Winning: Freedom Caucus chair 'optimistic' about ObamaCare repeal deal

Sounds like the Freedom Caucus is holding Trump's feet to the fire and going to get concessions. Good. The bill as currently written is not a good bill.

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"Meadows is working with the President and his team around the clock to make changes to the bill. We're hopeful we can get something done," the congressman's spokesman told CNN, marking a stark departure from previous days when a stream of meetings and even direct talks with the president had led to no progress.

One aide said the new sense of cautious optimism had not existed among Freedom Caucus members even an hour prior, and that the group's members planned to work late into the night.



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This is the way it's supposed to work.

Not everyone can get everything they want. Not in the real world.

But the republican party, unlike democrats, is diverse enough to come up with a good bill.

We'll see.

 

The White House is seriously considering making substantive changes to AHCA to appease Freedom Caucus members. Trump administration weighs last-minute Obamacare replacement changes

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Number of House GOP "no" votes on the AHCA needed to kill the bill: 22.

Number of House GOP "no" votes on the AHCA before Trump got involved in trying to persuade members to vote yes: about 25.

Number of House GOP "no" votes on the AHCA after Trump got involved in trying to persuade members to vote yes: about 36.

Looks like Mr. Dealmaker, Captain Closer, is making things worse.


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Evidently they're not getting the changes they want the most.

They just need to go ahead and have the vote.

That would force backstabber Ryan back to the drawing board.

 

Sean Spicer at press conference today...

Reporter: "So if the bill doesn't pass tonight, is there a Plan B?"
Spicer: "The bill will pass. There is no Plan B. Only Plan A."

Reporter: "If the bill fails, will President Trump take responsibility?"
Spicer: "At the end of the day we can't force somebody to vote"

 

Empty bravado.

 

No vote tonight.

Minutes after this was announced clueless Trump says of the bill, "we'll find out in about three hours" while at a trucker event.

So much winning!

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And?

No dice the first time he tried, but it isn't over. Ryan is a huge obstacle and cannot be trusted.

I still think the best option is to just let it self destruct and blame democrats all the way. It's their law and they refuse to take part in replacing it with something that works. They won't even talk about it.

 

If you want to cause the death of millions of people who rely on the ACA for their desp0erately needed healthcare go ahead. An added bonus is a substantial tax cut for wealthy Americans. But please don't present this as a "Christian" position. It's not.