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"We had no Democratic support" ... "Hey guys, help us screw your biggest achievement over and implement something you don't want." -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 13:47 6
- Seems all their attempts to blame to Dems just helps them. A vast majority of Americans opposed this bill and they're saying... - Mop Mar 24, 13:50 1
  - 'we can't craft a good bill without the expertise of Dems' -- nm - Max Mar 24, 13:51
- "I never said repeal it and replace it within 64 days - we have a long time." -- nm - Max Mar 24, 13:49 1
  - Fvcking day ONE, he said, which many believed he would walk from the inaugural to the WH and sign a repeal -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 14:04
- You have the numbers. You don't need Democratic support. -- nm - David Mar 24, 13:48
- "We also didn't need any Democratic support but TRUCK!" -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 13:48
Alex Jones apologized for Pizzagate coverage and (wait for it) blames other media outlets -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 13:44 5
- I'm sorry, I need help reading as I keep getting distractions (aka work). Which media members did he blame? -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 13:50 2
  - The Media. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 13:50 1
    - my least favorite source of news! -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 13:51
- They got to him! -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 13:49
- Apologised to the pizza restaurant and its owner, it didn't extend to John Podesta. -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 13:48
Going through my head all day. -- (link) - Callisto Buffalomeat Mar 24, 13:42 3
- yup -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 13:49
- I'm working from home today and listened to that at least 3 times. "Alexa. Raise volume." -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 24, 13:43 1
  - And then there's this one. -- (link) - Callisto Buffalomeat Mar 24, 13:48
"If you look closely you can actually pinpoint the exact moment Senator Santorum's heart breaks in two." -- nm - Max Mar 24, 13:37
Have we seen this PrimeNow? 2-hour delivery -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 24, 13:33
Who knew that health care could be so complicated -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:32
Ryan: "Obamacare is the law of the land. ... We're going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future." moving on to rest of agenda -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 13:21 36
- I wish I could believe him. -- nm - Krusty Mar 24, 13:44
- For those who think that ACA and Obamacare are different, he should have said "ACA". -- nm - Mop Mar 24, 13:43
- Thanks Obama! -- nm - Mop Mar 24, 13:42
- Trump: "I've been saying for the last year that the best thing we can do politically is let Obamacare explode." -- nm - Max Mar 24, 13:41 1
  - "I want to thank the Republican party, I want to thank Paul Ryan - he worked hard, he worked very very hard..." -- nm - Max Mar 24, 13:43
- And this is key -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 13:41
- The heart weeps -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 13:38
- governing...is harder -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 24, 13:28
- Ryan: I recommended to POTUS that we pull the bill, and he agreed. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 13:26 12
  - Does he stay on as Speaker after this? -- nm - budice Mar 24, 13:29 10
    - After this, who on Earth would want that job? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 13:34 9
      - Louie Gohmert? -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 13:50 1
        
        No, someone that could actually get a majority to support him. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 14:26
      - They should recast it as a non-partisan, more ceremonial role, and pick a candidate from outside of congress to preside. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 24, 13:41
      - "Do you want to run this ship?" "Yes!" -- nm - Jayne Cobb, Freedom Caucus Mar 24, 13:39 1
        
        heh -- nm - mud Mar 24, 13:42
      - Will he run for pres at the next primary, if do no makes it 4 years I don't think he'll run again. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:36 1
        
        It's a reelection year for his party so no -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 13:37
      - Several probably want it, but how on earth to get a consensus pick? That's how we got Ryan. -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 13:36 1
        
        I think he'll stay till the midterms when he has to hand the gavel back to Pelosi -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:38
  - sources say Ryan is right that it was his idea -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 13:29
- Costa on MSNBC: Trump says bill won’t be coming back in near future & he’ll see if the Dems want to work with him on healthcare. -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 13:24 2
  - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA -- nm - David Mar 24, 13:32
  - ...No? -- nm - Democrats Mar 24, 13:32
- He tries to spin bill as a favor to Democrats to repeal Obamacare before it collapses. They are clearly going to try to sabotage Obamacare now -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 13:24 6
  - "Now"? - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 24, 13:31 2
    - But now they have more power to do so -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 13:34 1
      - especially in the executive branch -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 13:34
  - This was always my fear. Trump will announce they won't enforce the mandate (executive order). Over time that might kill it. -- nm - pmb Mar 24, 13:25 2
    - That will make demos the bad guys when they try to rescue ocare with a return of mandate, otoh, they could come back with Bernie care, single payer -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:34 1
      - and if we're honest, I would think many Dems view Obamacare as the first step. While the Republicans probably will look now to pull key components of - Mel Profit Mar 24, 13:40
- Hopefully it can hold together well enough that the dems can add needed fixes when they have their chance. -- nm - pmb Mar 24, 13:23
- *giggling* - Mel Profit Mar 24, 13:23 3
  - Wouldn't you love to see Obama's face right now. -- nm - pmb Mar 24, 13:24 2
    - It just proves they were fine with having something to shout about and didn't really care about anything else. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 24, 13:26 1
      - It also proves out the sacrifices that the dems made in passing it in the first place (let's face it, it is part of what cost them their majority). - pmb Mar 24, 13:43
I'd do something despicable for a Long John Silvers here -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 13:10 10
- I hear you, brother. -- nm - David Mar 24, 13:27
- 2 more episodes of Black Sails. I hope that you are watching the show. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 24, 13:14 1
  - I am way way behind -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 13:15
- never had it -- nm - decline Mar 24, 13:12 6
  - It is not fine dining, but it is fish. I like fish. -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 13:13 5
    - McDs Filet not good enuf? -- nm - budice Mar 24, 13:14 4
      - Not compared to LJS. Its something I have to make do with though -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 13:16 3
        
