AHCA Whip Count

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Interesting that Trump is roughly paralleling Obama. Entering office with a majority in both houses, immediately pivoting to healthcare, putting together a compromise bill that no one likes and spending an inordinate amount of political capital on it. (The possible difference being that Obama did get something passed.)

The new version of the bill even has a special earmark attached to it to lure votes.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Now that Ted Budd has said no, Republicans can only afford to lose one more vote to save the bill.

EDIT:

Mo Brooks will vote no.  The bill in its current form is dead.

At this point I'll be shocked if Ryan doesn't hold off the vote.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Now that Ted Budd has said no, Republicans can only afford to lose one more vote to save the bill.

EDIT:

Mo Brooks will vote no.  The bill in its current form is dead.

At this point I'll be shocked if Ryan doesn't hold off the vote.

What's the point of doing that, though?  To bring enough people back into the fold, he'd need to shift the bill significantly to the right, and therefore, completely kill any prospect it might have had of passing in the senate.

If it's DOA, then there's really no point in holding a vote because all it will represent is a toxic midterm vote for endangered incumbents.  Though I guess now Ryan is betting on the "we tried it" approach instead.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

I'm not sure which reaction pic is more appropriate right now.

Maybe this



or this



or obviously this

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt