Latest on the Republicans' war against health care

You gotta love the temerity (and stupidity) that is coming out of this administration.Can anyone imagine how Republicans would have responded if Obama said he wasn't going to 'own' the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?And what precisely is the expectation here pertaining to the Democrats? The Republicans have the presidency, the house AND the senate. Their inability to pass a new updated bill stems from problems within their own party and senate Republicans not wanting to support the bill in its current form. It was Mitch McConnell who decided to form this bill in closed sessions with only a small number of Republicans contributing. Why didn't they hold a broader session with their entire party?What I find fascinating about this whole situation is I still remember how many times Obama was beaten over the head for making the claim that 'you could keep your doctor if you want' when he was trying to sell Obamacare. That in the Republican's minds was an impeachable offense. But when Trump said during his campaign that health care was 'so easy', he is not called on his bullshit.And here is the video of that claim: Oh, and did I also mention that it appears he and his family colluded with Russia?

So much for Il Donald's threats. Despite the rhetoric, several Republican senators have voted against the latest repeal.

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Republicans' seven-year quest to wipe out President Obama's Affordable Care Act came to a crashing halt around 1:30 this morning, when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) shockingly bucked his party and voted against a scaled-down repeal bill that emerged as the Senate's last-ditch effort. It's now clear that replacing Obamacare -- or even repealing small parts of it -- may be forever a pipe dream for President Trump and the GOP, whose deep divisions over the U.S. health-care system proved unbridgeable in the end.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/...t/597a46ec30fb045fdaef0fd2I wonder if McCain has decided that at this stage in his life, facing the prospect of battling cancer, that he would just prefer to give Trump the proverbial middle finger and not tow the party line.