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Donald Trump To Dine With Ted Cruz At The White House Wednesday Night
dailycaller.com ^ | 03/07/2017

Posted on 03/07/2017 8:23:43 PM PST by Helicondelta

Donald Trump is scheduled to host Ted and Heidi Cruz at the White House on Wednesday.

The president and the former presidential candidate will reportedly have dinner together Wednesday night. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the purpose of Trump and Cruz’s meeting.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cds; craycray; filibuster; globalistcruz; losercruz; lyinted; obamacare2; rinocare; suckercare; trumpcare; trumpcruz
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To: nathanbedford
You were played about Obama care to get the house in Republican hands, and you figured that out after the fact.

You were played about Obama care to get the Senate in Republican hands, and you figured that out after the fact.

You were played about Obama care to get Trump in the White House… go figure.

To be entirely honest, you and I both have to concede that President Trump has out-strategized his many enemies over and over, all the way to the White House, and beyond -- all the way to overturning the narratives about him. So, while I might initially have a reaction of surprise that President Trump would sign on to this rather disappointing bill, I'd have to look to the many wins this man has racked up, and assume that there is a greater plan. I'd have to assume he's not done on Obamacare yet.

Still, a simple repeal would have gone a long way to mollify his base.

101 posted on 03/08/2017 2:28:43 AM PST by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: Lazamataz
Right on, Diogenes.


102 posted on 03/08/2017 2:31:47 AM PST by nathanbedford (attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
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To: nathanbedford

Was that a shot?

I thought we got along.


103 posted on 03/08/2017 2:44:00 AM PST by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: nathanbedford
To the substance: Freeper LS, who is one degree of seperation from the Trump inner circle, states:

1) No “clean” repeal was going to pass. Period.

2) The only hope is to take “some” bill and begin chipping away. Yes, you will have to fix the fix. That’s political life in 2017. Anyone who thought there would be a single swipe of the pen and O-Care would be gone was not thinking.

3) Trump has already tweeted that he “hopes” Rand Paul will come up with a great alternative to Obamacare (not, not to the “House bill” so as not to alienate them). Translation: if Paul and some other Senate conservatives (doubtful) can get a significantly better bill, this might be improved in reconciliation/conference.

4) The Senate is pretty much worse than the House on this, so it’s dubious whether this could happen.

5) There are a dozen “mini-fixes” that will significantly improve even this bill.

It's not all we wanted, but if LS is accurate, it's better than two empty hands.... and who knows what can happen after that.

104 posted on 03/08/2017 2:47:30 AM PST by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: WENDLE
Cruz is a true conservative leader.

In a nutshell, that illustrates the failure of 'conservatism.'

105 posted on 03/08/2017 2:57:13 AM PST by gogeo (When your life is based on a false premise...you are indeed insane.)
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To: nathanbedford

When you speak truth it brings the knives. Trump is a liberal domestically and fiscally but the moment you pull out that truth the personality cultists will attack.

Thanks for sharing truth


106 posted on 03/08/2017 3:09:13 AM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: Lazamataz
No shot intended at all, quite the contrary. As you know Diogenes was the fellow walking around with a lantern looking for an honest man and I am implying that you are that honest man.


107 posted on 03/08/2017 3:10:07 AM PST by nathanbedford (attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
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To: nathanbedford

Oh ok! :)


108 posted on 03/08/2017 3:30:38 AM PST by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: SmokingJoe

“And I feel sorry for you.”

Why?


109 posted on 03/08/2017 3:56:49 AM PST by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: Parley Baer

Clearly it’s late where you are if you can’t recognize sarcasm without a tag.


110 posted on 03/08/2017 4:09:23 AM PST by mykroar (Congratulations President Trump)
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To: ilgipper
Hopefully, Ted can make a strong case on a better Obamacare replacement. The current option is a turkey. And get the whole Mattis mess turned around as well.
111 posted on 03/08/2017 4:09:38 AM PST by School of Rational Thought
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To: romanesq

no sympathies for her she seems a greedy power hungry woman who manipulates like the best of them.


112 posted on 03/08/2017 4:14:19 AM PST by b4me (If Jesus came to set us free, why are so many professed Believers still in chains?)
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To: Paladin2
Trump was looking for Linda to leak on McCain.

Linda and McCain engage in their freaky sexual practices only after watching Gladiator movies.

