{"id":554,"date":"2017-03-30T18:33:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T23:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rationalnationusa.com\/blog\/?p=554"},"modified":"2017-03-30T18:33:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T23:33:25","slug":"right-wing-conservative-boilerplate-rep-ken-buck-r-colo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rationalnationusa.com\/blog\/archives\/554","title":{"rendered":"Right-Wing Conservative Boilerplate, Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know we shouldn’t have, but, we just couldn’t help responding to Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) opinion piece in THE HILL<\/a>. <\/strong>A Trump surrogate and highly partisan right-wing conservative his boilerplate made our\u00a0blood boil. Truth became stranger to republican party years ago and Trump and his surrogates have simply heightened and accelerated the falsehoods.<\/p>\n

Below is quoted text followed by our harsh and often sarcastic criticism of his opinions.<\/p>\n

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I supported the American Health Care Act last Friday because it was the right vote. I didn\u2019t begin as a big fan, but I ended up satisfied that America needed this bill to start a process to repair our healthcare system.<\/p>\n

Yes, I\u2019m a conservative. I pal around with those liberty-loving Freedom Caucus guys. I get better grades on conservative scorecards than I ever received in college. And frankly, if you asked the Speaker, I think he\u2019d tell you I\u2019m a bit of a right-wing rabble-rouser.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, that is your problem dude, you’re a partisan right-winger that simply happens to believe party and BS rise above what is right for the people of this nation. And, your primary interest, like that of 99.9% of partisan right wingers is to look out for big pharma, big insurance companies, and the very wealthy.<\/p>\n

I supported the AHCA, and will continue to support it, because a yes vote is the principled, conservative position.<\/p>\n

The repeal of ObamaCare stands as one of Republicans\u2019 greatest, most enduring promises to the nation, the fulfilment of which matters to our livelihood and our country\u2019s future. As ObamaCare continues its death spiral, families across the nation face unaffordable premiums and deductibles and severely limited healthcare choices.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yup, number one reason you mention is because it is a conservative position. The mention that it is principled is simply right-wing boilerplate BS.<\/p>\n

Since 2010, individual premiums have gone up 27 percent and deductibles have soared. Every day, my office fields calls from families who can\u2019t afford to pay their $12,000 deductible, effectively making them uninsured. Meanwhile, several counties in my district only have one remaining insurer in the ObamaCare marketplace.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Much agreement that this is legal highway robbery. Something the republicans give a wink and a nod to. Between big pharma and insurers American’s are getting raped. And the bill you support does NOTHING<\/strong> to correct that. However, 24 million will be thrown off of the insurance they now have under the ACA. But, again, conservative really don’t give a damn.<\/p>\n

Our mandate, our duty to the people, is to improve upon the current mess. And the American Health Care Act is an improvement, one that came with three parts.<\/p>\n

The first part, a promising reform of the Medicaid program, should be cheered by all Republicans. The bill\u2019s per capita allotment would force spending restraint and reform within the Medicaid system.<\/p>\n

The next part was the actual repeal of ObamaCare, those strangling regulations of the insurance market that only help some of the people they\u2019re supposed to help \u2014 another policy win for the conservative cause.<\/p>\n

The final part of the AHCA was a replacement for ObamaCare, and it\u2019s with this third part that Republicans disagreed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yada, yada, yada. Has anyone yet seen a credible source document showing that the bill you support is an improvement for the American people\u00a0in any way shape or form? If there is one why not cite and link to it? We suspect it’s because it doesn’t exist.<\/p>\n

You talk about mandate, well dude, there is NO MANDATE. <\/strong>You then mention a win for CONSERVATIVES, <\/strong>winning is the only damn thing you folks care about. Whether or not it is right and good for the people of America is really of no concern to you or the republican party.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be clear: I criticized the process we followed to arrive at this bill. We went too fast. We held hearings, but they were not recent and failed to create a consensus in this country. We left out important provisions.<\/p>\n

But ultimately, this bill was worth supporting.<\/p>\n

The president has been good to conservatives. In fact, much of his first several weeks in office have been a boon for the conservative cause: from a strong set of Cabinet picks to a rock star Supreme Court pick to a set of executive orders and regulatory repeals that undo the most dangerous parts of President Obama\u2019s pen-and-phone legacy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, it’s about a “rock star” conservative SCOTUS pick, interesting choice of words,\u00a0a strong set of cabinet picks, some like DeVos who are\u00a0highly unqualified, \u00a0and being good to conservatives, Dude, you’re simply\u00a0a\u00a0right-wing partisan signing onto a horribly flawed effort because of, Party Loyalty and Raw\u00a0Ideology.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

BTW, President Obama, as flawed as he may\u00a0or may not have been stand heads and shoulders above your party’s\u00a0leader and pretend POTUS.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Speaker Paul Ryan<\/a> (R-Wis.) has been good to conservatives. He negotiated in good faith and offered real, conservative changes to the bill. We won provisions that allowed states to impose a work requirement for Medicaid and choose optional block grant funding for the program. We added a roll-back of mandated essential health benefits.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yup, all you point to above\u00a0are items that will impact and hurt those least equipped to absorb the\u00a0hit. Again, republicans, especially the most right-wing conservative ones modus operandi.<\/p>\n

The president has earned our support. Our party leaders deserve our faith. The AHCA vote in the House would have been the first part of a three-pronged approach to repeal and replace ObamaCare, the first stop on a long journey towards a better, more conservative healthcare system. I trust President Trump to orchestrate a conservative final outcome.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

LMAO! On what rational grounds can anyone make the above statements and keep a straight face? NONE <\/strong>is the answer. There is nothing rational or true about what you said above.<\/p>\n

In fact, we have to trust the president and party leaders, because the law requires a meandering path through Senate rules and administrative action before we can arrive at a better system.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why yes Rep Buck, republicans must have blind faith in the most arguably dishonest man and accomplished con artist to ever have run for the presidency and won. That and a republican majority that is even less trusted than our pretend POTUS.<\/p>\n

We can’t take anymore of Buck’s boilerplate. Find the closing of the article HERE<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We know we shouldn’t have, but, we just couldn’t help responding to Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) opinion piece in THE HILL. A Trump surrogate and highly partisan right-wing conservative his boilerplate made our\u00a0blood boil. Truth became stranger to republican party years ago and Trump and his surrogates have simply heightened and accelerated the falsehoods. Below … Continue reading Right-Wing Conservative Boilerplate, Rep. 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