That's what they really want.

Oh, yeah... I forgot about the tax cuts.

Never mind.

But if their only real goals are to gut Medicaid, cripple Planned Parenthood and slash taxes for the wealthy, I guess that won't fly. (And the billionaires have threatened to withhold their bribes if they don't get their tax cuts and repealed ObamaCare.)

So they could just start calling it Affordable Care Act, take credit for passing it, then work on a separate taxcut called the Make Everybody Rich Act. Nobody could arguen with a name like that.

... the Democratic party fixed healthcare in the US.

headed to the WH as we speak. I want to trust that she'll remain a NO vote, however, I'm very skeptical. I'd really like a prominate Dem to seize this moment and reach out to her since she has publicly stated that she'd like to see the ACA improved instead of scrapping it. A partnership right now could get some traction in the eyes of the public.

won't get credit for it.

That seems to be the biggest stumbling block viewing the Republican behavior the last eight years.

I wouldn't mind giving Trump a win so long as we can fix this to the benefit of all Americans.

I'm all for looking at the big picture. We all know what's real...the black guy changed the game for the better for me and my family and millions more us us. I'll forever thank him and be grateful.

This is your opportunity to step up. Why don't you work with the Democrats to come up with a bill that makes sense? Maybe a few of your "moderate" brethren might want to come along for the ride.

There are ways to craft Medicaid where it is not burdensome, but would have incentives to guide the behaviors that Republicans seem to care about.

Thumbscrews, favors, dirt, blackmail, checkbooks, campaign cash - all help to run Washington

The uber-conservatives will drop out. Again, game over.

Frankly, I do not think Senate Republicans want a repeal/replace to pass. They don't want to own it.

these NO votes.

He said that, for instance, Susan Collins is worried about cutbacks in Medicaid and would need $200 Million Dollars to fund that, so McConnell could use $200M of the extra money to send her way, and solve that problem.

First...who knew there was "extra money"?

Second, if he thinks those who are worried about Medicaid recipients can be bought off by funding Medicaid for one year, he misses the point. She's making a judgment call on the welfare of people, both now and into the future. Funding it for one year isn't useful. AND the provisions for Medicaid get worse as time goes on.

Now, you could buy off Rand Paul. He's concerned about the money. For people concerned about the money, you can buy them off by giving them....money. The bill cuts more and more as time goes on, so a flush of money now might hold Rand Paul for now, while he waits for the stricter provisions to kick in.

I wonder what this "extra money" is that the pundit was referring to? Extra money in healthcare? Or in the budget?

I thought they changed the bill to make it more cruel, to get the Tea Party on board?