Comments on: Republican Rhetoric About To Meet Reality http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/ Reality-based political commentary Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:22:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91681 dsws Wed, 11 Jan 2017 22:15:56 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91681 But they mean different things. Directly, they represent different configurations of facial muscles, related to the facial expressions for different emotions. In this context, "um" suggests that I'm puzzled why he would even say that, whereas "ah" would suggest that I recognize his point but I think I have a doozy of a response to it. But they mean different things. Directly, they represent different configurations of facial muscles, related to the facial expressions for different emotions. In this context, "um" suggests that I'm puzzled why he would even say that, whereas "ah" would suggest that I recognize his point but I think I have a doozy of a response to it.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91653 Elizabeth Miller Mon, 09 Jan 2017 04:26:24 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91653 I have a new 'word' ... or is it a phrase ... that is in desperate need of being banned: Um Try 'ah' next time in its place ... it sounds better. :) I have a new 'word' ... or is it a phrase ... that is in desperate need of being banned:

Um

Try 'ah' next time in its place ... it sounds better. :)

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91652 dsws Mon, 09 Jan 2017 03:39:04 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91652 <i>Now that Republicans control all branches of the federal government, their base is going to expect them to make good on their promises.</i> Um, in what universe is that going to happen? Certainly not this one. Now that Republicans control all branches of the federal government, their base is going to expect them to make good on their promises.

Um, in what universe is that going to happen? Certainly not this one.

]]> By: ListenWhenYouHear http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91647 ListenWhenYouHear Sun, 08 Jan 2017 00:44:43 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91647 The GOP's desire to go after all things Democratic will have a huge backlash problem that the Republicans are ignoring: once they get rid of all of the programs that they have convinced the middle class are the causes for their financial woes...they'll have no one to blame when life doesn't get any better for the middle class! The fact is that Illegal immigrants weren't stealing jobs from Americans. The GOP isn't interested in preventing illegals from being in this country or they would make it a felony that carries a lengthy mandatory prison sentence and massive fines to hire anyone without proper documentation. Donald Trump was the first Republican to actually address the issue with an actual plan -- even if his plan was nothing more than the phallic-symbol delusion of a narcissistic pathological liar. The GOP is a climate change denial-for-profit hotbed, yet I cannot figure out why they are funding the military programs that are focused on the problems that the military believes climate change will cause our national security. The military has made it clear that climate change poses massive threats to our national security, so how will the Republicans explain spending massive amounts of money on something they think doesn't exist? The GOP's desire to go after all things Democratic will have a huge backlash problem that the Republicans are ignoring: once they get rid of all of the programs that they have convinced the middle class are the causes for their financial woes...they'll have no one to blame when life doesn't get any better for the middle class!

The fact is that Illegal immigrants weren't stealing jobs from Americans. The GOP isn't interested in preventing illegals from being in this country or they would make it a felony that carries a lengthy mandatory prison sentence and massive fines to hire anyone without proper documentation. Donald Trump was the first Republican to actually address the issue with an actual plan -- even if his plan was nothing more than the phallic-symbol delusion of a narcissistic pathological liar.

The GOP is a climate change denial-for-profit hotbed, yet I cannot figure out why they are funding the military programs that are focused on the problems that the military believes climate change will cause our national security. The military has made it clear that climate change poses massive threats to our national security, so how will the Republicans explain spending massive amounts of money on something they think doesn't exist?

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91645 michale Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:19:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91645 To further expand on the 2018 Senate Race.. Democrats have a good chance to wrestle Nevada from the GOP and a fair chance to wrestle Arizona away from the GOP.. Republicans are targeting Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia all of which went for Romney in 2012 and Trump in 2016... Further, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan all went for Trump in 2016 and have Dem incumbents up for re-election... Three more seats in New Jersey, Virginia and Maine are up for grabs, but it's likely that Dems will prevail there... So, the GOP is quite probably looking at a NET gain of 8-10 seats, which will give the GOP a super-majority... That is assuming, of course, that Trump hurdles the very VERY low bar that the Democratic Party has established for Trump... So, you see, my old friend Balthasar.... The picture does not look good for Democrats until at LEAST 2024..... To further expand on the 2018 Senate Race..

Democrats have a good chance to wrestle Nevada from the GOP and a fair chance to wrestle Arizona away from the GOP..

Republicans are targeting Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia all of which went for Romney in 2012 and Trump in 2016... Further, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan all went for Trump in 2016 and have Dem incumbents up for re-election... Three more seats in New Jersey, Virginia and Maine are up for grabs, but it's likely that Dems will prevail there...

So, the GOP is quite probably looking at a NET gain of 8-10 seats, which will give the GOP a super-majority...

That is assuming, of course, that Trump hurdles the very VERY low bar that the Democratic Party has established for Trump...

So, you see, my old friend Balthasar....

The picture does not look good for Democrats until at LEAST 2024.....

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91638 michale Sat, 07 Jan 2017 09:35:10 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91638 <I>Then why did a majority of the American people vote for the Democrat for president? Round and round we go.</I> And if we were talking about a single candidate, you would have a point.. But we're not, so you don't.. We're talking about over ONE THOUSAND candidates where the American people told the Democrat incumbent to HIT THE ROAD, JACK!! <I>Warning to the GOP: if you kill the ACA, the next time you get single-payer. No more half-measures will be accepted by the Democratic rank and file when our turn comes up again.</I> There won't BE a "next time" in our life times, my friend.. The American people aren't going to trust the Democratic Party again for a long LONG time... The Democratic Party is lost, fractured, splintered and leader-less.. It has ceased to be an effective Party and will likely remain that way for at least another 50 years.. <I>It's almost as if the GOP doesn't believe that the margin they won by was razor-thin, or that the pendulum will ever swing back (and it doesn't even have to swing back very far to put the Dems back in power, y'know).</I> Whatever you have to tell yourself to make it thru the day.. In 2018, Democrats are defending *25* seats.. GOP is defending 8... Out of those 25 seats Dems are defending, 11 of them are in states that Trump won... It's entirely likely that the GOP will have a Super Majority after 2018... So tell me again, how the Democratic Party will come back?? :D Then why did a majority of the American people vote for the Democrat for president? Round and round we go.

