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Is it possible for Democrats and Republicans to play nicely with each other now and serve the interests of the American people and FIX what is wrong with our health care system?
Since the Republicans haven't even talked with Democrats about 'fixing' the healthcare system- I don't see that happening any time soon.
Remember- the Republicans goal is to repeal Obamacare- not ensure better healthcare for Americans.
The Democrats voted unanimously .
The Democrats voted unanimously against the mystery bill that the Republican 'leadership' unveiled yesterday.
Republicans not only have not asked for Democratic help in shaping any healthcare reform- they have excluded most Republicans from any input on healthcare reform.
Is it possible for Democrats and Republicans to play nicely with each other now and serve the interests of the American people and FIX what is wrong with our health care system?
Is it possible for Democrats and Republicans to play nicely with each other now and serve the interests of the American people and FIX what is wrong with our health care system?
Since the Republicans haven't even talked with Democrats about 'fixing' the healthcare system- I don't see that happening any time soon.
Remember- the Republicans goal is to repeal Obamacare- not ensure better healthcare for Americans.
The Democrats voted unanimously .
The Democrats voted unanimously against the mystery bill that the Republican 'leadership' unveiled yesterday.
Republicans not only have not asked for Democratic help in shaping any healthcare reform- they have excluded most Republicans from any input on healthcare reform.
No you lying little faggot it was not a vote on a bill you stupid fuck it was a vote to have a debate on the proposed bill and the Democrats voted unanimously to not even have the conversation:
Senate Votes 51-50 to Proceed With Health-Care Debate -- Live Coverage
No you lying little faggot it was not a vote on a bill you stupid fuck it was a vote to have a debate on the proposed bill and the Democrats voted unanimously to not even have the conversation:
Senate Votes 51-50 to Proceed With Health-Care Debate -- Live Coverage
I am not a john McCain fan, in fact I think he is a traitor, collaborator and corporate crony sell out.
But he has stepped up to remind US Senators of their obligation to the people of the US and our Republic in a great speech that might well go down as the 21st centuries version of the Gettysburg address.
Senator McCain, you have earned my respect, and my apology for being brash toward you in the past, though what I said was still true.
You have shown yourself to be the man with the best vision of what our Senate is supposed to be and can be and how it best can serve the American people.
Full text of John McCain's Senate floor speech: 'Let’s return to regular order'
“Mr. President:Well, said Senator McCain, well said.
“I’ve stood in this place many times and addressed as president many presiding officers. I have been so addressed when I have sat in that chair, as close as I will ever be to a presidency.
“It is an honorific we’re almost indifferent to, isn’t it. In truth, presiding over the Senate can be a nuisance, a bit of a ceremonial bore, and it is usually relegated to the more junior members of the majority.
“But as I stand here today – looking a little worse for wear I’m sure – I have a refreshed appreciation for the protocols and customs of this body, and for the other ninety-nine privileged souls who have been elected to this Senate.
“I have been a member of the United States Senate for thirty years. I had another long, if not as long, career before I arrived here, another profession that was profoundly rewarding, and in which I had experiences and friendships that I revere. But make no mistake, my service here is the most important job I have had in my life. And I am so grateful to the people of Arizona for the privilege – for the honor – of serving here and the opportunities it gives me to play a small role in the history of the country I love.
“I’ve known and admired men and women in the Senate who played much more than a small role in our history, true statesmen, giants of American politics. They came from both parties, and from various backgrounds. Their ambitions were frequently in conflict. They held different views on the issues of the day. And they often had very serious disagreements about how best to serve the national interest.
“But they knew that however sharp and heartfelt their disputes, however keen their ambitions, they had an obligation to work collaboratively to ensure the Senate discharged its constitutional responsibilities effectively. Our responsibilities are important, vitally important, to the continued success of our Republic. And our arcane rules and customs are deliberately intended to require broad cooperation to function well at all. The most revered members of this institution accepted the necessity of compromise in order to make incremental progress on solving America’s problems and to defend her from her adversaries.
“That principled mindset, and the service of our predecessors who possessed it, come to mind when I hear the Senate referred to as the world’s greatest deliberative body. I’m not sure we can claim that distinction with a straight face today.
“I’m sure it wasn’t always deserved in previous eras either. But I’m sure there have been times when it was, and I was privileged to witness some of those occasions.
“Our deliberations today – not just our debates, but the exercise of all our responsibilities – authorizing government policies, appropriating the funds to implement them, exercising our advice and consent role – are often lively and interesting. They can be sincere and principled. But they are more partisan, more tribal more of the time than any other time I remember. Our deliberations can still be important and useful, but I think we’d all agree they haven’t been overburdened by greatness lately. And right now they aren’t producing much for the American people.
“Both sides have let this happen. Let’s leave the history of who shot first to the historians. I suspect they’ll find we all conspired in our decline – either by deliberate actions or neglect. We’ve all played some role in it. Certainly I have. Sometimes, I’ve let my passion rule my reason. Sometimes, I made it harder to find common ground because of something harsh I said to a colleague. Sometimes, I wanted to win more for the sake of winning than to achieve a contested policy.
