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Ryan’s Derp 0

Paul Ryan at easel pointing to reasons for Republican

Via Job’s Anger.

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GOP Wealthcare 0

Rep. Chavetz holding list of GOP health care cost increases says to poor woman holding shopping list for food, clothing, housing, and health care, and a child:  You must choose between your iPhone and health care.  Chavetz handing package of tax cuts for the rich to plutocrat:  I believe in self-reliance.

Via The Bob Cesca Show.

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Designed to Fail? 0

Noz has a theory that the proposed Republican “they laughingly call it a health care” bill is designed to fail.

I’m not sure I buy it.

Applying Occam’s Razor, I suspect that this is the more likely backstory.

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Pre-Planning* 0

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Reminder: It’s all about the Benjamins.
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*As if there were any other kind of planning.

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Ryan’s Derp, Surprise Surprise Dept. 0

Update:

Late yesterday, after I wrote this (yes, I do write stuff in advance), the Republicans opened the box. It’s every bit as horrible as imagined.

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Paul Ryan sitting on a box labeled,


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In related news, Catherine Rampell has reveals a secret:

During his recent address to Congress, President Donald Trump earned a standing ovation for once again declaring that, in place of Obamacare, Americans should have “the freedom to purchase health insurance across state lines.”

Here’s the dirty little secret: Obamacare already gives Americans this freedom.

Follow the link for more.

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The GOP Medicine Show 0

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The Republican Health Plan: Don’t Get Sick.
If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly.
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Tom Tommoerrow Cartoon lampooning Republican hypocrisy on heathcare by describing what


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A Flair for the Obvious 0

Someone hasn’t been paying attention for the last three decades or so.

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Branding 0

Via Raw Story.

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The Courage of His Convictions 0

Yeah.

Right.

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GOP Healthcare: Don’t Get Sick.
If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly.
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Image One:  Repeal:  Republicans push ACA in wheelchair to Capitol steps and push it over.  Image Two:  Replace:  Republicans walk away, saying,


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Displacement 0

Elephant sitting on ACA hospital labeled

Via The Bob and Chez Show Blog.

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The Waiting Game 0

Rat:  I heard you just got back from a trip overseas.  How are things?  Goat:  Terrible.  I got sick and had to go to the hospital where they made me wait eight hours in the Emergency Room.  Rat:  That's one of the risks of traveling overseas.  Goat:  That happened here.  Rat:  You should know better than to get sick here.  Goat:  I'm avoiding it from now on.


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Pre-Existing Conditions 0

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Decisions, Decisions 0

Title:  Working on a Replacement for Obamacare.  Image:  Republicans choosing among Tylenol, Bayer, and Advil.


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Repeal and Retweet 0

Man reading letter to woman holding baby:  It says our health insurance is being replaced by a series of tweets calling us losers.

Via Juanita Jean.

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When Too Much Is Not Enough 0

Plutocrat:  You have to repeal Obamacare because it will mean fewer taxes for the 1%.  Uncle Sam:  Why should I treat your desire for more money as a healthcare priority.  Plutocrat:  It's pre-existing condition.

Via Juanita Jean.

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Ryan’s Derp, If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly Dept. 0

TPM tries to figure out how many persons will lose health coverage under Paul Ryan’s plan to repeal the ACA. It’s not pretty.

Chart showing how many persons in each state would lose healthcare if the ACA is repealed.  Total is 23, 134,000 persons.

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The Republican Party: The Party of Mean for the Sake of Mean.

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MIA 0

Remember all those teabaggers who demonstrated against the Affordable Care Act carrying signs that said, “Hands off my Medicare”?

Where are they now?

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“Off Its Rocker” 0

Aside:

Remember, it was the Republican Party that started calling it “Obamacare.”

Via C&L.

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