And if we were talking about a single candidate, you would have a point..

But we're not, so you don't..

We're talking about over ONE THOUSAND candidates where the American people told the Democrat incumbent to HIT THE ROAD, JACK!!

Warning to the GOP: if you kill the ACA, the next time you get single-payer. No more half-measures will be accepted by the Democratic rank and file when our turn comes up again.

There won't BE a "next time" in our life times, my friend..

The American people aren't going to trust the Democratic Party again for a long LONG time...

The Democratic Party is lost, fractured, splintered and leader-less.. It has ceased to be an effective Party and will likely remain that way for at least another 50 years..

It's almost as if the GOP doesn't believe that the margin they won by was razor-thin, or that the pendulum will ever swing back (and it doesn't even have to swing back very far to put the Dems back in power, y'know).

Whatever you have to tell yourself to make it thru the day..

In 2018, Democrats are defending *25* seats.. GOP is defending 8... Out of those 25 seats Dems are defending, 11 of them are in states that Trump won...

It's entirely likely that the GOP will have a Super Majority after 2018...

So tell me again, how the Democratic Party will come back?? :D

]]> By: Balthasar http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91637 Balthasar Sat, 07 Jan 2017 05:20:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91637 <i>But the simple fact is, the American people have passed judgement on Democrat leadership and it has been found wanting...</i> Then why did a majority of the American people vote for the Democrat for president? Round and round we go. So why don't we just agree that the American people are split politically, and start working on a program the everyone can get behind. Oh, that's right, we had a chance to do that for the past eight years, and McConnell and the GOP told us to stuff it. Now they want to pass a far right agenda and kill anything the Dems have touched in the last eight years, including the health care system they pretty much designed. Warning to the GOP: if you kill the ACA, the next time you get single-payer. No more half-measures will be accepted by the Democratic rank and file when our turn comes up again. It's almost as if the GOP doesn't believe that the margin they won by was razor-thin, or that the pendulum will ever swing back (and it doesn't even have to swing back very far to put the Dems back in power, y'know). But the simple fact is, the American people have passed judgement on Democrat leadership and it has been found wanting...

Then why did a majority of the American people vote for the Democrat for president? Round and round we go.

So why don't we just agree that the American people are split politically, and start working on a program the everyone can get behind. Oh, that's right, we had a chance to do that for the past eight years, and McConnell and the GOP told us to stuff it. Now they want to pass a far right agenda and kill anything the Dems have touched in the last eight years, including the health care system they pretty much designed.

Warning to the GOP: if you kill the ACA, the next time you get single-payer. No more half-measures will be accepted by the Democratic rank and file when our turn comes up again.

It's almost as if the GOP doesn't believe that the margin they won by was razor-thin, or that the pendulum will ever swing back (and it doesn't even have to swing back very far to put the Dems back in power, y'know).

]]> By: ListenWhenYouHear http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91631 ListenWhenYouHear Sat, 07 Jan 2017 00:53:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91631 neilm [2] Didn't see your post before I went off on the subject above. This is one of the things that angers me so much with the press....they should have reminded the public that the ACA was the Republican's baby anytime they reported on the GOP's hatred of it!!! neilm [2]

Didn't see your post before I went off on the subject above. This is one of the things that angers me so much with the press....they should have reminded the public that the ACA was the Republican's baby anytime they reported on the GOP's hatred of it!!!

]]> By: ListenWhenYouHear http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91630 ListenWhenYouHear Sat, 07 Jan 2017 00:39:16 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91630 Republicans' hatred of the ACA stems from the fact that it was supposed to be the biggest jewel in the GOP's legislative crown that Republicans planned to roll out soon after McCain was to take office in 2009. The plan had tested incredibly well in MA, and they tossed around the idea of letting Bush rolling it out in early 2008, but his popularity was so horrible that it seemed wiser to let his replacement start his presidency getting the credit. Only there was one small problem that they failed to consider...McCain lost! The reason that the Republicans cannot come up with a replacement that is better than the ACA is because they know that the ACA was their BEST work! They would need to test whatever they came up with in the real world, and I know of no Republican state that has attempted to introduce a new state healthcare plan in the last six years...I admit that I could be wrong about this, so if you know of a state that has introduced a plan in response to the ACA please share it with us! This is why I find the GOP so offensive, now.... They could work to make the ACA better for all Americans, but they are so anti-"anything Democrat" that they cannot allow their supporters to associate anything good with the Democrats. I cannot help but think back to 2012, when Republicans thought they had cost Obama his re-election bid and they bragged in an interview at how "the better a piece of legislation was, the harder we had to fight to block it from passing!" How many times did they vote to block the ACA? They know how good the ACA is, yet they would rather Americans suffer than to allow a Democrat to get credit for something people like! Republicans' hatred of the ACA stems from the fact that it was supposed to be the biggest jewel in the GOP's legislative crown that Republicans planned to roll out soon after McCain was to take office in 2009. The plan had tested incredibly well in MA, and they tossed around the idea of letting Bush rolling it out in early 2008, but his popularity was so horrible that it seemed wiser to let his replacement start his presidency getting the credit. Only there was one small problem that they failed to consider...McCain lost!

