One thing I do like, and it’s that Trump demanded a vote now.
He didn’t wait for them to diddle around with it.
It almost looks like he wants to call the vote so it will fail.
Now I know he says otherwise, but forcing the vote tomorrow makes it seem like he’s not as adamant about this as one might think.
What has he got up his sleeve?
Is he setting it up so he can say he tried their way, but that’s not what people wanted?
I don’t really know. It doesn’t look that way now, but this guy seems to always have the ace up his sleeve.
I was thinking the same thing, but I'm still on the fence about it.
I like that Trump is using the deadline to scare both sides into compromising. It's the same brinksmanship Democrats use against Republicans with continuing resolution votes.
I expect that the pressure to vote or do nothing is aimed at Ryan, who started this thing with his ultimatum and tried to play chicken with the House and Senate.
That said, I do think that the "Obamacare remains" is not a permanent thing. I expect that if the vote fails tomorrow, then we wait until September, after Congress returns from their August recess and has gotten an earful from their constituents at their town hall meetings (if they're not too scared to cancel them).
The next move from the people is to swarm their representatives at every recess and tell them to repeal first, then replace later.
-PJ
Yep.... there was no wiretap of Trump’s team.
ROTFLMAO. The man has a pocket full of four leafed clover and farms them at the Balmedie course.
Great point. Maybe after it fails he comes out and says "OK, we tried it your way, so now we should try it my way", and then have Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and the House Freedom Caucus take the lead and propose legislation that will be much closer to what Trump-voters really wanted.
If this bill fails to reach a vote, or the vote fails, it's Paul Ryan who will take the heat. Like a prime minister, it could be enough to trigger his replacement as Speaker. Wouldn't that be an interesting development?
One thing I know for sure, like I said before: President Trump, blindfolded, could beat Mr. Spock at 3D chess.
Rumors of Donald Trump's failure have been greatly exaggerated for the last 2 years straight, and I see no evidence that indicates the President will stop winning anytime soon...