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Cruz is odious, crying about the failure in the name of the working poor (who would be eligible for expanded medicare if his state did block it) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 23:11 1
- he's going on about how his version would save the average family 7,000 a year -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 23:12
Trump reaction -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 23:07
It's been pointed out that in a parliamentary system, this would quite likely trigger an election due to no confidence. - Beryllium Jul 27, 22:56 5
- if that were the case, it would've passed. -- nm - mafic Jul 27, 23:16
- That fate could potentially come to McConnell, the Senate Leader -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:57 3
  - or maybe a lot of Senators wanted to appear to be in favor of repeal while hoping it would fail ...Turtle might hang on -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 22:58 2
    - Certainly not saying he's done, but he's at least wounded right now. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:59 1
      - if he loses tax "reform" then I'll believe he is in trouble :) -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 23:01
huh, the great-granddaughter of President Hoover is one of the commentators on CNN right now (on her own merit, but still cool trivia) -- nm - Max Jul 27, 22:54
I look forward to Donald Trump on tilt. Attacking war hero, former POW, and now cancer sufferer John McCain. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 22:51 1
- He has a bigger issue with women....he'll grab at something -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 23:28
It sounded like Schumer started choking up referencing McCain's speech. -- nm - Max Jul 27, 22:50
Petty, but awesome -- (link) - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:50
"This is a loss for republicans. And a big one." - Brett Baier - Jovian Jul 27, 22:49
Forget McCain, kudos to Collins and Murkowski for holding the line. (Hey look, they're women.) - Tim Jul 27, 22:46 9
- Can they strip Murkowski of her committee chairmanships to punish her? She may not be in control of that Interior budget for long. -- nm - jnine Jul 27, 22:53
- *because* they're women, they stood their ground. - Mop Jul 27, 22:49
- Yes, they've held the line all along and kudos to them. Collins is considerate 'moderate' whatever that means. - ty97 Jul 27, 22:49
- Collins may want Gov in 2018. So she's gunning for that I think. -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:48 5
  - Maine is a Medicaid expansion state too -- nm* - ty97 Jul 27, 22:49 4
    - weird considering the hard right governor. -- nm - Tim Jul 27, 22:50 2
      - And eventual Secretary of Homeland Security, I assume. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 22:53
      - Sorry, got confused. The issue is on the ballot this November in Maine. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:51
    - She also obvie doesn't think anything of Trump -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:49
This speech is an absolute mess. -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:44 2
- Hey, maybe we should let the Democrats be in charge! How would you like that!? -- nm - McConnell Jul 27, 22:45 1
  - Well I'm not so sure you're gonna be in charge much longer bub -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:48
Mind you, this ain't over. ACA repeal is a resilient fucking zombie -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:43 1
- Oh for sure. ACA repeal won't die until the Democrats take either the House or Senate. -- nm - Tim Jul 27, 22:47
and here comes the whining -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 22:43 1
- or is it whinging? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 22:44
Heh. It could happen. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 27, 22:40 2
- McCain's Brain Tumor 2020 -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 22:41 1
  - Constitutional question: can he nominate BT as his own Vice President? - Beryllium Jul 27, 22:43
STFU Turtle and let everyone go to bed -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 22:40 1
- LOL -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 22:41
I take back all the snide things I said about McCain...he probably had to deal with a lot of torture all day to change his vote -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 22:38 10
- I don't take back anything I've said about McCain. He did a good thing tonight, kudos for that. Doesn't erase the past. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:41 5
  - Is there anything else that you can think of that you might want to take back tonight? -- nm - mud Jul 27, 22:44 4
    - Nope. - ty97 Jul 27, 22:52 3
      - I was just throwing a *friendly* tease toward you and Jack, you replied with "fuck you" .. - mud Jul 27, 22:57 2
        
        FWIW, it read snarky at a time when nerves were already frayed. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 23:10
        