The reason that the Republicans cannot come up with a replacement that is better than the ACA is because they know that the ACA was their BEST work! They would need to test whatever they came up with in the real world, and I know of no Republican state that has attempted to introduce a new state healthcare plan in the last six years...I admit that I could be wrong about this, so if you know of a state that has introduced a plan in response to the ACA please share it with us!

This is why I find the GOP so offensive, now.... They could work to make the ACA better for all Americans, but they are so anti-"anything Democrat" that they cannot allow their supporters to associate anything good with the Democrats.

I cannot help but think back to 2012, when Republicans thought they had cost Obama his re-election bid and they bragged in an interview at how "the better a piece of legislation was, the harder we had to fight to block it from passing!" How many times did they vote to block the ACA? They know how good the ACA is, yet they would rather Americans suffer than to allow a Democrat to get credit for something people like!

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91628 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 23:42:19 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91628 The simple point is this.. President Trump is likely going to generate approval numbers unseen since the Reagan years... And when he does, ya'all just HAVE to know I'll be around to point those numbers out, eh?? :D The simple point is this..

President Trump is likely going to generate approval numbers unseen since the Reagan years...

And when he does, ya'all just HAVE to know I'll be around to point those numbers out, eh?? :D

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91627 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 23:40:23 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91627 <I>This would be funny if it weren't the GOP's current raison d'être. He must be trying some sort of reverse psychology.</I> Yea.. DEMOCRATS would never stoop to that, right?? :D Again, you are ignoring the facts, Balthasar... The American people overwhelmingly put Republicans in charge and told Democrats to take a hike.. Over 1000 Democrat seats in State and Federal government are now Republican.. You can whine and cry about how evil the Republicans are and how perfect the Democrats are.. But the simple fact is, the American people have passed judgement on Democrat leadership and it has been found wanting... No amount of Trump Derangement Syndrome will change this one simple fact... Your side lost... Get over it... This would be funny if it weren't the GOP's current raison d'être. He must be trying some sort of reverse psychology.

Yea.. DEMOCRATS would never stoop to that, right?? :D

Again, you are ignoring the facts, Balthasar...

The American people overwhelmingly put Republicans in charge and told Democrats to take a hike..

Over 1000 Democrat seats in State and Federal government are now Republican..

You can whine and cry about how evil the Republicans are and how perfect the Democrats are..

But the simple fact is, the American people have passed judgement on Democrat leadership and it has been found wanting...

No amount of Trump Derangement Syndrome will change this one simple fact...

Your side lost...

Get over it...

]]> By: Balthasar http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91626 Balthasar Fri, 06 Jan 2017 23:30:28 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91626 From the trashy little opinion piece/red bait from Fox News posted at [25]: <i>Which will Schumer choose?</i> This is a talking points piece, a little bit of propaganda similar to those flyers dropped onto battlefields that say, "Your leaders are stupid and self serving. Your plan will fail. Give up to our friendly forces now to save your country" From the article: <i>Will he lead his Democrat caucus into a media firestorm against good appointees, or work to restore order to a longstanding process, averting disaster?</i> "Restore order"? pulleese. Prejudging the clown car "good appointees" is a nice touch. <i>Seasoned leadership is not about exacting vengeance or settling scores.</i> This would be funny if it weren't the GOP's current <i>raison d'être</i>. He must be trying some sort of reverse psychology. <i>Americans are watching. They want a respectful, fair, and orderly confirmation process. Anything else smacks of extremism.</i> Then we should stretch the confirmation hearings out over the next month, so that the candidates can be thoroughly vetted, and all questions can be publicly asked of them, right? Nope. The GOP has decided to have all of the confirmation hearings on the same day, and include a "vote-a-rama" in the Senate to the day's schedule. The GOP should heed this fellow's words. From the trashy little opinion piece/red bait from Fox News posted at [25]:

Which will Schumer choose?

This is a talking points piece, a little bit of propaganda similar to those flyers dropped onto battlefields that say, "Your leaders are stupid and self serving. Your plan will fail. Give up to our friendly forces now to save your country"

From the article:

Will he lead his Democrat caucus into a media firestorm against good appointees, or work to restore order to a longstanding process, averting disaster?

"Restore order"? pulleese. Prejudging the clown car "good appointees" is a nice touch.

Seasoned leadership is not about exacting vengeance or settling scores.

This would be funny if it weren't the GOP's current raison d'être. He must be trying some sort of reverse psychology.

Americans are watching. They want a respectful, fair, and orderly confirmation process. Anything else smacks of extremism.

Then we should stretch the confirmation hearings out over the next month, so that the candidates can be thoroughly vetted, and all questions can be publicly asked of them, right?

Nope. The GOP has decided to have all of the confirmation hearings on the same day, and include a "vote-a-rama" in the Senate to the day's schedule. The GOP should heed this fellow's words.

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91625 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:34:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91625 <I>Save the Republic?? Or destroy the Democratic Party...</I> For the record, I am perfectly OK with either.. :D Save the Republic??

Or destroy the Democratic Party...

For the record, I am perfectly OK with either.. :D

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91624 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:20:52 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91624 http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/05/chuck-schumers-difficult-dilemma.html Save the Republic?? Or destroy the Democratic Party... Which will Schumer choose?? http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/05/chuck-schumers-difficult-dilemma.html

Save the Republic??

Or destroy the Democratic Party...

Which will Schumer choose??

