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Today’s episode is the “Light Treason” Edition where my panelists and I will discuss the rise and fall of the GOP’s repeal and replacement plan for Obamacare: The Affordable Health Care Act; FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers’ testimony before Congress regarding investigations into the Trump Campaign and Russian interference with the 2016 election; and, we will discuss the confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch.
First, the GOP’s plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, some eight years in the making, made its debut splash with an unmitigated belly flop! Truly conservative members of the Senate like Rand Paul called it Obamacare Lite, the House Freedom Caucus wanted to give kickbacks to the insurance companies by removing the requirement of coverage of preexisting conditions and permitting millennials to stay on their parents’ plans until they reach the age of 26, and the liberal left lambasted it for denying health insurance coverage for 24 million people in exchange for enormous tax cuts to the 1%. Master negotiator Trump said Thursday night that he was “done negotiating on the AHCA” and he demanded a vote Friday by threatening the Congress. A vote was scheduled for today, and then the bill was pulled for lack of support.
Second, James Comey and Adm. Michael Rogers testified before the House Intelligence Committee relating to Russian Interference into the 2016 Presidential Election. Regardless of how much Rep. Trey Gowdy (R) wanted the investigation to be about uncovering Michael Flynn‘s light treason, the FBI Director and NSA Director revealed some very concerning issues in their testimony. Specifically, it was revealed that the FBI was investigating the Trump Campaign for its ties to Russia in July of 2016. While Chairman Devin Nunes (R) insisted that there was no wiretapping of Trump Tower, he did take information from the investigation straight to the White House on Wednesday, arguably compromising the integrity of the investigation. All the while, George W. Bush senior Ethics Lawyer had one word for what the FBI has uncovered: Treason.
Lastly, Neil Gorsuch had his confirmation hearings this week where he was grilled by liberals and doted by conservatives in the Senate. At the conclusion of the three day ordeal, Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) vowed to filibuster the confirmation of Gorsuch and encouraged his democratic brothers to do the same. As a result, Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) threatened the nuclear option to break the Democrat filibuster.
My panel this week includes T-Bone (@tboneafterdark) and Mr. Bunker (@RSBUNKER). We will have the news, Blogger Fodder, and more.
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