happen whereas there were solid grounds for impeachment...

Shows what the spineless Democrats could have done when they had the Majority...but they wanted to try bipartisanship first.
Not just he ACA but all legislation the Repukes blocked..

dogs, including your Senator Bayh at the time, made it clear they would not vote for single payer or a public option.

continues to be breathtaking. And whole agendas have been based off that faulty knowledge.

Democrat? Shame on him for going for the possible instead of the impossible.

did not fight hard enough or gave in too easily to Republicans when they had the Majority...and this along with allowing Republicans to blame the Democrats for the huge deficit that came about because of mending the economy and keeping us out of the worst possibel depression since 1929.
So now Republicans are having their way and will have their way on legislation as long as they control the legislative branch but Democrats better find a way to fight back or Republicans will keep that Majority.

of issues that a Democrat from a blue state is for.

That was the idea behind Howard Dean's 50 state strategy, to focus on things we have in common

and now Bayh is a lobbyist for several of those Insurance Groups

Obama had 4 short months of a DEM Majority... Passed the ACA Huge! Also the incredible meanness of politics were just beginning.. post Bush Administration... Few knew how hateful it would get...but I do remember thatBlue Dog Dems... Manchin, Lieberman and others really fucked with our ability to steamroll progressive legislature.

occurred, and in fact Conyers, Kucinich, Robert Wexler, and I believe Nadler tried to push it through in 2008. Nancy Pelosi wasn't was not interested in pursuing impeachment in 2006 for whatever reason, but the bottom line is they didn't have the 2/3 of the Senate for conviction. It would not have happened.

No President has been impeached and removed from office. Nixon most likely would have been, but resigned before any of that took place

Why are you ignoring the fact that Joe Lieberman, Independent, wouldn't vote for anything more than Obamacare, and he was one of the 60 votes we needed to pass it over a filibuster?

The R's aren't doing more than the "spineless Democrats" -- they are doing the same thing they criticized us for -- passing a bill with no help from the other side.

republicans are screwing American health care over, along with American farming, and American dignity, and American security, so they totally own the stupid & needless republican FAIL.

its definition would be: A health care system whereby the means of payment consists of cash for the wealthy, and vouchers that you can wipe your tuchus with if you're not.

from the get go. You see the real McConnell,and it is not a very nice person.

"We don't expect any Democratic cooperation on the replacement of Obamacare, we don't expect any Democratic cooperation on tax reform."

Isn't this turtle's asshole the one who proudly stated his goal was to make Obama a one-term President, and whined and cried that Obama wouldn't "work with us?"

Die screaming in a house fire, McConnell. No, really and literally.

consumers who need medical insurance. The Dems won't support the worthless coverage they've trying to offer in place of ACA. You want a voucher, tax credits, saving accounts and only major medical coverage... Republicans want to sell you crappy insurance and profit off the sick.

and the deaths of 50,000 Americans a year

May his Karma be massive and swift.

I do believe it takes 60 votes to actually replace an existing law. Anybody?

A normal bill needs 60 votes to end debate, otherwise known as a Filibuster.

But, I believe the Republicans will put all this into a budget bill, called an Omnibus Spending Bill,
which can't be filibustered.
This is going to happen whether we like it or not.

[font color=red size=12]FILIBUSTER[/font]

1) they totally hose it hurting millions and then they own it

2) they only change the name and totally own it

He failed miserably on the first, and pretty much failed on the second.

You always have been, and you always will be.

You didn't have the courage to say this sooner, did you?

You waited until Congress left for the President's Day recess to announce your evil plans.

When you get back, you & your fellow GOP Trump-lovers will cause millions of Americans to lose their medical insurance; and then you'll cut taxes on millionaires & billionaires, while the poor and middle-class will likely see tax hikes.

Have a nice holiday, you evil, lying piece of shit!

and will there be town-halls for the republicans to suffer through when a "replacement plan" is actually proposed?

They've only been in session and its time for a week vacation? I guess the deplorables are okay with it, but people who work for a living should be disgusted by the constant vacations for Congress.

Then America will know who to blame in time footage mid-term elections.