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91623 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:49:37 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91623 http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/01/06/wendys-employees-accused-of-refusing-to-take-fwpd-officers-order/ This is the kind of Left Winger Democratic Party crap that is GOING to change.... http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/01/06/wendys-employees-accused-of-refusing-to-take-fwpd-officers-order/

This is the kind of Left Winger Democratic Party crap that is GOING to change....

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91622 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:34:15 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91622 <I>They have had SEVEN years to come up with a better plan and have NOT been able to!!!</I> They have come up with a bunch of good plans.. ALL better than CrapCare... But there was no sense in putting them into play because Obama, ever the narcissist, would have veto'ed them... <I>YOU'RE WRONG. You don't think Democrats would do anything to save Obamacare, REALLY???</I> Not if it replaces Obamacare with TrumpCare... Let's face reality, JM... The American people have *NEVER* liked Obamacare... This is fact... ANYTHING the GOP comes up with will be better because the bar is so low to begin with... They have had SEVEN years to come up with a better plan and have NOT been able to!!!

They have come up with a bunch of good plans..

ALL better than CrapCare...

But there was no sense in putting them into play because Obama, ever the narcissist, would have veto'ed them...

YOU'RE WRONG. You don't think Democrats would do anything to save Obamacare, REALLY???

Not if it replaces Obamacare with TrumpCare...

Let's face reality, JM...

The American people have *NEVER* liked Obamacare...

This is fact...

ANYTHING the GOP comes up with will be better because the bar is so low to begin with...

]]> By: John M http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91620 John M Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:35:34 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91620 Michale wrote: "And any Republican plan that IMPROVES Americans dismal health care mess will be resoundingly opposed by Democrats because Democrats won't want to give the GOP a "win"... Go ahead.. Tell me I am wrong... You can't because I'm not..." YOU'RE WRONG. You don't think Democrats would do anything to save Obamacare, REALLY??? Michale wrote:

"And any Republican plan that IMPROVES Americans dismal health care mess will be resoundingly opposed by Democrats because Democrats won't want to give the GOP a "win"...

Go ahead.. Tell me I am wrong... You can't because I'm not..."

YOU'RE WRONG. You don't think Democrats would do anything to save Obamacare, REALLY???

]]> By: John M http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91619 John M Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:33:28 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91619 Michale wrote: "ANY replacement that the GOP comes up with will be, BY DEFINITION, *better* than CrapCare....." OH YEAH??? Tell that to all the Republican senators who are now trying to put the brakes on repeal, now that they are realizing it is going to throw millions of Americans off their health care insurance and leave them unable to AFFORD ANY ALTERNATIVE. How is that BETTER??? Michale wrote:

"ANY replacement that the GOP comes up with will be, BY DEFINITION, *better* than CrapCare....."

OH YEAH??? Tell that to all the Republican senators who are now trying to put the brakes on repeal, now that they are realizing it is going to throw millions of Americans off their health care insurance and leave them unable to AFFORD ANY ALTERNATIVE. How is that BETTER???

]]> By: John M http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91618 John M Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:29:45 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91618 Michale wrote: "No... It's going to be REALLY painful for the Democratic Party when the GOP actually fixes TrainWreckCare and gives Americans a REAL and SOUND health care policy..." OH PLEASE!!! WHAT B.S.!!! They have had SEVEN years to come up with a better plan and have NOT been able to!!! Also, the COST for MY Obamacare plan just went from 69 dollars a month to ZERO dollars a month starting in January!!! IMPROVE ON THAT!!! Michale wrote:

"No... It's going to be REALLY painful for the Democratic Party when the GOP actually fixes TrainWreckCare and gives Americans a REAL and SOUND health care policy..."

OH PLEASE!!! WHAT B.S.!!!

They have had SEVEN years to come up with a better plan and have NOT been able to!!!

Also, the COST for MY Obamacare plan just went from 69 dollars a month to ZERO dollars a month starting in January!!! IMPROVE ON THAT!!!

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91616 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:13:59 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91616 Here's the thing and there is just NO getting around this.. Head Clown Schumer is planning to obstruct EVERYTHING that comes from Trump and the GOP.. Does that tactic sound familiar?? Democrats are expected to throw every whiney fit, every hysterical tantrum in hopes of slowing Trump down and put Trump on the defensive.... But there is just one problem with that strategy... <B>"Whoooaaa hoooo now... I don't do defense!"</B> -Bill Murray, SPACE JAM Donald Trump doesn't do defense... In that, Donald Trump follows the sage old advice of Captain James Tiberius Kirk... <B>"The best defense is a good offense.. And I intend to start offending!!"</B> No one... Repeat... NO ONE... does defense-borne offensive-ness better than President Donald Trump... Democrats are out-gunned, out-manned and out-classed.... They are leader-less, rudder-less and direction-less.. It's going to be a slaughter.... There will be Democrat bodies strewn all over the chamber.... <B>"The sport ends... The massacre begins."</B> -Field Primus T'Ceal, STAR TREK: The Final Frontier Here's the thing and there is just NO getting around this..

Head Clown Schumer is planning to obstruct EVERYTHING that comes from Trump and the GOP..

Does that tactic sound familiar??

Democrats are expected to throw every whiney fit, every hysterical tantrum in hopes of slowing Trump down and put Trump on the defensive....

But there is just one problem with that strategy...

"Whoooaaa hoooo now... I don't do defense!"
-Bill Murray, SPACE JAM

Donald Trump doesn't do defense... In that, Donald Trump follows the sage old advice of Captain James Tiberius Kirk...

"The best defense is a good offense.. And I intend to start offending!!"

