Perhaps the slimdown restores the American people's faith in our government...

[Nakura Chambers]

Since the vast majority of Americans are opposed to Obamacare and have been trying to get it repealed or defunded for years, perhaps the American people are glad that their representatives are finally listening to them. If you think about it, this could be a huge PR win for the GOP, as the American people clearly want the same Obamacare extension that companies got.

Do you believe this restores the American people's faith in our government?

[Mayhem]

how i mean, alright i´m a foreigner, and we have some stupid politicians here as well, but how on earth could this be a PR win for the GOP?

[Rucati]

Since the vast majority of Americans are opposed to Obamacare

I would absolutely love to see where the hell you got those numbers rofl. Let's see some statistics there before you spout off random nonsense.

[Skroe]

how i mean, alright i´m a foreigner, and we have some stupid politicians here as well, but how on earth could this be a PR win for the GOP?

Only in the echo chamber, where this isn't a strategic defeat for them.

[Nakura Chambers]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapoth...ing-obamacare/

For the record, that took me less than 15 seconds to find on Google.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epo...plan-1130.html

Also, from your link:

Here are the numbers. 26 percent of the respondents identified as Republicans, compared to 42 percent Democrats and 31 percent independents. (This compares to a spread of 22 R / 31 D / 45 I in the most recent Gallup tracking poll.)

[Underverse]

oh right I forgot they were calling it a 'slimdown' over at the fox news republican propaganda presses

[Gemini Sunrise]

this could be a huge PR win for the GOP

And I could be the Queen of England.

Trust me, it's restored almost no faith for me.

[TEHPALLYTANK]

Yeah, it restored my belief that the GOP is filled with raving lunatics.

[Deleted]

Huge PR win for the GOP? Allow me to laugh.

[Nakura Chambers]

Still not a vast majority.

According to CNN (a liberal source, no less): 57% oppose, 38% support

That's a landslide.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

A PR win? If there was a meme that was allowed here, it would fit but since it doesn't I have this to say.



*Insert Yogg-Saron Laugh here*

[Underverse]

Still not a vast majority. I mean really, 48% isn't even a majority.

It's more than approve. But that aside, I have no faith in the 'average american' to make any sort of rational judgement on policy.

[Rukentuts]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapoth...ing-obamacare/

For the record, that took me less than 15 seconds to find on Google.

Wow that took the life out of the OP in a hurry.

[Nakura Chambers]

Still not a vast majority.

Republicans generally aren't even people. They oppose everything that comes from a non-Republican on the basis that it came from a non-Republican. They're just some sort of political reactionary force at this point.

Also worth noting that the Obamacare that finally got passed is the torpedoed to fuck version the Republicans sabotaged, so...

You think Republicans are extremists, yet you think you refuse to even recognize your opponents as people?

[bayushisan]

Slimdown....right. It's not a "slimdown" down dude. The government shut down vital services, like food inspection, over this nonsense. No it didn't restore my faith in government because any sane person shouldn't have faith in the idiots in the House right now. Stomping your feet and throwing a tantrum because you can't get your way and trying to shut down the government is not the way you run a country.

[Nakura Chambers]

Wow that took the life out of the OP in a hurry.

It took so much life out of the OP, that I disproved him in about 15 seconds.

[Rukentuts]

You think Republicans are extremists, yet you think you refuse to even recognize your opponents as people?

I thought people are capable of rational thought.

It's why Michelle Bachmann really isn't smarter than a turnip.

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It took so much life out of the OP, that I disproved him in about 15 seconds.

Yeah, except not.

[Nakura Chambers]

Slimdown....right. It's not a "slimdown" down dude. The government shut down vital services, like food inspection, over this nonsense. No it didn't restore my faith in government because any sane person shouldn't have faith in the idiots in the House right now. Stomping your feet and throwing a tantrum because you can't get your way and trying to shut down the government is not the way you run a country.

If Obamacare is the law of the land and as thus, shouldn't be touched, then the same should be true of the First and Second Amendments.

[Underverse]

If Obamacare is the law of the land and as thus, shouldn't be touched, then the same should be true of the First and Second Amendments.

Oh it should be touched. Just not in the ways that Republicans are trying to touch it...in all the wrong ways....

[Phookah]

Yeah, it restored my belief that the GOP is filled with raving lunatics.

^^ Way to go! /smh