        as long as you drink a gallon of water afterwards. - groiny Mar 24, 13:18 2
        
        How's the low salt/sodium life treating you? -- nm - JD Mar 24, 13:47
        
        I'll grant that. There are better fish fast food places, like a chain in Seattle called Ivar's. But Ivar's is too much to even dream of. -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 13:20
Lol. Trump blames Democrats, not Paul Ryan, for bill's failure. -- (edited) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 24, 13:10 4
- I was going to offer a line on this - didn't think it would be quite this quick. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 13:29
- I am really thinking that he doesn't know how government works. Not news and I know a bunch of you think that too. I just felt like saying it. -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 13:13 1
  - If he says it, his people accept it as gospel. Pope Trump. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 13:14
- Get used to this. -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 13:12
Apparently tickets for GotG2, opening May 4th, are now on sale. - Andie Mar 24, 13:05
Seriously, someone let that lady in Tennessee know Trumpcare isn't a thing. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 12:56 2
- Though re-naming Obamacare as Trumpcare would probably mean it gets retained. -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 13:02
- who dat -- nm - mud Mar 24, 13:00
live show I wish I had seen. 1973 a then unknown Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band backing up Chuck Berry -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 24, 12:55 14
- Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Warren Zevon, Smokey Robinson, and a Berlin & The Go-Gos double bill are all shows I had a chance to go to and missed -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 13:41 1
  - I missed the Stones twice in 1975 because of college stuff..Black & Blue is one of my favorite albums of their and missed the tour :((( -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 24, 13:55
- Missed Paul Simons Graceland, one of the few times I couldn't scalp a ticket -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:02 2
  - Jimi Hendrix ,the promoter over sold, and counterfeits added a thousand more, dad was driving me there but police had blocked the streets, tear gas - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:07 1
    - Steve Wozniaks US concert, can't remember who was playing, supposed to be awesome, but they were introducing computers to the masses -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 14:00
- Live shows I wish I'd seen... - Mel Profit Mar 24, 12:58 8
  - Pink Floyd (though I've seen Roger Waters and it's as close as I can get), and Led Zeppelin (though seeing Plant was cool). -- nm - pmb Mar 24, 13:18
  - Saw Bowie white duke concert, my gf was into him bigly. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:09 1
    - "BOWIEEEE!" -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 24, 13:28
  - I have no idea if they did, but Billy Idol and Joan Jett seem like they would have done a killer show together back in the day. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 13:01 4
    - Interesting pairing. This could be a great poll: dream rock band match-up? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 24, 13:08 3
      - How about fictitious bands you'd like to see. Or dream match-ups with real bands. - Mel Profit Mar 24, 13:31
      - Black Keys and Rolling Stones, with Tinarewen, a Tourag nomadic electrified Afrocana group -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:15 1
        
