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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 03:52 PM
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The Repubs. think the people gave them a mandate to "repeal and replace" healthcare!
Edited on Sun Nov-07-10 03:56 PM by jenmito
Even though they kept claiming that the Dems. weren't listening to "the people" who kept saying they wanted Dems. to concentrate on "jobs, jobs, jobs," they NOW say their top priority is to "repeal and replace" the healthcare reform law.

When it's pointed out to them that the exit polls from last Tuesday showed that 47% of those who voted wanted repeal, but 48% wanted to keep it as is or EXPAND it, they "refudiate" those numbers, saying that "polls can be shaped by how you ask the question," and that the people DO want them to do this.

I REALLY hope they DO spend their time trying to take away coverage for children's pre-existing conditions, coverage of "kids" up to age 26, etc. Hello President Obama again in '12!
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 03:57 PM
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1. For them the REPEAL part has always been more important than the REPLACE part
They won't be able to agree among themselves upon a replacement bill, so they will just drop it and go for repeal.

And then it will die in the Senate.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 03:58 PM
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2. Exactly. Not to mention that Obama would veto it. n/t
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 03:59 PM
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3. I think they will be in for a rude awakening when they try to take kids off their parents
policies..just for a start..plus pre existing conditions clauses..
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 04:02 PM
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4. Yup-talk about not getting it! And the people who were "exit polled" consisted of
more RWers than Dems., and even THEY didn't give Repubs. a mandate to try to repeal HCR.
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denimgirly Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 04:19 PM
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5. Irony is the Healthcare that was passed is a Republican one (Mitt Romney)
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 04:22 PM
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6. But Romney is considered a RINO.
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