Vee
Member
-
Joined
Everything posted by Vee
-
Amy Shiels has been interviewed a few times early on as she was one of the most publicly visible new people pre-debut; some of her stuff is in the thread somewhere. She also did one of the talking head promo videos last summer/fall. I expect more to come as Candie continues to be featured.
But as many, many insiders have said last night (and as I indicated on the last page via various tweets), most of them don't actually want to do it and jumped at the chance to walk away. They know repeal is political suicide. Most of them were just trading on Obama hatred during the election year. "Repeal Obamacare" is rapidly becoming the new "Repeal Roe v. Wade" - it's a third rail the GOP establishment trades on but most have no actual political stomach for. As Josh Marshall notes, McConnell is now locking himself into a failure cycle on it. He will try again but I think it will get worse for him each time (and I thought it had a good chance of passing a week or two ago). CNN and Politico on Trumpcare's failure. He allegedly spent 55 minutes in a meeting the other day whining to advisors about why he didn't want to. Meanwhile:
That is never going to happen for so many reasons.
Josh Marshall on the fundamental failures of last night's Trumpcare mess. Also from TPM: This magical excerpt from a larger piece re: a new book on the election.
Important Information
By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Account
Search
Configure browser push notifications
Chrome (Android)
- Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
- Tap Permissions → Notifications.
- Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
- Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
- Select Site settings.
- Find Notifications and adjust your preference.
Safari (iOS 16.4+)
- Ensure the site is installed via Add to Home Screen.
- Open Settings App → Notifications.
- Find your app name and adjust your preference.
Safari (macOS)
- Go to Safari → Preferences.
- Click the Websites tab.
- Select Notifications in the sidebar.
- Find this website and adjust your preference.
Edge (Android)
- Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
- Tap Permissions.
- Find Notifications and adjust your preference.
Edge (Desktop)
- Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
- Click Permissions for this site.
- Find Notifications and adjust your preference.
Firefox (Android)
- Go to Settings → Site permissions.
- Tap Notifications.
- Find this site in the list and adjust your preference.
Firefox (Desktop)
- Open Firefox Settings.
- Search for Notifications.
- Find this site in the list and adjust your preference.