113 posted on 03/08/2017 4:32:38 AM PST by COBOL2Java ("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
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To: Paladin2

I think Trump was using Graham to deliver a message to McCain.


114 posted on 03/08/2017 4:39:22 AM PST by bankwalker (groupthink is dangerous ...)
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To: Alberta's Child
I believe Trump wants the House and Senate to draft up competing bills that may have very few overlapping provisions, and then work with the leadership of Congress to pick out the best parts of each bill.

I think you're right. Trump's being very Hegelian here. Very dialectic. Abstract-Negative-Concrete.

115 posted on 03/08/2017 4:41:33 AM PST by COBOL2Java ("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
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To: bankwalker
I think Trump was using Graham to deliver a message to McCain.

Ah, hadn't thought of that. Linda's about the only person who can get through to the old SOB.

116 posted on 03/08/2017 4:42:59 AM PST by COBOL2Java ("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
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To: Helicondelta
I'd wager that Trump sees that Cruz has his head on right about most of his agenda and would like to team up in the most effective way. he can let bygones be bygones and it has started to look like Cruz finally got a handle on that too.

Trump has been "praising" the GOPe folks doing all the GovernmentCare writing, but you can bet he's getting pissed as they do everything they can to keep the government elbow deep in it instead of backing the hell out. I wouldn't be surprised to see Rand Paul and maybe even never-Trumper Mike Lee visiting the WH in the near future.

117 posted on 03/08/2017 4:50:21 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: nathanbedford

I trust President Trump, and do not think he is “playing” me.

My understanding is that President Trump is pivoting over to Rand Paul and Ted Cruz to repeal Obamacare.

Paul Ryan wants an Obamacare light. While congress is moving in the right direction. It’s not enough. Hence Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.

I think if Ted Cruz is successful, then a Supreme Court seat will be in his future. Which would be great all around!


118 posted on 03/08/2017 5:01:26 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: nathanbedford

Look, let’s make it simple.

Obamacare can’t be repealed because the pro-repeal forces don’t have the votes. And if 51 votes in the Senate would do the job, they STILL don’t have the votes.

The two most popular parts of PPACA - pre-existing condition coverage and coverage as a child to age 26 - are untouchable. Expanded Medicaid (without tax increases) is almost as popular. Once you concede you will sell someone fire insurance after their house burns down, you will need a funding mechanism.

So, if the House Republicans have 218 votes for “clean repeal” (I doubt they do), but they keep pre-existing conditions and 25-year old children (because they must) then the economic death spiral leading to nationalization will worsen. But even at that, I doubt there are 30 votes in the Senate for a clean repeal.

To move forward, someone who is profiting from the status quo has to get it in the neck - and I think, after the political process plays out, the Ryan bill fails and Trump’s popularity falls as a result, it is the insurance companies that will be walking the plank.

Medical and hospital care paid for by other people’s money, however collected and however paid out, is fundamentally a political issue. As long as the government takes from you and gives to me to pay my bills, you will want a say in how the money is spent.

Medicare and Medicaid both, in different ways, promised to pay without limit for all medical and hospital services for people covered by them that could reasonably be expected to produce a benefit. Paying without limit with other people’s money is a nice idea, but, as we see, in practice it is unsustainable.

One way or another (presuming our form of government survives), the state must be able to produce a budget for what it will spend on health services. Under the assumptions that govern Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, the refugee programs, and others, this is impossible.

Something has to give. I agree with (and pray daily for the survival of) some free market aspects in health care, but the only way this is going to happen is with a national single payer universal basic coverage scheme with a private option.

Obamacare will not survive. Romney-Ryan care can’t pass. Full-on user pays will close most hospitals and practices within a few months.

I believe Trump will propose a single-payer scheme after Ryancare collapses. I hope he sees the wisdom of a private option. But, one way or another, single-payer will be a reality.


119 posted on 03/08/2017 5:05:29 AM PST by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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To: ilgipper

Obamacare replacement is obamacare lite or RINO care because ALL of these politicians including the Gop politicians are owned by Soros.

Only Donald J. Trump is not owned by anyone and is why the Donald is the only on on the side of freedom and the American people.Trump is his own man and is for America


120 posted on 03/08/2017 5:55:38 AM PST by Democrat_media (Yellen raising rates with only 1.8% growth to hurt Trump send USA to depression)
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