        Peter Gabriel and Talking Heads -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:16
Maybe now the GOP will stop lying about the ACA being a "disaster" and take concrete and bipartisan steps to strengthen it instead. - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 24, 12:52 3
- *SNORK* -- nm - Mop Mar 24, 13:04
- No, they will underfund it, cut tax support, scale back doc fees so more ins, more docs leave, turn it into a disaster, see I told ya -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:00
- I might not agree with Charlie Dent on policies but he would get my minority vote to lead majority legislation drafting. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 12:54
Just because it's funny, one of my coworkers had a meeting with Kane today. - Callisto Buffalomeat Mar 24, 12:51
If this takes much longer, I can get Arby's for dinner. -- nm - Amanda Mar 24, 12:51 2
- I like the planning ahead that you're doing and I GET it. -- nm - Diva Mar 24, 12:53 1
  - I live in a town with nothing. Food tourism for 16801ers is kfc and Arby's. (There is LJS here too.) -- nm - Amanda Mar 24, 12:54
I don't know top 5 but Beastie Boys at 930 Club is probably number 1. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 24, 12:48 2
- Cibo Matto...there's a band I haven't thought of in years. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 24, 13:42
- I like you! :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 24, 12:48
Max, the $5 box with thigh and leg is perfect. Don't let them forget to give you a spoon though. - Amanda Mar 24, 12:43 9
- Spork! -- nm - Tim Mar 24, 13:18
- I've done two sides of mashed potatoes before which puts me into a food coma for the rest of the night. - Max Mar 24, 12:52
- I do that box about once a month. The last few times have been Nashville Hot -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 12:47 2
  - Is "extra biscuit" always the right call? I'm a novice. -- nm - Amanda Mar 24, 12:48 1
    - If you are in the mood. I often do coleslaw, or if I'm suffering from Feed Me Now Syndrome, I get a Chicken Little to eat in the car -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 12:52
- just use your fingers - it's not like the other people at the dealership aren't already pissed at you -- nm - decline Mar 24, 12:43 3
  - I would have used the biscuit but someone had already eaten it by the time I realized there was no spoon. Nmb# - Amanda Mar 24, 12:45 2
    - I ate a pintos and cheese from TB with a credit card when they forgot my spoon. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 13:01
    - biscuit, leg and thigh are all scoopable implements -- nm - decline Mar 24, 12:51
Travel ban, not banned. ACA repeal, not repealed. Wall, not built. ISIS, not defeated. Trump is batting 1000 in his first 100 days -- nm - decline Mar 24, 12:35 5
- Wall is chugging along, when isil goes down, do not will trumpet that so hard, ir will make Mission Accomplished seem quaint -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 12:57
- He is a great President -- nm - Jovian Mar 24, 12:48
- ISIS will be defeated but on an Iraqi and Syrian timetable, not on the US's, not on Trump's -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 12:45
- "We're going to win so much. You're going to get tired of winning. you’re going to say, 'Please Mr. President, I have a headache.'" -- nm - mara Mar 24, 12:40 1
  - The headache method of healthcare. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 12:41
Vote is pulled, per senior White House official -- nm - decline Mar 24, 12:33 15
- CNN will now bill POTUS for all the time they had their A list anchors on tv today when they weren't needed. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 24, 12:45 1
  - Are you kidding? The world was watching. Whether the vote happened or no, CNN scored huge today. -- nm - Mop Mar 24, 13:08
- Seems quite likely Ryan told Trump he was pulling the vote whether Trump approved or not. - ty97 Mar 24, 12:40 5
  - looks that way -- (link*) - decline Mar 24, 12:48 4
    - this is what they do when they have the exec and both houses of Congress. fucking mess. I'm going to go buy wine now. -- nm - Diva Mar 24, 12:55 3
      - best idea I've heard all day :) -- nm - decline Mar 24, 12:58
      - Right? Republicans can pass WTF they want right now. And we get this. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 12:58 1
        
        I hope it makes Trump look weaker to his fans. He always said he could negotiate to get stuff done (even with the democrats). Here they completely - pmb Mar 24, 13:23
- aw crap -- nm - mud Mar 24, 12:38
- Ryan press conference at 4pm -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 12:37 3
  - fool, duck and cover, don't invite questions. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 12:38 2
    - I hope he cries. -- nm - Diva Mar 24, 12:39 1
      - I hope he challenges Drumpf. Let them battling it out for awhile. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 24, 12:55
- The pullout method of healthcare. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 12:35
- Wisest thing they could do but :( -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 12:33
House Republicans to hold closed door conference meeting at 3:30pm per two House members -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 12:31 1
- Debate over, house now in recess, subject to the call of the chair. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 24, 12:32
Tillerson probably wasn't "tired" in South Korea, his trip probably wasn't "shortened" but since he does travel with the press corps, we get fake news -- (link) - Mop Mar 24, 12:29 2
- Internet nature abhors an information vacuum. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 12:34
- *doesn't -- nm - Mop Mar 24, 12:31
"Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue" Ugh, I want to punch someone for that name. -- (edited) - Ender Mar 24, 12:28
Amanda and KFC sittin in a tree... -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 12:25
Pink Floyd 1970, Wishbone Ash 1975, Talking Heads 1980, Metallica 1986, The Replacements 1990 -- nm - mud Mar 24, 12:23 1
- that Metallica show must have been fun. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 24, 12:32
Garage sale pricing: IPad 1st Gen lowest memory? - Epiphany Mar 24, 12:21 5
- Free with a purchase of $20 or more. -- nm - Krusty Mar 24, 12:43
- It's a classic! $1,000! -- nm - decline Mar 24, 12:22
- zero? It is so old you can't upgrade past like iOS 5 or something crazy like that - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 24, 12:22 2
  - So $5? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 24, 12:24 1
    - Yeah. Gazelle will give you $5 for it online -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 24, 12:25
Step 4. Profit! -- nm - mara Mar 24, 12:21 1
- "And that's when I took my dog-in-a-tree show on the road." -- nm - Max Mar 24, 12:24
That's...a lot of bugs -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 24, 12:20 1
- Amanda, look -- nm - Max Mar 24, 12:23

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