I thought that AGW was a threat to the planet, to the very existence of mankind? What changed?

You don't give a shit, why should I?
Again with the board brush of ignorance, climate change isn't the the main switch that drives Dem...God you and FM have a very narrow mind. I was beginning to believe that you might be better...but I guess not.

I wrote a headline and a one sentence OP and that is something you can't read? lol

Well, it appears they've given up on repealing Obamacare!

For something supposedly so bad, and that they hated so much, they sure seemed powerless to repeal it!

filibuster. Why fight a losing battle? There's a reason why republicans pushed healthcare and tax reform so quickly. Pay attention.

I think it's a great first step in killing Obamacare, but only the first step.

Again. painting with that board brush of ignorance....You been watching way too much of F-- News or the Christian Monitor. I'd say there's a portion of dem that would like to see GW addressed, but we're not obsessed with it the way you seem to think we are. I think the only people that are FOS are those that feed you that Dem are all in on GW. I can't believe that you're that easy to manipulate. You really need to get out more. Don't let me go back to calling DUMPY again,

I'd love to know how many Lefties on this board are either pissed or shocked that GW was not even mentioned ONCE by the Dems. Of course I wont get many responses bc the libs here don't want to admit it bc they cant criticize their party.

They can pass there HC reform through the reconciliation process, but there are a several rules for that to happen. It's tricky, but doable. That method only takes 50 R votes and the VP vote to put it over the top.

To say that we're " either pissed or shocked "..what can I say, Dumpy. And believe me, I'm not the only Dem who feels this way. So go to Home Depot and get a broader brush and paint the town...Like I said, didn't bother me one way or the other....sorry to shatter your image.

I guess. We're better off taking our chances with healthcare after holding the 2018 midterm election. It's too risky having another healthcare debacle when  possible bipartisan agreements such as immigration reform and infrastructure are on the table.

One democrat failed to mention climate change in a speech. Most democrats support measures to mitigate greenhouse gasses.  
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Is the following statement true or false?: All democrats have given up on climate change.
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And, please correct me if I’ve got this wrong---HP is a liberal news outlet that is criticizing Joe for not mentioning climate change, correct? I can see how you might have come to your erroneously illogical conclusion had HP been praising Joe for not mentioning climate change.

"The official response to Trump from the Democratic Party, by Congressman Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts, didn’t mention climate change once. Neither did Virginia state lawmaker Elizabeth Guzman, who gave the Spanish-language response. The same goes for most elected Democrats who responded to Trump’s speech on Twitter and in the media. Even Sheldon Whitehouse, the Senate’s most aggressive climate hawk, ignored climate change in his press statement."

...and responding to Trump yammering on about how he's ENDED the WAR on BEAUTIFUL CLEAN COAL?.....The whole concept is so absuredly idiotic that, no, I'm not bothered that trying to counter that wasn't a primary focus in response to the SOTU (side-circus show).  
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But, to ease your mind, no, democrats have not given up on climate change.

Its just that the focus is on getting Trump thrown out in thelong term and taking back the House (hopefully) and getting a senate majority (likely to happen) to put a leash on him.  Actually what he needs is what we call on the ranch a tongue shank. Thats not as harsh as a stud shank, but since Trump has no balls, that would be useless.  Any true Vaqueros or horsey girls here know what I’m talking about.  Rest of you dudes can google it.  Nonetheless, that will obviously make great headways on the climate and conservation issues.

...Trump threw out in his S.O.T.U. speech it's no suprise that Dems. might have missed his including the use of "clean coal" as one of his accomplishments, but anyone who isn't some West Virginia half wit knows what a joke that is, there is no such thing. Yes I am a bit dissapointed that only Bernie thought enough about our contributions to global warming to bring it up.

And, now you have an extra 600 bucks a year that you can spend on something vital like booze and women. Meanwhile people who actually do need health insurance get to sit around and wait for the health care industry to die a slow painful death, mortally wounded with no intervention, by the party that has been having a fucking hissy fit about this for 8 years, convinced they had some super fantastic alternative to a system that 12 million people voluntarily signed-up for in 2017. Awesome!

...Heck all I want is an individual womandate !

So reading Trump supporters comments on here.
Just remember Putin is sending his people to meet with his puppet.
Trump supporters are a clueless bunch of fools.

Bi-partisan this time. 50/50. Both sides need to own HC as that is the ONLY way it gets fixed bc they both have to have skin in the game.

So have you forgotten the GOP actions in Congress?
Well here is a reminder and your response is a joke!

And let's modify the ACA as it does need work but In it's core, it isn't bad and would be a good starting block. I'm sure the Dem will all be in. But we know that Republicans never wanted any kind of health care plan. Their plan is to go back to the way it was 20 years ago.
Some how Heath Care=Republicans just doesn't have that ring....

There will eventually be a recession, and if it's timed right, the Left comes back to power. That's one of the unintended consequences of a recession. Whose running the Left? I think they call themselves Progressives. What's their view on H/C? You'd be happy if they JUST expanded Medicare for all, but that's not what they really want. Listen to Bernie and Elizabeth and what they want. They are the mouthpiece of the Progressive movement.  

Obamacare was sold on this premise. "We are going to insure EVERYBODY, including those with pre-existing conditions. We are going to create not just one, but SEVERAL massive government bureaucracies to administer the program, AND we are going to cut the average premium by $2,500 year"

Was it better for everyone? Of course not. Was it better than now? Certainly. The ACA at its core didn't even try to contain costs/premiums. All of those ideas came from the center/right.