        It did not read as a tease as all, and I am constantly getting dragged here for being a pessimist for reacting to the realities of the world. - ty97 Jul 27, 22:59
- I take nothing back, but I'm glad he did the right thing this time. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:40
- But that's the thing, we shouldn't have to give him a break. He can't be a hero because he changed back. -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:38 2
  - Oh, McCain can still go to hell for even letting it get to this point. -- nm - Tim Jul 27, 22:39 1
    - Possible explanation? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 27, 22:46
an old man worried about Heaven -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 22:36 1
- Oh, don't bother with the later chapters, St. Peter. Just turn to the last page. -- nm - John McCain Jul 27, 22:37
What'd I miss with skinny repeal? This afternoon, McCain was for it so long as it went to conference. Did Ryan not deliver? -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 22:35 1
- He didnt trust Ryan even after Ryan said he would. -- nm - eag Jul 27, 22:38
"Dean Heller, a one-term Senator, is yes on skinny." - Ouch, that hurts from a GOP strategist -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:35 3
- how any let him vote before they knew how McCain was voting is beyond me. Idiot move there. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:42 2
  - McCain wouldn't commit and McConnell rolled the dice. That's a heck of a gamble. - Mop Jul 27, 22:44
  - Right? If you know it's over he has to vote no. Unless Wynn/Adelson bail him out again that's a tough one -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:43
Collins was a no -- nm - budice Jul 27, 22:34 2
- Watch some Democrat screw this up. -- nm* - Mop Jul 27, 22:34 1
  - Nope, even Basically A Republican Manchin is a no. -- nm - Tim Jul 27, 22:37
Hee! (nmblink) -- (link) - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:32
"Mr. McCain." "No." "Fuck you McCain. Ms. Murkowski." "No." "Murkowski votes no. Cocksucker. ..." -- nm - Mooch records the vote Jul 27, 22:31 1
- Is Pence presiding? -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 22:33
So if this fails, is the legislation dead and it starts over from scratch, or do they just tweak it and have another vote? -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 22:31
McCain votes No -- nm - budice Jul 27, 22:31
MCCAIN = NO -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:30 2
- HOLY SHIT -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:30 1
  - Narrative preserved! -- nm - Tim Jul 27, 22:30
Murkowski voted no. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:29 1
- I assume Susan Collins will as well, which means it fails. -- nm - Tim Jul 27, 22:31
No idea if they flipped anyone, but they are starting the vote, so here goes a lot of things. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:26 4
- Pence has pulled McCain into another room to talk while the vote is ongoing -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:27 3
  - McCain has LITERALLY nothing to lose. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 22:34 1
    - Nope he doesnt - eag Jul 27, 22:37
  - *slap* *arms out wide* -- nm - Max Jul 27, 22:29
What Happened? -- nm - Big Hill Jul 27, 22:24
Low quality, but McCain is hanging with the Dems looking happy as shit. Keep it up guys. -- (link) - MDH Jul 27, 22:21 [Image] 4
- How soon do they start to spin that the tumor has affected his mental capacity? -- nm - Meg Jul 27, 22:28 3
  - they already have, I'm waiting for don the con to tweet it in the morning -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 22:34 1
    - He won't wait until morning. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 22:36
  - As soon as Trump tweets it - eag Jul 27, 22:34
McCain seems a lost cause, was chumming it up with Dems. Group of GOP now trying to flip Murkowski. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:21 2
- They still would have to go through the vote or would McConnell pull it at the last minute? -- nm - eag Jul 27, 22:26 1
  - I think they can pull it, but looks like they are starting, which make me think maybe they flipped someone but who knows right now -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:26
AARP wide awake and keeping score. -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 22:20
"Dianne Feinstein just hugged John McCain" -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:12
Variety is reporting ABC wants Spicer for Dancing with the Stars -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:12 1
- Well he's demonstrated how well he can dance...... - Meg Jul 27, 22:19
Pence has left the chamber -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 22:11 9
- NB: could have just gone to the restroom -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:12 8
  - hell of a time to take a shit! - Jovian Jul 27, 22:13 7
    - maybe he praying to the throne -- nm - Max Jul 27, 22:27
    - Pence is back in the chamber -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:17 5
      - and left again. WTH Pence? -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:18 4
        
        Overactive bladder? -- nm - eag Jul 27, 22:19 3
        
        He suddenly remembered that he can't be left alone with the legislative body. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 22:26
        