No one... Repeat... NO ONE... does defense-borne offensive-ness better than President Donald Trump...

Democrats are out-gunned, out-manned and out-classed.... They are leader-less, rudder-less and direction-less..

It's going to be a slaughter.... There will be Democrat bodies strewn all over the chamber....

"The sport ends... The massacre begins."
-Field Primus T'Ceal, STAR TREK: The Final Frontier

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91615 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:51:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91615 <I>There really is no question WHY the American people have gave the GOP the biggest control of government they have had in almost a century. True: gerrymandering.</I> Which explains SOME of the facts.. But not ALL of the facts.... Why didn't the Democrats take the Senate?? <I>I don't know which is worse - that you spew the crap the right wing publishes, or that you refuse admit that you're in their fan club.</I> My NPA status is well-documented and un-questionable... :D <I>And yet, everything the right proposes is some variation on the utterly failed policies of the Bushes.</I> And yet, the American people just gave those policies another chance... So, either the policies aren't bad or millions and millions of Obama voters suddenly became racist irredeemable deplorables... OR.... Or you are a slave to Party ideology and cannot be objective about things... :D <I>With more illegal immigrants leaving the country than entering it, it would only serve at this point to keep them in than to keep them out anyway.</I> You have a tendency to throw out unsubstantiated BS... :D But hay, if you ARE right, then Trump is already DELIVERING on his promise to get rid of illegal scumbags... :D There really is no question WHY the American people have gave the GOP the biggest control of government they have had in almost a century.

True: gerrymandering.

Which explains SOME of the facts..

But not ALL of the facts....

Why didn't the Democrats take the Senate??

I don't know which is worse - that you spew the crap the right wing publishes, or that you refuse admit that you're in their fan club.

My NPA status is well-documented and un-questionable... :D

And yet, everything the right proposes is some variation on the utterly failed policies of the Bushes.

And yet, the American people just gave those policies another chance...

So, either the policies aren't bad or millions and millions of Obama voters suddenly became racist irredeemable deplorables...

OR....

Or you are a slave to Party ideology and cannot be objective about things... :D

With more illegal immigrants leaving the country than entering it, it would only serve at this point to keep them in than to keep them out anyway.

You have a tendency to throw out unsubstantiated BS... :D

But hay, if you ARE right, then Trump is already DELIVERING on his promise to get rid of illegal scumbags... :D

]]> By: Balthasar http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91614 Balthasar Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:30:05 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91614 <i>"The Wall" has always been metaphorical for me and for millions of other Trump supporters</i> Oh, let's hope that is so. We can't afford a boondoggle that is little more than a 2,000 mile-long phallic symbol. With more illegal immigrants leaving the country than entering it, it would only serve at this point to keep them in than to keep them out anyway. "The Wall" has always been metaphorical for me and for millions of other Trump supporters

Oh, let's hope that is so. We can't afford a boondoggle that is little more than a 2,000 mile-long phallic symbol. With more illegal immigrants leaving the country than entering it, it would only serve at this point to keep them in than to keep them out anyway.

]]> By: Balthasar http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91613 Balthasar Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:20:36 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91613 <i>I wouldn't know... I am no more a part of the Right Wing Bubble as I am part of the Left Wing Bubble... </i> I don't know which is worse - that you spew the crap the right wing publishes, or that you refuse admit that you're in their fan club. And yet, everything the right proposes is some variation on the utterly failed policies of the Bushes. With that track record, no wonder you and others on the right are trying to pre-distance yourselves from the inevitable poor result. I wouldn't know... I am no more a part of the Right Wing Bubble as I am part of the Left Wing Bubble...

I don't know which is worse - that you spew the crap the right wing publishes, or that you refuse admit that you're in their fan club.

And yet, everything the right proposes is some variation on the utterly failed policies of the Bushes. With that track record, no wonder you and others on the right are trying to pre-distance yourselves from the inevitable poor result.

]]> By: Balthasar http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91611 Balthasar Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:52:56 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91611 <i>There really is no question WHY the American people have gave the GOP the biggest control of government they have had in almost a century.</i> True: gerrymandering. There really is no question WHY the American people have gave the GOP the biggest control of government they have had in almost a century.

True: gerrymandering.

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91610 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:31:23 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91610 <I>So you already expect the GoP to turn out to be liars. Well at least you are realstic.</I> They are politicians.. OF COURSE they are liars.. It's part and parcel to the job description... But the point is, I condemn BOTH Partys.. Ya'all only condemn the GOP for their lies and fully and completely deny that the Democrats EVER lie... <I>How 'bout that wall - turns out as well as being useless, we get to pay for it after all. Mexico will be billed later - and if you believe that ...</I> And guess what?? I don't care... "The Wall" has always been metaphorical for me and for millions of other Trump supporters... Speaking of walls, reports show Obama is building a wall around his new home and making the US Taxpayers pay for it.. And here I thought Obama was all about building bridges and NOT walls.. :D <I>Michale: Is the $1T debt increase from the upcoming budget bill making it into the right wing bubble?</I> I wouldn't know... I am no more a part of the Right Wing Bubble as I am part of the Left Wing Bubble... :D <I>It is a bit of a quandary - either ignore the CBO $1T figure and get rid of Obamacare (with no replacement) and give up any pretense of budget discipline, or they keep Obamacare. </I> Again, who cares.. Whatever happens will be better than the abortion that is CrapCare and whatever happens President Trump will come out of it smelling like a rose.. :D So you already expect the GoP to turn out to be liars. Well at least you are realstic.

They are politicians.. OF COURSE they are liars.. It's part and parcel to the job description...

