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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Schumer: Dems won't help GOP with Obamacare replacement
2016-12-08
The incoming Senate Democratic leader says his party won't help Republicans with a new health reform plan down the road if they repeal Obamacare without an immediate replacement.
I think Mr. Trump can explain the Dems' pissy attitude in 140 characters...
Sen. Chuck Schumer, who will replace retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid in January, said Republicans will have to "own" the situation if they ditch the healthcare law but don't immediately come up with a way to replace it.
What the Dems are trying to do: delay the repeal of O-Care near indefinitely by stringing out the negotiations on the "replacement" deal. That doesn't work if the Pubs repeal O-Care immediately.
"We're not going to do a replacement," Schumer said of his caucus. "If they repeal without a replacement, they will own it. Democrats will not then step up to the plate and come up with a half-baked solution that we will partially own. It's all theirs."
Well, Obamacare is all your party's and is a major reason you and your ilk are in the minority.
Republicans are contemplating an approach to Obamacare that would delay a repeal of the law by two or three years, giving them time to come up with a replacement plan. GOP leaders have said a repeal measure will be first on their task list when they return to Washington next month.

If Democrats refuse to work with Republicans on a replacement plan, that could put them in a political bind, as they could be blamed for depriving millions of Americans of health coverage.
That's the spin message from WaPo.
"They're giving us tremendous leverage," Schumer told the Washington Post.
More like giving you enough rope to hang yourselves with.
Posted by:DarthVader

#6  I'd be surprised if the Republicans asked for any help.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2016-12-08 23:18  

#5  Do we really think anything Chucky might offer would be helpful? Remember, this dipshit helped sell Obumble care and helped Harry sell it as reconciliation.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2016-12-08 19:48  

#4  See earlier "You're Fired" video above.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-12-08 13:48  

#3  I gotta plan: repeal it outright and go back to 2008.

Most of those that'd squeal voted for Hillary anyway...
Posted by: Bobby   2016-12-08 13:24  

#2   Democrats will not then step up to the plate and come up with a half-baked solution

Why not? You had no problems ramming a half-baked solution down our throats 7 years ago.
Posted by: AlanC   2016-12-08 12:50  

#1  I like that. Not one Republican vote for ObamaCare. Not one Dem vote for repealing it. Maybe the better plan win.
Posted by: Iblis   2016-12-08 12:48  

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