        White House apparently called -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:24 1
        
        Pence is the leaker!!!! -- nm - Bacon Jul 27, 22:25
They (at this very second and VERY subject to change at any time) actually do NOT have the votes. Holy cow. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:07 3
- McConnell apparently looked pissed, he was blindsided, no one saw this. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:08 2
  - Do we have a suprise holdout ? - eag Jul 27, 22:13 1
    - McCain is the surprise holdout (it appears) and he's enough. Only takes 3 -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:14
Oh, fine. Name the top 10 selling albums of all time. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:06 46
- carol king tapestry -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 22:48 1
  - I want you to show me the way...frampton live -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 22:49
- Here's the list for anyone who wants to look (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:48
- Saturday Night Fever -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 22:39 1
  - #22. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:43
- Does "Candle in the Wind" single count? haha. Probably something by Sinatra or Elton John or Billy Joel -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:19 3
  - No Sinatra. :) nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:21 2
    - Billy Joel Greatest Hits? -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:22 1
      - #3!! nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:29
- I don't know any titles, but is [bed bath and] Beyonce on the list -- nm - peglegpete Jul 27, 22:19
- Please tell me Adele's 21 didn't make this -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:17 4
  - My favorite stat is that there have only been a dozen albums in the last decade to sell more than 5 million copies, and Adele and Taylor combine for 5 -- nm - Tim Jul 27, 22:21
  - Very hard, I think, for anything recent to make the list -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:19 1
    - True, but I think that sold like 20M copies. Not joking. -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:20
  - It did not. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:17
- 90's stuff because everyone still bought albums then: Cracked Rear View, Jagged Little Pill? -- nm - Tim Jul 27, 22:16 2
  - Alanis #17. Hootie #19. - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:18
  - Oh Alanis is a good one -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:17
- Led Zep IV -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 22:16 1
  - and if that is, then probably Pink Floyd The Wall as well. - Jovian Jul 27, 22:18
- Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, AC/DC - Back in Black are on there. - Tim Jul 27, 22:14 3
  - Worldwide, as of 2016, based on RIAA "units sold". nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:17 1
    - Digging into this a bit further, it looks like RIAA counts each disc in a double set as a "unit", weighing the stats towards double albums. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:30
  - *Looks down high fives you* -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:14
- Bodyguard, Fleetwood Mac Rumours, AC/DC Back to Black, Something by Garth Brooks? -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:13 10
  - Bodyguard is #16, Rumours is #8 and you need to be more specific. :) nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:15 2
    - No AC/DC? That surprises me -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:16 1
      - Sorry, Back in Black was #6. The specific comment was about Garth Brooks. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:19
  - If Garth is there, probably that live album -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:14 6
    - Garth has 3 in the top 50, 2 in the top 20. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:16 5
      - There was a live album in the late 90s wasn't there? -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:16 4
        
        Double Live? Right? -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:18 3
        
        Yes. Good album. -- nm - kelly Jul 27, 22:20
        
        Yes, #7. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:20
        
        Yeah, sounds right -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:19
- is there a weird one or 2 like Bing Crosby White Christmas or Gene Autry Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer on the list? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 27, 22:10 1
  - No. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:12
- Shania, Come On Over, I think -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:10 2
  - #9 (also number 50 for The Woman in Me) nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:12 1
    - Wow, wouldn't have expected the latter -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 22:14
- Eagles greatest hits...darkside of the moon...sgt. pepper -- nm - peglegpete Jul 27, 22:09 1
  - Dark Side of the Moon is #26. Sgt Pepper isn't in the top 50. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:11
- Thriller, Greatest Hits (The Eagles) -- nm - Tim Jul 27, 22:08 1
  - Eagles is #2. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:09
- Thriller, Joshua Tree -- nm - Bacon Jul 27, 22:07 1
  - No on Joshua Tree. #1 for Thriller. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:08
About the upcoming vote... -- (pic) - David Jul 27, 22:04 [Attachment]
Apia, Samoa. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 22:03
Its one am.... do you know where your health insurance is? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 22:02 1
- Inexplicably, in John McCain's hands, it actually appears (so we are screwed) -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 22:03

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