Find/conjure up an issue, seize on it and blow it out of proportion.  The Dems would have been stupid to bring up everything Drumpf DIDN'T mention and turn the rebuttal into a laundry list of crap no one would listen to.  They were much smarter to simply rebut what Donnie DID say.
Actually, Duncey was probably hoping they'd bore the shit out of everyone instead.

I provided links from the HuffyPoo and the New Republic wondering why the Dems didn't make GW an issue as well. Did they "find/conjure up an issue, seize on it and blow it out of proportion" too? You dope.

Now you're quoting HuffPo and NR to prove your "point?"  LMAO!  You ridicule sources like this unless you can use them to twist your distorted "reality."  
I don't need any more focus to call bullshit for what it is.  My point still stands and you are the KING of Red Herrings and Diversions.  It's not much, this twisted realm of yours, but it's all you've got.  So, by all means, cling to it.
Just don't expect anyone but your righty claque to buy what you're selling

I asked a simple question about HP and NR and you diverted and refused to answer. Try again or is another diversion forthcoming?

You're an argumentative dolt, Dunce.  I have MUCH more important things to do than to keep pointing out what a lousy debater you are.
Like what?  Like VODKA.
Now go away and play with your friends, swallowpee, nutool and diggy.

Ask a dem what they like about Obammycare?

What do you mean you have much more important things to do?

...The reason the ACA was doomed from the onset was comercialized medical & insurance company profits made consumer premeums unaffordable. And you wine about your fear of socialized medicine well it's already here serving nearly 1/4th of the country quite well, & I bet there are righties over 65 on this board using it, of course Medicare!  The truth is any healthcare system that trusts the medical & insurance industries to control costs & profits is doomed to similar failures as the ACA. If we want a healthcare system that works try adjusting coverage percentage per individual income & let insurance companies compeate for suplamental policies the way they already do, the health of our nation will most certianly improve if everyone has coveradge.

Poor old guy.  Go back to swallowing your own pee. I'll stock to Vodka, thanks.

Under socialized medicine we are going to get raped by the State.  

Repeat it, and keep repeating it until it sinks in your head. Medicare is just a financing & claims mechanism for healthcare. Who delivers healthcare in this country? Did you miss that day in public school? This is why "Medicare", or any derivative, will NEVER be expanded beyond its current charter, or least not until the stupid Left can agree on what the fuck it wants.  

...You GaG & the other righties seem to obsess about the problems with the current ACA & President Obama's statements, but you never seem to offer any ideas on what would work for healthcare for America, you can wine & continue to teach your higher math lessons till the cows come home but that behavior fixes nothing. Americans getting poor healthcare hurts everyone in this country, & when we have major desease outbrakes like our current fiu epademic or the opioid addiction problem those people get handled by our county hospital system & that costs all of us, so if that isn't socialized healthcare what is ?  You may think of me as just some lilly livered lefty but at least I choose to offer constructive answers along with my critiques of this current moronic White House & congress administrations.

Two thousand pages- that’s outrageous. How complicated can the regulation of health insurance be? Take a look at the rate filing by Aetna –it’s only… six thousand page. For one company - for one state-for one kind of health insurance. -just for the rate filing.

...well Mr. verbal semantics maybe you could enlighten us with the difference, of Medicare & socialized medicine the truth is the federal government writes the checks & the federal government decides how much to pay & of course they deal with private supppliers but those suppliers only get paid what the government offers. I went to Webster's for the definition of  so-cial-ism : social system based on government control of production & distribution of goods. so-cial-ize : #1 regulate by socialism #2  adapt to social needs  #3  participate in a social gathering. So now that we have clearity on the universally understood meaning of the word please tell us how Medicare is unrelated to socialism.  St. Croix your post is a typical righty responce to ideas offered on this forum it's time to start offering constructive alternatives instead of diversionary smoke screens,otherwise STFU.

And I want you to tell all your liberal friends to scream that fact from their rooftops. When people hear the word Medicare, they think of Socialism. I think you have a winner.  

Methodists and Quakers lose big time to the Catholics. News @ 11  

But but but....I was supposed to get to keep my doctor and my plan.  

What's the matter, BigKomodoDragon?  Is your sagging, wrinkled, scaly skin especially itchy today?

but it certainly looks like Conan was hoisted by his own retard.

Considering I've been calling you that for months, yet only now do you get upset by it.  And as for "ad hominem" attacks, LMAO!  A classic pot=kettle=black move from you.  Talk about weak.
For the record, I'm not the one laughing at your skin condition.  It is many, many hookers who've seen you who are whispering in my ear about your "condition."
You really should do something about it.
And all this over a typo. You could have avoided it, if not for your obsessive need to stalk.

But you refer to "this little feud between you too?"  ROFLMAOPIP!
You are the President For Life of the Retard Club.

Maybe you should "stock to drinking elixers"

...You claim that "many, many hookers" have told you about my "scaly skin."  But your best bud Cowardly Lion keeps saying that I have not seen a hooker in over a year.  So, Joke, are you lying or will you accuse Cowardly Lion of being a liar?

Sad to see you reduced to sticking your nose up Mamasan's wrinkly butt as you both search for typos.  But here's the difference: the typos YOU cite were NOT made in posts pointing out the mistakes of others.  Like you, you buffoon.

So upset she needs to deny having "scaly skin." LMAO!
And for the record, while I actually do know what "ad hominem" means, all I did was quote you.  So what?
I also know about your micropenis but prefer to point out that the girls call you "the human parachute" and "the human Shar Pei.