The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

[Rover]

Re: The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

I thought typically the governor could only appoint until the next even year election, then you had a special election that filled the seat until the normal end of the term, and then you got back on schedule.

But it's state constitution so every state can do it however they want as long as they are in compliance with the "republican government" guarantee clause of the US Constitution.

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/04/1...ernor-in-2018/

An on point recent article. Not sure if she can work it that she gets to make the appointment instead of LePage (as in she resigns the moment she's sworn in as governor).

[Jimjamesak]

Idle thought experiment for AK (?) and ME experts: if Murkowski and Collins switched parties would they survive re-election?

Remember that in the 90s when the Dems were a national joke and the GOP was on the rise several house members and at least one senator (the CO injun I forget his name) went Judas for sweet, sweet committee assignments.

If Murkowski switched? Probably not, she's way too in bed with the oil companies to be a Democrat, global warming and all that. She'd be a lock as an Independent though. Given the usual close numbers in the Senate she'd be able to trade votes for some beneficial stuff for AK and a plum committee appointments.

[dxmnkd316]

Re: The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

A couple of thoughts:

1) Does anybody out here have any juice with the Kuwaiti royal family? I think a few years in an Arab prison might help mookie build some character.

COTD a

[mookie1995]

COTD a

Can't interrupt Middle East peace talks like that!!! Why earlier at work mookie had a young lady wondering why they don't get along better with Israel since "mookie's right! We have so much in common we should be friends!"

Just give mookie time here...... just give him time

[Rover]

Re: The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

Can't interrupt Middle East peace talks like that!!! Why earlier at work mookie had a young lady wondering why they don't get along better with Israel since "mookie's right! We have so much in common we should be friends!"

Just give mookie time here...... just give him time

Just give me time too...to build my nuclear fallout shelter before you start WWIII!

[mookie1995]

Just give me time too...to build my nuclear fallout shelter before you start WWIII!

Mookie will be safe here. Everyone needs their oil to not glow

[dxmnkd316]

Re: The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

Mookie will be safe here. Everyone needs their oil to not glow

Someone on here () once famously said, "We can drill through glass."

[mookie1995]

Someone on here () once famously said, "We can drill through glass."

But who wants to come drill in those thick white suits?!?

It's hot enough as is already!!!

11:35p and still in trips

[alfablue]

Re: The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

The ACA may get fixed after all http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...ization-241151

[ericredaxe]

The ACA may get fixed after all http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...ization-241151

Gee, working together to come up with better ideas than either came up with on their own. Whoda thunk it?

[bronconick]

Re: The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

Good luck getting that past the Pedophile Rule in the Republican House

[joecct]

OK, Joe, but what is your point? Are you saying one is better?

No, somebody outlined the differences, particularly dealing with very sick children. I thought it was a good read.

But, since you ask, health care should never be about the bottom line. It should be providing the best possible care at the best time. Thus Bill Gates and Joe the town drunk should be treated identically.

However, since some pigs are more equal than others, Bill can have the private room penthouse room, while Joe is in double room with Edmund Drummond.

[Rover]

Re: The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

Good luck getting that past the Pedophile Rule in the Republican House

Only way that works if is they slip it into a debt ceiling/budget resolution. Its going to be a really odd situation. Mostly Gooper constituents are getting hit with a lack of insurers, so you either leave your own people high and dry or go against your very nature and actually try to fix something.

[alfablue]

Re: The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

Good luck getting that past the Pedophile Rule in the Republican House

The only real hurdle is to get the leadership to let this get to a vote. Once they let it out and get to a full bi-partisan committee, and noting that both sides are "equally" able to make changes- there are not that many votes that have to change to approve it.

One the job becomes fixing the ACA, that opens up 194 possible votes in the house and 48 votes in the senate. Which means you can ignore the far right as long as Paul and Mitch let things get going. And it would end up being ALL on them for not being bi-partisan and keeping congress as tight as bad constipation.

[Kepler]

Re: The PPACA Thread Part V: Doctor! Doctor! Give me the news!

The only real hurdle is to get the leadership to let this get to a vote. Once they let it out and get to a full bi-partisan committee, and noting that both sides are "equally" able to make changes- there are not that many votes that have to change to approve it.

One the job becomes fixing the ACA, that opens up 194 possible votes in the house and 48 votes in the senate. Which means you can ignore the far right as long as Paul and Mitch let things get going. And it would end up being ALL on them for not being bi-partisan and keeping congress as tight as bad constipation.

The question is, is it still true that if you are a Republican Member and you cooperate with the Dems, will you be successfully primaried? Some Republican voters are finally starting to realize that they have to compromise and are taking the first steps on the long road back to adulthood. But are there enough of them, or is the party still the plaything of Rush and Hannity?

From what I read here it seems like our resident Republicans (both admitted and surreptitious) have had the fever break and are ready to be responsible again. But this place is far from a cross-section of the Republican base.