CONGRESS VOTED TO REPEAL OBAMACARE

Yes, it is true, Congress voted to repeal Obamacare.  In fact, they voted many times to do this when President Barack Obama was sitting in the Oval Office. This phony show vote was to convince morons (conservative republicans) like me that if they were ever given the real opportunity to repeal this abhorrent law, they would. How surprised these low-lifes in Congress must have been on that Tuesday in November last year when a Republican was elected to the Presidency. Now these low-lifes could no longer walk around screaming how bad Obamacare is. They were charged with the responsibility to actually do something about it. Effective governing is not one of the strong assets of the Republican Congress. Guess what, we are doomed. We usually lose to the liberal lefties in national elections. We always have to fight the liberal lefties in government. Now we just lost to the highfalutin' conservative Republicans in Congress, who refused to support a (less-than-perfect) bill that would have begun to dismantle Obamacare. I was looking for this new administration to erase Obama. Perhaps, the conservative members of our Congress, just managed to erase themselves. November 2018 will not be an enjoyable night as Congress seeks re-election. There must have been great parties in Washington DC last night as Democrats watched Republicans commit political suicide. 

from western journalism.com (more than two years ago!)

House Passes Obamacare Repeal And Replace Bill In Spite Of Obama’s Protests

by James Beattie February 3, 2015 at 3:51pm

On Tuesday, the House voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. This is the first time the House attached a provision requiring that Congress replace President Obama’s health care law. The House voted Tuesday 239 to 186 on H.R. 596, which would not only repeal Obamacare but force Congress to also replace the health care law. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., sponsored the legislation. It now heads to the Senate, where its future is uncertain. 60 votes are required for cloture, and there are only 54 Republicans in the new Senate. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., was one of the first to get on the offensive ahead of the House vote supporting the Obamacare appeal. “Instead of Obamcare’s one-size-fits-all approach, we need to pursue consumer-driven reforms that put patients, not bureaucrats, in charge of health care decisions,” Coats said in a press release ahead of the vote Tuesday. “This legislation starts that process.” One interesting note: three Republicans voted against the Obamacare repeal. The names, as flagged by Heidi Pryzblya of Bloomberg, were Reps. Robert Dold of Illinois, John Katko of New York, and Bruce Poliquin of Maine. No Democrats voted for the repeal.

It did not take any courage to vote against a law where there was an absolute guarantee that the vote would have exactly 0.0% of passing or affecting the life of a single American.  The vote that did not occur on this past Thursday and Friday, would have begun the process to dismantle Obamacare.  And since there were not enough votes to pass this new legislation. There was no vote. My level of disappointment is off the charts. I believe that President Donald Trump has many times bemoaned the stupid politicians that run this country - was he surely proved correct this past week.  Let me be among the first to welcome back House Leader Nancy Pelosi. If there is not a giant reconsideration of the damage caused this week, the Republicans will lost the House in November 2018. And if that happens.... then what? Obamacare has no chance of being repealed? Aren't we there already?

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, March 24, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Egg - Poached Eggs, 4	300	2	20	25	630	1
Pre-Cooked Bacon	200	0	15	15	875	0
QuakerInstant Oatmeal Original	300	57	6	12	225	0
	800	59	41	52	1,730	1
L U N C H
Corned Beef & Cabbage	400	21	18	36	936	0
Pepperidge Farm - Sourdough Bread	200	37	2	7	367	3
	600	58	20	43	1,303	3
D I N N E R
Chinese - Chinese Fried Rice	150	26	4	3	425	0
Chinese - General Tsao's Chicken	350	18	23	12	636	0
Chinese - Stir Fry Bok Choy	50	2	1	7	153	2
	550	46	28	22	1,214	2
Totals	1,950	163	89	117	4,247	6
Your Daily Goal	2,511	314	83	126	2,300	94
Remaining	561	151	-6	9	-1,947	88
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 581 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, March 24, 2017

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	55	581
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Daily Total / Goal	55 / 30	581 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	238 / 210	2,056 / 4,130

IN MORE 'LOCAL NEWS' ... I was a bit more successful this past week... my weight dropped down 2 pounds.   So now, I am back to 244.9 lbs. Better down  than up, so I'll take it...

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VOTING GUIDE FOR HOUSE REPUBLICANS

Today, the United States House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (you know this one, the one where the dishonest lying 44th President of the United States promised that if you liked your plan you could keep your plan and if you liked your doctor you could keep your doctor) Never had such a big lie, that affected so many people been so under reported by the media. 

It appears that the vote today is far from assured. Apparently there are more than a few Republicans that feel that they cannot vote for any legislation that is not perfect. This is earth. Perfection is not achievable. Improvement is always within grasp. 

I can offer a hint on how best to vote. If you are voting on the same side of an issue that Nancy Pelosi and every Democrat in the House is voting on (other than renaming a post office or equally vital legislation) - you can be reliably assured that you are on the wrong side of an issue. I can think of no circumstance where this would not be true.

In most cases, if you are on the same side of an issue as Nancy Pelosi - you might want to re-think your position

Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Safeway Kitchens - Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal	390	81	5	9	510	36
Generic - Biscuit and Gravy	300	46	33	13	1,035	9
Eggs, scrambled	200	2	15	13	212	1
	890	129	53	35	1,757	46
L U N C H
FRESH THYME - SALAD w/chicken,bacon,ham,croutons,etc, 1.5 salad	750	0	0	0	0	0
	750	0	0	0	0	0
D I N N E R
Panda Express - Mixed Vegetable	80	16	1	4	540	5
Panda Express - Mushroom Chicken	180	10	9	14	0	4
Express Panda - Broccoli Beef	150	13	7	9	520	7
	410	39	17	27	1,060	16
S N A C K S
Protein Plus Protein Bar - MET-Rx	400	37	13	41	123	1
	400	37	13	41	123	1
Totals	2,450	205	83	103	2,940	63
Your Daily Goal	1,930	241	64	97	2,300	72
Remaining	-520	36	-19	-6	-640	9
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g