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07-26-2017 , 09:25 AM

#37451

Namath12

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Originally Posted by mullen

McCain was one of the 43 for anyone that believed his passionate speech

lolmccain forever and ever

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07-26-2017 , 11:06 AM

#37452

bazooka87

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Trump banned transgender from the military due to medical costs and disruption they would cause. Probably cheaper than the cupholders in F-35s

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07-26-2017 , 11:12 AM

#37453

Namath12

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from literally yesterday

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07-26-2017 , 11:23 AM

#37454

mullen

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https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1530.html

"Using private health insurance claims data to estimate the cost of extending gender transition–related health care coverage to transgender personnel indicated that active-component health care costs would increase by between $2.4 million and $8.4 million annually, representing a 0.04- to 0.13-percent increase in active-component health care expenditures."

F-35 project totals 1.5 trillion. Obviously it's flawed to just directly compare costs but they look fairly minimal even on the high end estimates

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07-26-2017 , 12:36 PM

#37455

72off

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Originally Posted by Kneel B4 Zod

it's looking like "skinny repeal" is most likely. They will make some small changes to Ocare [...] but that's all that they are likely to be able to pass.

ya gl with that

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07-26-2017 , 12:42 PM

#37456

MrWookie

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Originally Posted by Kneel B4 Zod

it's looking like "skinny repeal" is most likely. They will make some small changes to Ocare and hail them as big ones. that gets them the benefit of keeping their promise to do something, but that's all that they are likely to be able to pass.

it will come with similar downsides though, just smaller (costs will go up along with FREEDOM)

2nd most likely is nothing happens. major changes unlikely IMO

Anything that passes becomes a brutal full repeal in conference.

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07-26-2017 , 01:12 PM

#37457

iron81

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Even a skinny repeal death spirals the markets.

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07-26-2017 , 03:10 PM

#37458

Kneel B4 Zod

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Which might be even worse than doing nothing. If R's pass a bill and the markets crash it becomes easy to pin it on them. Or even if premiums skyrocket after their bill - they're gonna get blowback on that.

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07-26-2017 , 04:21 PM

#37459

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Repeal and uhhh... fails 45-55

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07-26-2017 , 04:49 PM

#37460

loosekanen

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I still think there are hard line conservatives who ain't supporting "skinny repeal"

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07-26-2017 , 05:09 PM

#37461

Dudd

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Has anyone here ever donated to the SPLC? I'm fairly convinced that 95% of their donations simply get used to solicit more donations, I get two or three pieces of mail a week from them plus they call me every single day, even after I finally picked up and told them that I wasn't interested in donating more. They are ****ing relentless, and all this after a $25 donation for a Christmas gift.

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07-26-2017 , 05:16 PM

#37462

sylar

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SPLC is one of the higher rated charities dealing with legal defense as far as fundraising ratio is concerned.

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07-26-2017 , 05:35 PM

#37463

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Originally Posted by loosekanen

I still think there are hard line conservatives who ain't supporting "skinny repeal"

When push comes to shove, they'll support it.

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07-26-2017 , 05:46 PM

#37464

loosekanen

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i'm not sure. whether it dies in the Senate (probably not) or in conference (Welcome back to the Party, House Freedom Caucas) I really feel like nothing is happening.

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07-26-2017 , 05:48 PM

#37465

Pwn_Master

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Originally Posted by Dudd

This is standard for charities. Thinking among many charity executives that they should be "run like a business." Meaning if an advertising dollar is estimated to bring in more than a dollar in donations then you can justify spending the advertising dollar. And you see those brochures they send you contain informational material about the cause and just so happen to ask for a donation as well. So that goes under the education column in the books, not advertising.

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07-26-2017 , 05:48 PM

#37466

eyebooger

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Would be great if you're right, but I have very little faith.

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07-26-2017 , 05:56 PM

#37467

sylar

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quick questions re: new sanctions against Russia.

1) if it passes with veto-proof majority, can trump pocket veto? i am reading something about a 10 day period before the end of a legislative session. when does current session end?

2) if it passes and becomes law, what (if any) counter sanctions or actions does Russia have? last time they stopped imports from Europe. that didn't play well in russia, but putin also wasn't dealing with beta drumpf and bff tillerson. this time he can probably pull off a crazy ivan.

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07-26-2017 , 06:02 PM

#37468

72off

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wonder if this Drumpf thing might be close to imploding

seems like he wants to replace Sessions with Rudy, bc the former won't fire Mueller
also talking replacing McMaster with Woat Bolton

meanwhile Rex is taking a leave, and Mattis is supposedly on vacation ... interesting timing

or maybe he can just keep firing everyone and replacing them with worse ppl forever...

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07-26-2017 , 06:18 PM

#37469

sportsjefe

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Well now...

https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/890327993083678720

Last edited by sportsjefe; 07-26-2017 at 06:19 PM. Reason: gonna amount to nothing obviously but let's see these results.

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07-26-2017 , 06:22 PM

#37470

SirOsis

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So sick of Sarah Huckabee and her maw in her nonsense, aggro press briefings. Would it surprise anyone if she busted out a "FEED ME, SEYMOUR!" in the middle of it?

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07-26-2017 , 06:41 PM

#37471

Kneel B4 Zod

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Originally Posted by loosekanen

i'm not sure. whether it dies in the Senate (probably not) or in conference (Welcome back to the Party, House Freedom Caucas) I really feel like nothing is happening.

Right. The skinny repeal is very very far from what the freedom caucus wants.

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07-26-2017 , 06:42 PM

#37472

Dudd

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I miss Spicer. He had the beaten down look of a man who knew he was full of ****, but god damn it, he'd try to convince both himself and the reporters at the same time. In a different life he'd be Old Gil selling used cars. Huckabee just is vile