But the point is, I condemn BOTH Partys..

Ya'all only condemn the GOP for their lies and fully and completely deny that the Democrats EVER lie...

How 'bout that wall - turns out as well as being useless, we get to pay for it after all. Mexico will be billed later - and if you believe that ...

And guess what??

I don't care...

"The Wall" has always been metaphorical for me and for millions of other Trump supporters...

Speaking of walls, reports show Obama is building a wall around his new home and making the US Taxpayers pay for it..

And here I thought Obama was all about building bridges and NOT walls.. :D

Michale: Is the $1T debt increase from the upcoming budget bill making it into the right wing bubble?

I wouldn't know... I am no more a part of the Right Wing Bubble as I am part of the Left Wing Bubble... :D

It is a bit of a quandary - either ignore the CBO $1T figure and get rid of Obamacare (with no replacement) and give up any pretense of budget discipline, or they keep Obamacare.

Again, who cares..

Whatever happens will be better than the abortion that is CrapCare and whatever happens President Trump will come out of it smelling like a rose.. :D

]]> By: neilm http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91608 neilm Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:19:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91608 Michale: Is the $1T debt increase from the upcoming budget bill making it into the right wing bubble? It is a bit of a quandary - either ignore the CBO $1T figure and get rid of Obamacare (with no replacement) and give up any pretense of budget discipline, or they keep Obamacare. As I said earlier, if this wasn't life and death it would be hilarious. Michale: Is the $1T debt increase from the upcoming budget bill making it into the right wing bubble?

It is a bit of a quandary - either ignore the CBO $1T figure and get rid of Obamacare (with no replacement) and give up any pretense of budget discipline, or they keep Obamacare.

As I said earlier, if this wasn't life and death it would be hilarious.

]]> By: neilm http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91607 neilm Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:07:14 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91607 <i>And I am ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that ya'all will give Trump and the GOP the benefit of EVERY DOUBT that ya'all have given Obama and the Democrats when THEY failed at making good on their promises....</i> So you already expect the GoP to turn out to be liars. Well at least you are realstic. How 'bout that wall - turns out as well as being useless, we get to pay for it after all. Mexico will be billed later - and if you believe that ... And I am ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that ya'all will give Trump and the GOP the benefit of EVERY DOUBT that ya'all have given Obama and the Democrats when THEY failed at making good on their promises....

So you already expect the GoP to turn out to be liars. Well at least you are realstic.

How 'bout that wall - turns out as well as being useless, we get to pay for it after all. Mexico will be billed later - and if you believe that ...

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91604 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 14:50:52 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91604 <B>Record 95,102,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Number Grew 18% Since Obama Took Office in 2009</B> http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/record-95102000-americans-not-labor-force-number-grew-18-obama-took-office The American people were screaming and BEGGING for Jobs... Obama and the Democrats chased almost a HUNDRED MILLION Americans out of the job force and gave them CrapCare instead... There really is no question WHY the American people have gave the GOP the biggest control of government they have had in almost a century... Record 95,102,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Number Grew 18% Since Obama Took Office in 2009
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/record-95102000-americans-not-labor-force-number-grew-18-obama-took-office

The American people were screaming and BEGGING for Jobs...

Obama and the Democrats chased almost a HUNDRED MILLION Americans out of the job force and gave them CrapCare instead...

There really is no question WHY the American people have gave the GOP the biggest control of government they have had in almost a century...

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91598 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 12:05:37 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91598 http://www.wsj.com/articles/lessons-from-obamas-failure-1483661223 Yup... Yup... If the GOP can avoid the Democrats' gross and obvious mistakes on their creation of TrainWreckCare, then their replacement will be a success.. While it's a very VERY low bar to meet, I can definitely see the GOP screwing it up... But ya'all should keep in mind one oh so very salient point... If the CrapCare replacement is a success, Trump gets the credit... If the CrapCare replacement is an abysmal failure, the GOP will get the blame thereby solidifying Trump's status as a warrior for the American people against the evil establishment... For Trump, it's a WIN-WIN :D All Party slavery aside, ya'all just HAVE to admire the dynamic that Trump has created... :D http://www.wsj.com/articles/lessons-from-obamas-failure-1483661223

Yup... Yup...

If the GOP can avoid the Democrats' gross and obvious mistakes on their creation of TrainWreckCare, then their replacement will be a success..

While it's a very VERY low bar to meet, I can definitely see the GOP screwing it up...

But ya'all should keep in mind one oh so very salient point...

If the CrapCare replacement is a success, Trump gets the credit...

If the CrapCare replacement is an abysmal failure, the GOP will get the blame thereby solidifying Trump's status as a warrior for the American people against the evil establishment...

For Trump, it's a WIN-WIN :D

All Party slavery aside, ya'all just HAVE to admire the dynamic that Trump has created... :D

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91597 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:37:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91597 Let's face reality here, people... If you can bear to.. TrainWreckCare has *NEVER* enjoyed any popularity with the majority of the American people.. Oh sure, if you cherry pick an obvious feature here and there, you can find overwhelming support.. Pre-existing conditions?? Yea, and people love rainbows and puppy-dogs too.... But TrainWreckCare in it's entirety has *NEVER* enjoyed any semblance of support with the majority of Americans.. Why?? Because they saw CrapCare for what it was.. A HUGE government overreach and intrusion into their lives... ANY replacement that the GOP comes up with will be, BY DEFINITION, *better* than CrapCare..... You can lipstick this pig all you want, but the simple fact is that the American people put Trump and the GOP in office, knowing FULL WELL that it will mean the death of CrapCare... If ya'all could rise above Party Ideology, ya'all would see how that indicates how popular TrainWreckCare is... Let's face reality here, people... If you can bear to..

