Senate Healthcare Bill

[Kane]

By...killing your own constituents? Pyrrhic.

[Spider]

[ToddStarnes]

So, the Senate may pass a bill based on verbal reassurances from House leadership that it won't become law.

[Kane]

Blocked by McCain, Murkowski, and Collins. I think McCain just sacrificed himself for the party - he won't be in the Senate long anyways. He should retire soon and spend time with his family.

[Kane]

McConnell and Ryan disgust me. The entire GOP does right now and probably will for a long time.

[Kane]

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/bah-g ... 1797324485

[exploited]

President Sanders has been killing it on this issue. Not sure if you guys saw his speech in the Senate, or his speech after the bill failed, but holy shit it was impassioned. He really knows how to work a crowd, and the amount of work he has put into defeating this at his age is really impressive.

[Kane]

[exploited]

Praise be, you have seen the light!

You are also correct about the midterms. A Sanders presidency would have been a boon for the GOP in getting their regulars out. However there is a small chance that the youth vote that Sanders can bring out might play into the midterms.

Anyways, check out those speeches. It is actually kind of weird to see a politician truly care about stuff like this. It was like after all those kids got shot and Obama couldn't keep it together - you get a glimpse of humanity.

[Philly]

I always thought that Kane was the one lib here who had some hope of eventually learning something. Bravo, buddy.

I do have to say though, that I don't really see how you can call Trump a boon for the Dems. Yes, they will fare better in 2018 than they would have under Sanders, or Clinton, or any other Democratic President for that matter. But that's just how it almost always goes for the opposition party in midterm years. The only real meaningful way that the Trump presidency could be a boon for Dems is his victory finally convincing party leadership that they need a bold and tangible vision, not just a message of contrast. A few big names, such as Schumer, have at least paid lip service to this notion, but on the whole, I don't see it materializing as of now.