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[–] 274 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Gee if only there was some other way she could express her opposition to the bill. Some kind of voting process...

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  • [–] 148 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It was a 50/50 vote, if she would have voted no, it would not have passed the Senate

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  • [–] 140 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Lisa Murkowski is another useless cunt talking out of both sides of her mouth. The only thing she’s truly afraid of is being primaried.

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  • [–] 124 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Goddamn cocksucking motherfucking donkey raping shiteater of a senator. Am I wrong?

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  • [–] 122 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Murkowski's reluctant "yes" vote underlines the fractures within the GOP over the bill's $3.3 trillion price tag and its sweeping policy changes.

    No, no it does not. What it underlines is the sure and certain collaboration and capitulation of the GOP to whatever the hell trump wants, guaranteed. Any whining and complaining about the harm the bill will do is strictly performative, nothing but the clapping flippers of barking seals that will ultimately do exactly what they've been told.

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  • [–] 67 points 1 year ago

    If only there was something she herself could have done to stop it. Like single-handedly, one act that she could have easily chosen to stop this whole damn thing.

    But alas, there was clearly nothing.

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  • [–] 64 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

    I am honestly suicidal over how blithely these ghouls are playing with our health and safety. Every day, I read a new article about how some white dipshit from the fringes of InfoWars and Christian grifting thinks that he knows better than my fucking doctor. I should just start treating my congresspeople like doctors and start mailing samples of my piss and shit to their offices. After all, they're the ones making my medical decisions.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    While I understand you may have meant that as a figure of speech, I also don't want to shrug what you typed off either. Politics can be very stressful, and the challenges in our life can feel completely overwhelming at times. If you are truly feeling hopeless, please reach out for help. If you're in the US you can call 988. If you're elsewhere please reach out to a friend, emergency services, or even a stranger. The world is a better place with you than without you.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Never kill yourself for something that's somebody else's fault.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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    [–] 48 points 1 year ago

    What a fucking shitheel

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    A truly inspiring example of leadership in action.

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago

    Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

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    [–] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    What the actual fuck.

    Not quite the same level as McConnell filibustering his own bill after the Dems supported it, but it's close.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    She is more centrist than most Republicans, but she's still afraid of being primaried.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago

    One explanation is that they don’t understand just how unpopular the bill is apt to be when it takes effect. Many Republicans rely on party-aligned media for their news, and these sources have mostly cheered the bill while ignoring its downsides. Both chambers of Congress have rushed the bill through with minimal scrutiny, shielding members from exposure to concerns. Even the White House seems unaware of what exactly it’s pressuring Congress to do. Yesterday, when a reporter asked Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about the megabill’s proposed tax on wind and solar energy, she appeared totally unfamiliar with the measure and punted the question. (The tax provision was later removed.)

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago

    This is a new level of low.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago

    Don't worry, Senator Collins voted against it so she can show Maine how fucking moderate she is.

    After checking with the party first to make sure they had the votes...

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    With the way this bill is moving through the process, I am surprised we have not heard of any democrats slipping in provisions.

    But I guess expecting democrats to do anything resembling opposition is a bit too much to ask for.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago

    They tried, but any additions or removals required a vote they lost every time. They of course could have used all their interns time making a list of amendments to be voted on, and then space them out for as long as the GOP kept trying to cram this shit through even though nobody is happy with it.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (21 children)

    Passing the buck. Coward. You're a US Senator. Act like it.

    (though I guess these days cowardice is exemplary of Senate behavior).

    Also, I'm totally sure Walz would've cast the tie-breaking vote for such a shit bill, isn't that right couch sitters / stein voters? Try not to fall for the right-wing wedge driving disinfo ops next time please... If there is a next time.

    Edit: Tankies, gullible Stein voters, accelerationists, nilhists, couch-sitters, vatniks -- whatever you are -- complaining below. Try your best not to feign too much concern over the passage of this and subsequent damage the GOP is doing. You don't get a say here since obviously you believe Harris would've done the same, like (checks notes) booting millions off medicaid that will according to experts lead to 50,000 deaths annually. Some would argue such people who asserted a BoTh SiDeS fallacy are complicit in those deaths.

    Now if you're willing to admit your mistake, then welcome back.

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    [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Well it's obvious she wants to be seen as a loyal GOP supporter or Trump with her 'yes' vote, but still wants the bill to be delayed. Having the house delay the bill makes her look like a loyal lapdog for optics, but secretly wants changes and can blame someone else for the bill being delayed instead of having the delay blamed on her vote

    Coward

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    secretly wants changes and can blame someone else

    So many of these Republicans are fully aware that the bill will break the back of the healthcare industry in their states. None of them want to stick their necks out for it, though. The mega-donors will forgive them in the end, but the primary voters are only going to hear "You're a Secret Democrat for voting against MAGA".

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    Real pissed my senator is being a dumbass.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)
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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Gre, wonder what would have happened if some people sat it out in protest. Hint. Hint.

    Stupid fucks

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    ANOTHER clear indication that they have no idea what they are doing.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    She always has that confused puppy look.

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