TrainWreckCare has *NEVER* enjoyed any popularity with the majority of the American people..

Oh sure, if you cherry pick an obvious feature here and there, you can find overwhelming support.. Pre-existing conditions?? Yea, and people love rainbows and puppy-dogs too....

But TrainWreckCare in it's entirety has *NEVER* enjoyed any semblance of support with the majority of Americans..

Why??

Because they saw CrapCare for what it was.. A HUGE government overreach and intrusion into their lives...

ANY replacement that the GOP comes up with will be, BY DEFINITION, *better* than CrapCare.....

You can lipstick this pig all you want, but the simple fact is that the American people put Trump and the GOP in office, knowing FULL WELL that it will mean the death of CrapCare...

If ya'all could rise above Party Ideology, ya'all would see how that indicates how popular TrainWreckCare is...

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91595 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:09:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91595 <I>Plus, as everybody who paid any attention to the ACA, it was based on the Republican-leaning Heritage Foundation plan.</I> Yep... It was a great GREAT plan and Obama and the Democrats totally screwed it up and made it unworkable... :D Obama and the Democrats could screw up an iron football!! Plus, as everybody who paid any attention to the ACA, it was based on the Republican-leaning Heritage Foundation plan.

Yep... It was a great GREAT plan and Obama and the Democrats totally screwed it up and made it unworkable... :D

Obama and the Democrats could screw up an iron football!!

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91594 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:04:23 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91594 <I>When you are bright orange, throwing around the "clown" label really risks blowback.</I> Only from those enslaved by Party ideology and who are not going to give Trump credit for ANYTHING no matter how good it is for the American people... We saw that played out live and in color when Trump saved Carrier jobs... Almost a thousand Americans had jobs saved for Christmas and the response from the Hysterical Left?? <B>"Who cares!!! Trump didn't save ALL the jobs!!!! Trump is evil!! Trump is bad!!! Trump is Hitler!!! Let's find some poor homeless mentally challenged guy and torture him to say how much he hates Trump!!!"</B> -The Left Wingery Like I said... Ya'all are doing EXACTLY what ya'all complained that the GOP did to Obama... Who could have POSSIBLY predicted that this would happen!!??? Oh... Wait.... :D When you are bright orange, throwing around the "clown" label really risks blowback.

Only from those enslaved by Party ideology and who are not going to give Trump credit for ANYTHING no matter how good it is for the American people...

We saw that played out live and in color when Trump saved Carrier jobs...

Almost a thousand Americans had jobs saved for Christmas and the response from the Hysterical Left??

"Who cares!!! Trump didn't save ALL the jobs!!!! Trump is evil!! Trump is bad!!! Trump is Hitler!!! Let's find some poor homeless mentally challenged guy and torture him to say how much he hates Trump!!!"
-The Left Wingery

Like I said... Ya'all are doing EXACTLY what ya'all complained that the GOP did to Obama...

Who could have POSSIBLY predicted that this would happen!!???

Oh... Wait.... :D

]]> By: michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91593 michale Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:00:07 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91593 <I>Now that Republicans control all branches of the federal government, their base is going to expect them to make good on their promises.</I> And I am ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that ya'all will give Trump and the GOP the benefit of EVERY DOUBT that ya'all have given Obama and the Democrats when THEY failed at making good on their promises.... Right?? :D <I>Reality: While the GOP has successfully demonized the term "Obamacare," when you ask people about the component parts, most of them are wildly popular -- even with Republican voters.</I> Yea.. The MANDATE is "wildly popular".. :^/ Yes, there are some good points to TrainWreckCare... But it's BAD points overwhelm any good.. The mandate for one.. The FACT that insurance costs have sky-rocketed... What part of the AFFORDABLE Care Act is affordable??? What good is having health insurance when it is too un-affordable to use??? <I>Reality: Obamacare saves the federal government money.</I> At the cost of gouging the American people.. THAT's the part ya'all don't get... <I>GOP Rhetoric: Replacing Obamacare with a Republican plan will be easy.</I> <B>Closing Gitmo will be easy. Providing quality health care at affordable costs will be easy.. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor</B> Funny how ya'all only slam the BS from the Right, but slurp up the BS from the Left... <I>Any Republican plan that actually gets scored by the C.B.O. and shows millions losing their health insurance is going to be fair game for that brilliant bit of political spin, that's for sure.</I> And any Republican plan that IMPROVES Americans dismal health care mess will be resoundingly opposed by Democrats because Democrats won't want to give the GOP a "win"... Go ahead.. Tell me I am wrong... You can't because I'm not... <I>Republicans have been fearmongering Obamacare since before it actually existed (remember the "death panel" nonsense?). Their rhetoric has been soaring along on the breeze for eight years now. </I> And CrapCare is in a death spiral.. So, apparently, the "fear mongering" from the GOP over CrapCare was dead on ballz accurate... <I>This is going to be painful for the Republican Party, since they've fallen into the trap of believing their own spin. Because now it is -- quite simply -- time for them to face reality.</I> No... It's going to be REALLY painful for the Democratic Party when the GOP actually fixes TrainWreckCare and gives Americans a REAL and SOUND health care policy... Now that Republicans control all branches of the federal government, their base is going to expect them to make good on their promises.

And I am ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that ya'all will give Trump and the GOP the benefit of EVERY DOUBT that ya'all have given Obama and the Democrats when THEY failed at making good on their promises....

