now that the health care thing is over with

[Wiglaf]

:yawn:

seems like 90% of the noise and fury was centered on that one issue.

[iamsam]

Was there a point to this thread?

[Ral]

it's coming back, because it's an issue that gets at the eart of the role of Government in America. And it doesn't take effect for a while- long enough for the people that did it to escape from the after math. Stand-up politiking right there.

[Wiglaf]

Was there a point to this thread?

not really, just an observation..

[gwb72tii]

its not dead. it still reasonates daily in the circles i travel in at least. i think it doesn't get the press it once did cause it supposedly is in the past.
wait till we get closer to november. this one issue will be beat to death, and for good reason. 60% want it repealed, and that % is growing which is opposite of what the messiah thought would happen.

[CorvallisBMW]

Essentialy it cannot be repealed for another 2.5 years at least. Americans (hell, humans in general) tend to be fickle and short-sighted. Especially when it comes to politics. By the time the 2012 presidential election rolls around (even if the republicans have picked up the house, senate and white house) there will be some other hot ticket item to focus on. outrage will have long since subsided and it would be nearly impossible to repeal it, let alone get a fillibuster-proof majority on the repbluicans side to prevent the democrats from blocking it's repeal.

Not that I like it either way, that's just the reality of the situation.

[StereoInstaller1]

R3Vpocalypse has been scheduled for 12/22/12, so there really isn't a problem.

except for maybe a shortage of tinfoil...

[mrsleeve]

Essentialy it cannot be repealed for another 2.5 years at least. Americans (hell, humans in general) tend to be fickle and short-sighted. Especially when it comes to politics. By the time the 2012 presidential election rolls around (even if the republicans have picked up the house, senate and white house) there will be some other hot ticket item to focus on. outrage will have long since subsided and it would be nearly impossible to repeal it, let alone get a fillibuster-proof majority on the repbluicans side to prevent the democrats from blocking it's repeal.

Not that I like it either way, that's just the reality of the situation.

Will in happen this fall NO prolly not. .............. but all it takes is a 2/3 vote from both the house and senate to over ride a presidential veto.

Do they not teach civics in high school anymore. I think this was on school house rock too.

[CorvallisBMW]

Will in happen this fall NO prolly not. .............. but all it takes is a 2/3 vote from both the house and senate to over ride a presidential veto.

Do they not teach civics in high school anymore. I think this was on school house rock too.

The republicans cannot possibly get a 2/3 majority this fall. There aren't enough seats up for re-election to make the numbers work out. Even if they won every single seat up for grabs in the entire Congress, they couldn't get 2/3. So yes, I did go to civics in high school. And math class too

[ck_taft325is]

R3Vpocalypse has been scheduled for 12/22/12, so there really isn't a problem.

except for maybe a shortage of tinfoil...

And toilet paper.

[mrsleeve]

The republicans cannot possibly get a 2/3 majority this fall. There aren't enough seats up for re-election to make the numbers work out. Even if they won every single seat up for grabs in the entire Congress, they couldn't get 2/3. So yes, I did go to civics in high school. And math class too

Yes you are very correct, on both counts, but the is still a possibility of the flip flopping politicians to change their votes/support all willy nilly as the winds of change start to prevail the to the other side.

Like I said will it happen NO not a chance in hell. But then again stranger things have happened

[CorvallisBMW]

Will it happen this fall NO prolly not.

Like I said will it happen NO not a chance in hell.

Just an FYI, those aren't the same thing.

[joshh]

I don't want the healthcare bill repealed. I want to come back here in 3.5 years to laugh my ass off at all you retarded liberals who think we can afford to pay for other peoples healthcare....and save money.

[reelop19]

It doesn't have to be repealed, just not funded until Obama gets out. But seriously, it would take one hell of a conservative president to repeal this biotch. Man I wish Reagan was still around