Posted on 06/25/2017 5:08:44 AM PDT by Kaslin
Democrats want to derail any positive activity by the Republican Congress by investigating a phantom Russian crime. But why do people like Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) step in front of a microphone and say, “I’m not a fan of the daily tweets.” The man who most people say is the smartest guy in the Nation’s Capital should know they are nothing but a distraction. Pass at least some of the big stuff that Republicans want done and put them on Trump’s desk for signature.
From the time Mr. Trump became the Republican Party’s nominee, I almost totally discounted him in the legislative process. It is not that I disagree with him on major policy issues. Mr. Trump has it correctly on such issues as ditching Obamacare, major tax reform and simplification, shutting down illegal immigration in all forms and then revamping the current immigration system, and updating major elements of our infrastructure -- like our sadly outdated air traffic system. President Trump has all those right plus many more, but that does not matter. What he has is a pen.
At a news conference on June 13th, Speaker Paul Ryan stated “Look at what we are doing this week; we found out three years ago veterans were dying on these waiting lists that were occurring in Arizona then all around America. So we uncovered a scandal. No one realized we could not even bring accountability to the VA. They could not even fire people who were grossly negligent in their jobs. So, what are we doing today? We are fixing this problem. What did we do last week? We passed the Choice Act, we repealed and replaced Dodd-Frank. Ended too Big to Fail, ended bailouts, and brought needed regulatory relief for community banks to help small businesses get credit and grow. What are we working on next week? The skills gap. So people can get the skills they need to get good jobs.”
Now that is what I am talking about. You don’t need Trump for that. Senator McConnell needs to get some of this through the U.S. Senate and onto the President’s desk for signature. You don’t need Trump for these things. You just need his pen.
It is a good thing that concurrently President Trump was heading to Wisconsin to tell people that college is not for everyone and we need people trained to work with their hands. The only way we can get that is to bring back vocational training and apprenticeships. Also, it is nice that we have leaders in this country like Mr. Trump and Mr. Ryan saying that these jobs are honorable and financially beneficial. That message is also coming from our Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. A completely different tone than the inaction from the prior Administration.
The linchpin of this process is the healthcare bill. It is as if the adversaries of the Republicans are daring them to pass something. They have cast whatever will eventually be produced as a disaster that will cause bodies to be piled on to carts to be hauled off like during the plague of the 14th century.
We all know the plan (foisted on Americans by a unified Democratic Party that intervened in a health care market positively accepted by 85% of Americans) has turned into a disaster of epic proportions. Some have proposed that Republicans need to let Obamacare completely collapse. That is a fool’s errand. Republicans would most certainly get the blame.
They need to get a plan in place at the soonest possible time and ignore the swirl around it. The plan needs to get to conference and back to the respective chambers for passage. Will it be a perfect solution? Obviously not, but it will save us from heading down the path to single-payer. It must restore a free market and free consumer choice. It must get the IRS out of being the supervising entity for compliance with the health care laws. Any plan defects can be tweaked as we see the results.
Passing the healthcare bill is of such paramount importance I am going to go against one of my core principles of politics. I never expect anyone to agree with my political beliefs 100% or to vote the way I think in a pure manner. I object to people who demand such blind allegiance. But I will say this: Republicans in both chambers of Congress must unify behind whatever bill comes out of the conference between the House and the Senate.
None of them or any of us will agree with all of it. But if they do not pass this they will never get to the immensely necessary tax reform or any other bill of significant consequence.
Thus, anyone who cannot bring themselves to vote for the health care bill that is presented to them should be primaried. Their selfishness and ignorance of the damage they will visit on their party deems them mandatorily replaceable.
Certainly, if the healthcare bill does not get passed nothing will get passed. There will be a good chance the Congress will be lost and a better chance Trump will be impeached. It will be a downfall for the Republican Party for now and possibly for an extended period.
Mr. Trump will hopefully think what is put on his desk meets his standards, but does anyone believe he will not sign the legislation? He has already signed over 30 bills put on his desk.