Right?? :D

Reality: While the GOP has successfully demonized the term "Obamacare," when you ask people about the component parts, most of them are wildly popular -- even with Republican voters.

Yea.. The MANDATE is "wildly popular".. :^/

Yes, there are some good points to TrainWreckCare...

But it's BAD points overwhelm any good..

The mandate for one..

The FACT that insurance costs have sky-rocketed...

What part of the AFFORDABLE Care Act is affordable???

What good is having health insurance when it is too un-affordable to use???

Reality: Obamacare saves the federal government money.

At the cost of gouging the American people..

THAT's the part ya'all don't get...

GOP Rhetoric: Replacing Obamacare with a Republican plan will be easy.

Closing Gitmo will be easy.

Providing quality health care at affordable costs will be easy..

If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor

Funny how ya'all only slam the BS from the Right, but slurp up the BS from the Left...

Any Republican plan that actually gets scored by the C.B.O. and shows millions losing their health insurance is going to be fair game for that brilliant bit of political spin, that's for sure.

And any Republican plan that IMPROVES Americans dismal health care mess will be resoundingly opposed by Democrats because Democrats won't want to give the GOP a "win"...

Go ahead.. Tell me I am wrong... You can't because I'm not...

Republicans have been fearmongering Obamacare since before it actually existed (remember the "death panel" nonsense?). Their rhetoric has been soaring along on the breeze for eight years now.

And CrapCare is in a death spiral..

So, apparently, the "fear mongering" from the GOP over CrapCare was dead on ballz accurate...

This is going to be painful for the Republican Party, since they've fallen into the trap of believing their own spin. Because now it is -- quite simply -- time for them to face reality.

No... It's going to be REALLY painful for the Democratic Party when the GOP actually fixes TrainWreckCare and gives Americans a REAL and SOUND health care policy...

]]> By: John From Censornati http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91590 John From Censornati Fri, 06 Jan 2017 08:45:39 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91590 My current health insurance plan is a "grandfathered" pre-ACA plan and, relatively speaking, it's pretty good. After I had a stroke, I was hospitalized for a month and it should have been longer, but my insurance company wouldn't pay any longer. I live alone and was sent home at great risk of falling (five times so far). They didn't force me to go. I could have stayed and paid my own astronomical bill. Freedom! Now I have a "pre-existing condition" and the GOP wants to send us back to the days when America was great and insurance companies told people like me to go away. I'm OK only just as long as I don't lose my job and I don't feel very secure about that any more. Thanks Trump! My current health insurance plan is a "grandfathered" pre-ACA plan and, relatively speaking, it's pretty good. After I had a stroke, I was hospitalized for a month and it should have been longer, but my insurance company wouldn't pay any longer. I live alone and was sent home at great risk of falling (five times so far). They didn't force me to go. I could have stayed and paid my own astronomical bill. Freedom!

Now I have a "pre-existing condition" and the GOP wants to send us back to the days when America was great and insurance companies told people like me to go away. I'm OK only just as long as I don't lose my job and I don't feel very secure about that any more. Thanks Trump!

]]> By: John From Censornati http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91589 John From Censornati Fri, 06 Jan 2017 08:22:47 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91589 The One Who Watches Words has frowned on me again. The One Who Watches Words has frowned on me again.

]]> By: neilm http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91587 neilm Fri, 06 Jan 2017 03:56:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91587 <i>The Democrats, lead by head clown Chuck Schumer</i> - Excerpt from Trump tweet, 1/5/17 When you are bright orange, throwing around the "clown" label really risks blowback. The Democrats, lead by head clown Chuck Schumer

- Excerpt from Trump tweet, 1/5/17

When you are bright orange, throwing around the "clown" label really risks blowback.

]]> By: neilm http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91586 neilm Fri, 06 Jan 2017 03:46:02 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91586 Plus, as everybody who paid any attention to the ACA, it was based on the Republican-leaning Heritage Foundation plan. Just to add to the irony, Gingrich promoted the same Heritage plan as an alternative to Hillarycare - individual mandate and all :) If this wasn't literally life and death, it would be hilarious. More background, including a video of Romney holding Gingrich's feet to the fire over this: http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2011/10/20/how-a-conservative-think-tank-invented-the-individual-mandate/#64a46ad7621b Plus, as everybody who paid any attention to the ACA, it was based on the Republican-leaning Heritage Foundation plan.

Just to add to the irony, Gingrich promoted the same Heritage plan as an alternative to Hillarycare - individual mandate and all :)

If this wasn't literally life and death, it would be hilarious.

More background, including a video of Romney holding Gingrich's feet to the fire over this:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2011/10/20/how-a-conservative-think-tank-invented-the-individual-mandate/#64a46ad7621b

]]> By: neilm http://www.chrisweigant.com/2017/01/05/republican-rhetoric-about-to-meet-reality/#comment-91585 neilm Fri, 06 Jan 2017 03:23:56 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=13368#comment-91585 Plus even Trump looks like he realizes this is a trap and is already warning Congressional Republicans against repealing Obamacare. Has Trump started using the moniker "Washington Republicans" or "Establishment Republicans" yet? He needs somebody to blame for everything that goes wrong, and Obama is too popular and Hillary is his buddy now. Schumer will do everything he can to mess with his Trump's head, and he isn't even President yet. Plus even Trump looks like he realizes this is a trap and is already warning Congressional Republicans against repealing Obamacare.

Has Trump started using the moniker "Washington Republicans" or "Establishment Republicans" yet? He needs somebody to blame for everything that goes wrong, and Obama is too popular and Hillary is his buddy now.

Schumer will do everything he can to mess with his Trump's head, and he isn't even President yet.

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