“Incremental progress, compromises that each side criticize but also accept, just plain muddling through to chip away at problems and keep our enemies from doing their worst isn’t glamorous or exciting. It doesn’t feel like a political triumph. But it’s usually the most we can expect from our system of government, operating in a country as diverse and quarrelsome and free as ours.
“Considering the injustice and cruelties inflicted by autocratic governments, and how corruptible human nature can be, the problem solving our system does make possible, the fitful progress it produces, and the liberty and justice it preserves, is a magnificent achievement.
“Our system doesn’t depend on our nobility. It accounts for our imperfections, and gives an order to our individual strivings that has helped make ours the most powerful and prosperous society on earth. It is our responsibility to preserve that, even when it requires us to do something less satisfying than ‘winning.’ Even when we must give a little to get a little. Even when our efforts manage just three yards and a cloud of dust, while critics on both sides denounce us for timidity, for our failure to ‘triumph.’
“I hope we can again rely on humility, on our need to cooperate, on our dependence on each other to learn how to trust each other again and by so doing better serve the people who elected us. Stop listening to the bombastic loudmouths on the radio and television and the Internet. To hell with them. They don’t want anything done for the public good. Our incapacity is their livelihood.
“Let’s trust each other. Let’s return to regular order. We’ve been spinning our wheels on too many important issues because we keep trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle. That’s an approach that’s been employed by both sides, mandating legislation from the top down, without any support from the other side, with all the parliamentary maneuvers that requires.
Jim, im sorry, but you are a huge sheep dude
Is it possible for Democrats and Republicans to play nicely with each other now and serve the interests of the American people and FIX what is wrong with our health care system?
Since the Republicans haven't even talked with Democrats about 'fixing' the healthcare system- I don't see that happening any time soon.
Remember- the Republicans goal is to repeal Obamacare- not ensure better healthcare for Americans.
The Democrats voted unanimously .
The Democrats voted unanimously against the mystery bill that the Republican 'leadership' unveiled yesterday.
Republicans not only have not asked for Democratic help in shaping any healthcare reform- they have excluded most Republicans from any input on healthcare reform.
No you lying little faggot it was not a vote on a bill you stupid fuck it was a vote to have a debate on the proposed bill and the Democrats voted unanimously to not even have the conversation:
Senate Votes 51-50 to Proceed With Health-Care Debate -- Live Coverage
a vote to "debate" a non-existent bill just so the repiubs cam say they did something.
How'd that Hillary thing work out?Jim, im sorry, but you are a huge sheep dude
How's that Obamacare repeal going for you?
Lol, hows that President Hillary thing going for you?How's that Obamacare repeal going for you?Jim, im sorry, but you are a huge sheep dude
Since the Republicans haven't even talked with Democrats about 'fixing' the healthcare system- I don't see that happening any time soon.
Remember- the Republicans goal is to repeal Obamacare- not ensure better healthcare for Americans.
The Democrats voted unanimously .
The Democrats voted unanimously against the mystery bill that the Republican 'leadership' unveiled yesterday.
Republicans not only have not asked for Democratic help in shaping any healthcare reform- they have excluded most Republicans from any input on healthcare reform.
No you lying little faggot it was not a vote on a bill you stupid fuck it was a vote to have a debate on the proposed bill and the Democrats voted unanimously to not even have the conversation:
Senate Votes 51-50 to Proceed With Health-Care Debate -- Live Coverage
a vote to "debate" a non-existent bill just so the repiubs cam say they did something.
Follow the conversation you stupid bitch.
Lol, hows that President Hillary thing going for you?How's that Obamacare repeal going for you?Jim, im sorry, but you are a huge sheep dude
Hartley is a bit given over to hyperbole, but I am no sheep.
I am not a john McCain fan, in fact I think he is a traitor, collaborator and corporate crony sell out.
But he has stepped up to remind US Senators of their obligation to the people of the US and our Republic in a great speech that might well go down as the 21st centuries version of the Gettysburg address.
Senator McCain, you have earned my respect, and my apology for being brash toward you in the past, though what I said was still true.
You have shown yourself to be the man with the best vision of what our Senate is supposed to be and can be and how it best can serve the American people.
Full text of John McCain's Senate floor speech: 'Let’s return to regular order'
“Mr. President:Well, said Senator McCain, well said.
“I’ve stood in this place many times and addressed as president many presiding officers. I have been so addressed when I have sat in that chair, as close as I will ever be to a presidency.
“It is an honorific we’re almost indifferent to, isn’t it. In truth, presiding over the Senate can be a nuisance, a bit of a ceremonial bore, and it is usually relegated to the more junior members of the majority.
“But as I stand here today – looking a little worse for wear I’m sure – I have a refreshed appreciation for the protocols and customs of this body, and for the other ninety-nine privileged souls who have been elected to this Senate.
“I have been a member of the United States Senate for thirty years. I had another long, if not as long, career before I arrived here, another profession that was profoundly rewarding, and in which I had experiences and friendships that I revere. But make no mistake, my service here is the most important job I have had in my life. And I am so grateful to the people of Arizona for the privilege – for the honor – of serving here and the opportunities it gives me to play a small role in the history of the country I love.
