Dear Mr. President: Do NOT under any circumstances endorse or sign RYANcare - it will destroy you

March 11, 2017 | Jim Robinson

[House Atreides]

Amen! I hope he sees this.

[Boardwalk]

I fully support you Mr. Robinson! Won’t you please Mr Robinson Jesus loves you more than you know.

[Boardwalk]

I fully support you Mr. Robinson! Won’t you please Mr Robinson Jesus loves you more than you know.

[xzins]

It only takes 3 repub senators to kill it.

The conservatives have 3. The liberals have 3. No one has any idea how they could compromise.

If they don’t, we keep ObamaCare laws and they know it.

I can’t help but wondering if that’s what both sides want. If they know that’s the direction they’re heading, wouldn’t they change direction? And if they don’t, who’s to say that isn’t the direction they want to go.

Their highly principled rhetoric notwithstanding.

[RobertoinAL]

HEAR HEAR!

[Red Badger]

Nuke it from space. It’s the only way to be sure......

[Lazamataz]

Mixed feelings:

• Let's start in agreement: The plan as offered is a big feces-sandwich. That said:
• We must remember that this man -- in the face of Democrats, Republicans, and a hostile media -- beat everyone and became President. You don't accomplish that without smarts, determination, and a good strategy.
• Trump is better than any of us (or all of us combined) at navigating minefields. He was born under the baptism of fire of New York City, where liberals run riot. He's aware of those sorts of folk, and succeeded in spite of them all.
• He said (without quite saying, but I heard it through his surrogates) that this is the very first phase of the process. I guess, when negotiating, you have to start somewhere.
• I expect him to start whittling down the things he does not like, and beefing up the things he likes -- and adding things not yet even mentioned.

So while we might look at what he is doing as 'endorsing', it might be much more likely that what he is doing is 'starting'.

[jafojeffsurf]

But wait is it not Trump saying Repeal and Replace... He also has a history of saying he wanted single payer. And saying Repeal and Repeal and Replace while running for office.

But the ONLY answer is:
REPEAL Period!

God bless

[mrsmith]

Signing this bill as it is would be a disaster of “Read my lips” import for him.

Ido think a half-dozen conservative changes woud make it accptable though.
After all Trump promised to repeal but also to replace it. And to continue some parts.

[Fiddlstix]

[tennmountainman]

Ryan and the GOP have had 7 years to come up with a plan.

If conservatives are angry, they only have themselves to blame
as they voted for Ryan as Speaker.

If they don’t like the current bill, my suggestion is to get rid of Ryan
and start fresh.

[JudyinCanada]

I think Trump is just watching this unfold. I think he is loyal to the people who elected him.

This bill of Ryan’s will show Trump that Ryan does NOT have the interest of the people in mind, and it will give Trump the reason he needs to sideline him. I’m hoping it will also, somehow, expose Ryan for being beholding to the pharmaceutical companies. Just my theory, but he’s in someone’s pocket.....

I have complete faith that Trump will pull through. We’re just so used to duplicitous politicians that it’s going to take some time to get used to someone who isn’t one.

[bigbob]

I’ve probably watched 50 Trump rallies and he said “repeal and replace Obamacrae” in every one of them. It was in his platform and it is what he intends to do.

[dadfly]

agreed and so good to see.

we have time. ryan can be defeated.

[Boardwalk]

Ryan is a douchebro!

[lizma2]

And while you’re at it, do the same for Medicare and Medicaid

About 98% of the Medicaid patients I've seen for the last few years were able body.

Only a small percentage Americans. (5%ish)

Most from the Middle East. WHY ARE WE PAYING FOR THEM???

[VanDeKoik]

Why are people screaming at him.

Like do all of us just think our role is to just sit around making veiled threats at Trump as if his ability veto is an excuse to let the House and Senate slide it through?

This thing doesn’t pass unless our reps VOTE for it. Write them, lobby them, show up to their offices. Dont just depend on a veto and then be in a daily panic because you don’t know what may happen.

[VanDeKoik]

“If conservatives are angry, they only have themselves to blame
as they voted for Ryan as Speaker.”

Yup.

Too much laziness all around.

[piytar]

+infinity

[Carl Vehse]

"RINO-Ryan-care!!!!"

TRAITORcare!!!