i facepalm at the government because i can't actually smack people

[tsuki_no_bara]

happy birthday yosemite national park! natural treasure and site of some really stunning ansel adams photos. (and of course a nice googledoodle. :D ) for your birthday, the republicans have given you a government shutdown, so no one can actually visit you and admire your gorgeousness

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[carta]

We have a new Affordable Care Act which is possibly the best thing our country has managed to do for national health ever. But because it requires private healthcare companies to actually spend the majority of their funds on healthcare (vs salaries), provides benefits and care to women, children, the elderly, and the poor, and because it's from a *black president, the Republicans in Congress are having shitfits over it. They've had something like 30 votes to try to get rid of it, the Supreme Court stepped in and said, look - this is constitutional, this is legal, this is FINE, and now the Congress Repubs are acting like children. They won't pass a budget unless Obamacare is repealed or whatever, and this is despite the polls that show that the majority of Americans, including their own party, are against repealing it, and want them to STFU and do their jobs.

That's a nutshell - accuracy may be a bit off here and there, but that's the gist. Someone needs to bang their heads together.

*I will never be convinced that racism hasn't been a major reason for the constant struggle Obama has faced to get anything done.

[hyndara71]

My bet it is.
Just stupid question, are there enough of these bullheads to stop the pass?

[carta]

They've been defeated every time so far, and Obama will veto any bill that impacts Obamacare negatively. I doubt they have enough votes to override his veto.

The problem is that they're not doing their jobs because of this ridiculous stubbornness. I love my country, but right now Congress sucks.

[hyndara71]

Yeah, you are not alone according to the gros of US-Americans I know ...