And blame it on the Democratic party.

Almost as strong as my dislike for his fellow fucksticks in the House Speaker's chair and the White House.

And when people realize how badly they have been screwed, you can kiss your party goodbye. And it will then all be restored and improved. The ultimate fuck you to you and your zombies.

Replace Obamacare with Don't Care.

Maybe 378 Americans will qualify for it as opposed to 20 million, but it'll be there.

Something like all "red-haired people over six feet tall born between the dates of Feb. 28th and Feb. 30th are eligible," or some equally "inclusive" clause...........

psyche!

reminds me of Eddie Murphy's ice cream cone bit.

kid steals his ice cream cone then it falls on the ground.

we'll vote your stinking' asses out in 2018/2020 and put the ACA all back together.

Cause Republicans suck at governing, and they suck at caring about their fellow Americans.

Tell us how that works out for ya. My heart goes out to those who will be hurt in the process.

it up and runnning.

We know it will not be a good plan so let them do it by themselves. Then the day they touch it its TRUMPCARE. I want to predict that it will be bare bones cost people a fortune and guess what - then supplements will come out for the Rich to make everything covered. The poor and middle class will get SCREWED AGAIN and BIGLY and the Rich will probably be covered even better than ACA. Probably elite ambulances to pick them up equipped like an emergency center in case things are needed on the spot.

... the Democrats giveth, and the Republicans taketh away.

I remember that the Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act with little to no Republican assistance.

It will be that way as long as 45 is in the White House, mofo.

So it did not pass under reconciliation rules as McConnell plans with his bills. CBO will need to score McConnell's bill and report the impact on the national deficit over the next 10 years. How can McConnell spin the $5 trillion it will add to the deficit over 10 years? Will the deficit hawks stomach this? He runs into the same problem with "tax reform", perhaps bigger. Obama reduced the amount of the deficit each of his last 7 years in office. Put that chart up there with the expected Trump deficit and it should be a really hard sell. How does Ryan get it through the House? No room for an infrastructure bill with these two wrecking the budget. Republicans simply can't govern. It is not in their DNA.

Full post @ Feb. 3rd thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141688587#post13

For sure, Congressman Paul Ryan knows the repeal of the PPACA will create a deficit and Republicans know the repeal will create a large deficit. To make sure no one else knows, Mr. Ryan has blocked the CBO from analyzing it before repeal. Also unbeknownst to many, if the CBO does not do its typical independent analysis of the costs (if any) created by the PPACA repeal and how much it increases the deficit, there is no requirement for the legislation to expire after 10 years. Republicans would have repealed the PPACA as they have wanted to do since 2010, and would have blocked it from ever coming back after 10 years. "

...with the burning heat of 100,000 white hot suns.

If not him, then someone else will do the same thing. The GOP is just not recognizable anymore. It has gone of the rails.

Duh. And thankful for it! Republicans break it, they own it.

the be rich and healthy or die Trumpcare.

There better not be one damn yes vote from a Democrat on that death sentence for 40,000 Americans a year!

They don't want to spend $ on poor people, their whole raison d'etre is to give to the rich and take from the poor.

This is actually good, in the long run. Repugs need to own this catastrophe in the making, lock, stock and barrel. If dems went along, we'd also be complicit in this, which would be a truly bad thing come election time. Now, it will be trumpcare and only trumpcare and they will take the heat, which is only fair and right. if they think people will just die quietly, they are so wrong. People will rise up and are rising up right now at townhall meetings all over the country. Now in the short term, my family will get fucked when I retire in Nov. because my husband has a chronic condition and won't be covered by my insurance anymore. He manages a auto repair shop and there is no benefits whatsoever. We had planned on getting him on the ACA, but that is now just a faint hope. With my health issues, I'm really struggling to manage my very intense job. EVen so, I'm considering delaying retirement if J can't find a new job. Getting a job at nearly 60 isn't easy. He's sent out so many resumes, no response, even though he's very successful at his job and has a GREAT repair and customer approval record. I'll be attending a townhall if Crenshaw has the guts to have one, which I doubt.