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...One has to admire the commitment that Democrats and Obama had to delivering something they campaigned on and truly believed in. They spent 13 months getting the bill from an initial concept to final passage, and pressed on during many points when everybody was predicting doom. They had public hearings, multiple drafts of different bills, they kept negotiating, even worked into Christmas. They made significant changes at times, but also never lost sight of their key goals. They didn't back down in the face of angry town halls and after losing their filibuster-proof majority, and many members cast votes that they knew risked their political careers. Obama himself was a leader, who consistently made it clear that he was not going to walk away. He did countless rallies, meetings, speeches — even a "summit" at the Blair House — to try to sell the bill, talking about details, responding to criticisms of the bill to the point that he was mocked by conservatives for talking so much about healthcare.

The contrast between Obama and Democrats on healthcare and what just happened is stunning. House Republicans slapped together a bill in a few weeks (months if we're being generous) behind closed doors with barely any debate. They moved the bill through committees at blazing speed, conducted closed-door negotiations that resulted in relatively minor tweaks to the bill, and within 17 days, Trump decided that he'd had enough, and was ready to walk away if members didn't accept the bill as is.

Now, does it really matter what day Trump was where? He isn't a computer, he doesn't have instant recall and as he has shown repeatedly, he gets things jumbled up sometimes.

Look at the majority of people here... I doubt Trump could say or do anything that would sway them at all.

Imagine sitting in your downtown Manhattan place and watching the news and you see this on the news:

15 years later you get asked about your memories and you recall that video. Next thing you know all that is on the news is what you said, not that shitty Palestinians were dancing around celebrating 9/11.

I saw it. So many people saw it. And, so, why would I take it back? I’m not going to take it back.

It did happen in New Jersey. I have hundreds of people that agree with me.

I have a very good memory, I’ll tell you. I saw it somewhere on television many years ago. And I never forgot it.

Poor Al sounds a like a broken record, eh? A one-trick donkey, ya might say.

There's no denying that Obama lied, but the level and number of lies compared to Trump is insignificant.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/opinion/trump-trapped-in-his-lies-keeps-lying-sad.html?_r=0

Not only anti-Semitism: Racial bigotry and religious bigotry. Trump is now the spokesman for that ilk.
He's careful about anti-Semitism because of his daughter's husband. He's fooling very few if they heard his own words about Muslims and Mexicans. Add to that his bigotry against blacks. His bigotry is in his DNA.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/09/democratic-senators-must-press-nominees-on-donald-trump-s-bigotry.html

We know who you are by who you support. Don't feel lonely; there are many like you in this country.

Oh, and BTW, Trump's approval rating is now at 36%. The lowest in history for being in office for such a short time. That speaks volumes about you.

The Russian Scandal has Reached the Trump Family

In his March 20 speech in Louisville, Kentucky, President Trump sounded many familiar and important themes, including the importance of jobs, manufacturing, trade, and the need to revive the coal industry. And yet he also added a new and larger “meta-theme,” namely, the urgency of building up our industrial strength for the sake of economic and national security. That meta-theme, we might observe, is the essence of the “American System” of Henry Clay.
Henry who? Let’s let Trump, speaking on the 20th, describe him: “Henry Clay was the legendary Kentucky politician who became the eighth Speaker of the House in 1811.” The President continued, “Clay was a fierce advocate for American manufacturing. He wanted it badly.” .....