perpetuate itself, grow larger, never provide solutions, and only cause problems.
It's time for Trump to stop the nonsense and start ruling like a combination of Lincoln/Pinochet on steroids.
This is a National Emergency.
This was not an attempt to repeal or replace, it was a rearranging of Obamacare which would have resulted in it being called Trumpcare and still failing, but with Trump and the GOP taking the blame.
The Uniparty eunuchs had no intention of reducing the power that Fedzilla acquired from Obamacare.
They are the attendants of Fedzilla, not representatives of the citizens.
It’s not that Republicans can’t repeal or replace Obamacare, it’s that they have no desire or intention to do so! Just like they have no desire to cut spending or control the border!
Not to let the Republicans off the hook—they blew this badly. They had seven very long years to draft a flawless piece of legislation. But they didn’t.
However, I have my doubts that a clean repeal of Obamacare is a realistic goal. It just has way too many tentacles burrowed deeply into every aspect of our lives. Pull out one piece and another collapses elsewhere.
It was built to be as repeal proof as possible.
I think repeal will have to be done in parts. At this point, if I were the president, I just might approach Cruz and Meadows and ask them to go craft something that gets the job done. Say what you will about Cruz, he does have a brilliant legal mind.
Stop letting morons like Lyin Ryan fool with it. Get good minds with good values on it.
Seriously, anything critical of the President, no matter how factual, is met with anger and denial by many. They want to see everything is sunshine and lollipops.