Congress seems to be working toward what is outlined above, but must stop fiddling while Washington burns and get the bills to Trump’s pen. You will have no one to blame other than yourselves.
Dismantling the 0bamacare insurance scam is paramount. No tax reform until the dismantling has begun.
There will be more steps to totally dismantle it but it has to start.
The animus toward Congress is not rubbing off on Trump ,.. people see him trying to do the right thing but being thwarted by Congress of _his own party_.
That leads to Trump involving himself in primaries... >>>>>>> Thus, anyone who cannot bring themselves to vote for the health care bill that is presented to them should be primaried. <<<<<
I’d love to see Trump work against the most RINO of all critters!!!
Either you join me or I will campaign for your ouster
The Republicans can get get the lead out regardless of the tweets. And Trump has been forced to tweet in his defense when Republicans in Congress refuse to defend him — even though they lots of heavy weaponry.
The Republicans can get get the lead out regardless of the tweets. And Trump has been forced to tweet in his defense when Republicans in Congress refuse to defend him — even though they lots of heavy weaponry.
The Republicans can get get the lead out regardless of the tweets. And Trump has been forced to tweet in his defense when Republicans in Congress refuse to defend him — even though they lots of heavy weaponry.
What we really need is for someone in authority on their side to come right out and say that Obamacare is a total failure and disaster and needs to be corrected. They refuse to do that. Consequently anything we do will be pointed out as THE reason for the failure. You have to hit liberals in the head with a 2x4 to get their attention and out of their sick mindset first. Right now the blame for the failure lays at the Democrats. Let it stay there.
Congress Needs to Forget Trump and His Tweets and Pass the Big Bills
Don’t hold your breath.
What a dolt. No one is forcing him to follow the President's tweets.
Personally, I love the tweets. They are much more direct, honest, and entertaining than press conferences, and if the President mentions something I do not know about, I can look it up without a dishonest press filter.
The “Replace” part of “Repeal and Replace” is just plain unconstitutional. I fully understand why a constitutionally knowledgeable, patriotic Congressman would never vote for the “Replace” part.
Repeal and do away with gov’t intrusion into people’s personal healthcare altogether. Encourage doctors and hospitals to create private cash only payment plans that only involve citizens and their healthcare providers. Wouldn’t Big Gov’t lovers and Insurance Inflate-the-Charges scam artists howl from here to the moon. But that is the way it used to be, and it worked well enough. Private charities helped as well.
Practically speaking, I realize that is not going to happen in today’s socialized society. So the argument comes down to “how much unconstitutional law” will be approved.
Excellent point.
The repubs will most likely fumble this opportunity just like they have done many times before.
The repercussions in 18 and 20 could be massive. Conservative voters won't vote for the dems but will most likely stay home.
The ball is in their court and they had better do something with it.
The sleeper cell in the repub party needs to be purged in 18 and 20.
I think it is partly sour grapes and partly denial. McConnell is part of the RNC establishment that feels at home being the minority party.
Trump won based primarily on two issues: Immigration and he responded forcefully to Dem mud slinging, refusing to grant them control of the discussion. I may not be a fan of Trump’s Tweets, but it will take a lot more than sloppy facts and worse spelling to make me tun my back on him. If his tweets are part of his being a fighter, so be it.
His tweets allow him to completely bypass the professional liars.
The RINOs are doing what they do best - kick the can down the road and ensuring that the disastrous policies of the Dims stay in force...
And they all hate him for it...the propagandists and the career politicians...the two kinds of professional liars.
Thank you! You are absolutely correct on this. We don’t need a so called replace. Repeal or I’ll vote for your ouster. We don’t want or need Republican Obama care light. To the Government, get the hell out of my insurance, get the hell out of my pockets and quite frankly just get the hell out of my life
>>To the Government, get the hell out of my insurance, get the hell out of my pockets and quite frankly just get the hell out of my life
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Thank YOU! I wonder how much worse it will have to get before this ever becomes reality. We’re so past due!
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