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You mean the value of returning power to the states, those kind of values that the country was founded on? Maybe McCain sees this as a threat to the absolute power of D.C. over the people and therefor a loss of said power?
This bill basically takes away money from blue states who chose to expand mecicaid and give it to red states who chose not to expand it. Why should they pay for your mistakes. McCain knows exactly what he is talking about because there is no guarantee that states would honor predetermined issues. Do you or a family member have a predetermined issue. It may not be covered but I guess you are ok with that.
What disgusting thoughts you people have about a war hero and public servant who didn't even need to work because he's married to a beer heiress. He's trying to give all of you access to what he has. And you vilify him for it.
He wasn't completely above board with his constituents. There's nothing inherently wrong with his position of wanting a bipartisan process and 'regular order', but if that was what was necessary for him to support 'repeal and replace', then he should have made that clear during his last Senate campaign, or he should have not used the issue to run on at all. Additionally, yes he is a war hero....but that doesn't give him an infinite pass from criticism re decisions he has made in a second career embarked upon after the career that made him a hero.
He wasn't completely above board with his constituents. There's nothing inherently wrong with his position of wanting a bipartisan process and 'regular order', but if that was what was necessary for him to support 'repeal and replace', then he should have made that clear during his last Senate campaign, or he should have not used the issue to run on at all. Additionally, yes he is a war hero....but that doesn't give him an infinite pass from criticism re decisions he has made in a second career embarked upon after the career that made him a hero.
The GOP had seven years, I repeat seven years, to come up with an alternative to the ACA. The fact is that the Republicans were either too inept, or too stupid, to come up with a plan.
The Republicans are not a party anymore, they have become a faction. Even Trump has pushed the GOP to one side and is now dealing with the democrats. Go figure.
The latest TrumpCare bill would be a disaster for Rs over the long-term.
Rs know this. Hence, just enough Rs will vote against it to keep it from passing. This way they can tell their donors they tried while keeping their voting base from turning on them when they lose their insurance.
The latest TrumpCare bill would be a disaster for Rs over the long-term.
Rs know this. Hence, just enough Rs will vote against it to keep it from passing. This way they can tell their donors they tried while keeping their voting base from turning on them when they lose their insurance.
McCain is doing the Rs a solid.
Rs don't care what they actually pass, they just want to dismantle Obama's legacy for its own sake. McCain is the only one left with a conscience.
Rs don't care what they actually pass, they just want to dismantle Obama's legacy for its own sake. McCain is the only one left with a conscience.
I assume that it is not likely Mr McCain would choose to run again, and if so his war chest is full enough. He certainly does not need the dark money that is dangled before the Republicans in congress. So he can vote his own conscience, he is free of those chains. He can think about doing the right thing and set a better example.
The big donor class has got the Republicans dangling on strings.
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