“I’ve known and admired men and women in the Senate who played much more than a small role in our history, true statesmen, giants of American politics. They came from both parties, and from various backgrounds. Their ambitions were frequently in conflict. They held different views on the issues of the day. And they often had very serious disagreements about how best to serve the national interest.
“But they knew that however sharp and heartfelt their disputes, however keen their ambitions, they had an obligation to work collaboratively to ensure the Senate discharged its constitutional responsibilities effectively. Our responsibilities are important, vitally important, to the continued success of our Republic. And our arcane rules and customs are deliberately intended to require broad cooperation to function well at all. The most revered members of this institution accepted the necessity of compromise in order to make incremental progress on solving America’s problems and to defend her from her adversaries.
“That principled mindset, and the service of our predecessors who possessed it, come to mind when I hear the Senate referred to as the world’s greatest deliberative body. I’m not sure we can claim that distinction with a straight face today.
“I’m sure it wasn’t always deserved in previous eras either. But I’m sure there have been times when it was, and I was privileged to witness some of those occasions.
“Our deliberations today – not just our debates, but the exercise of all our responsibilities – authorizing government policies, appropriating the funds to implement them, exercising our advice and consent role – are often lively and interesting. They can be sincere and principled. But they are more partisan, more tribal more of the time than any other time I remember. Our deliberations can still be important and useful, but I think we’d all agree they haven’t been overburdened by greatness lately. And right now they aren’t producing much for the American people.
“Both sides have let this happen. Let’s leave the history of who shot first to the historians. I suspect they’ll find we all conspired in our decline – either by deliberate actions or neglect. We’ve all played some role in it. Certainly I have. Sometimes, I’ve let my passion rule my reason. Sometimes, I made it harder to find common ground because of something harsh I said to a colleague. Sometimes, I wanted to win more for the sake of winning than to achieve a contested policy.
“Incremental progress, compromises that each side criticize but also accept, just plain muddling through to chip away at problems and keep our enemies from doing their worst isn’t glamorous or exciting. It doesn’t feel like a political triumph. But it’s usually the most we can expect from our system of government, operating in a country as diverse and quarrelsome and free as ours.
“Considering the injustice and cruelties inflicted by autocratic governments, and how corruptible human nature can be, the problem solving our system does make possible, the fitful progress it produces, and the liberty and justice it preserves, is a magnificent achievement.
“Our system doesn’t depend on our nobility. It accounts for our imperfections, and gives an order to our individual strivings that has helped make ours the most powerful and prosperous society on earth. It is our responsibility to preserve that, even when it requires us to do something less satisfying than ‘winning.’ Even when we must give a little to get a little. Even when our efforts manage just three yards and a cloud of dust, while critics on both sides denounce us for timidity, for our failure to ‘triumph.’
“I hope we can again rely on humility, on our need to cooperate, on our dependence on each other to learn how to trust each other again and by so doing better serve the people who elected us. Stop listening to the bombastic loudmouths on the radio and television and the Internet. To hell with them. They don’t want anything done for the public good. Our incapacity is their livelihood.
“Let’s trust each other. Let’s return to regular order. We’ve been spinning our wheels on too many important issues because we keep trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle. That’s an approach that’s been employed by both sides, mandating legislation from the top down, without any support from the other side, with all the parliamentary maneuvers that requires.
The Republicans are much less partisan, exemplified by their split votes on several issues.
A lady of Syrian descent rips NEOCON PIECE OF SHIT, MENTALLY ILL MCCAIN (his nose is looking more hooked than ever) a new one.
Folks, a war hero is someone who helps his fellow soldiers, not one who kills and injures his fellow soldiers and gets shot down only to receive preferential treatment for being related to key military personnel that the enemy knows about. That is a douchebag loser.
No you lying little faggot it was not a vote on a bill you stupid fuck it was a vote to have a debate on the proposed bill and the Democrats voted unanimously to not even have the conversation:
Senate Votes 51-50 to Proceed With Health-Care Debate -- Live Coverage
That mindless parasite is too stupid to understand it's repeating lies and propaganda.
It is aware that if obozocare was ever actually debated and the legislation properly scrutinized in public it never would have passed a %100 democrook Senate.
NS: Now, I understand that when Mr. On died, that a message was sent to try to get Senator McCain to issue some condolences to the family. Do you know anything about that?this is how "Senator McCain" treated the man who SAVED HIS LIFE...
Is it possible for Democrats and Republicans to play nicely with each other now and serve the interests of the American people and FIX what is wrong with our health care system?
Since the Republicans haven't even talked with Democrats about 'fixing' the healthcare system- I don't see that happening any time soon.
Remember- the Republicans goal is to repeal Obamacare- not ensure better healthcare for Americans.
The Democrats voted unanimously .
The Democrats voted unanimously against the mystery bill that the Republican 'leadership' unveiled yesterday.
Republicans not only have not asked for Democratic help in shaping any healthcare reform- they have excluded most Republicans from any input on healthcare reform.
No you lying little faggot
