This country is a fucking train wreck. We're already in a civil war, it just hasn't turned hot yet.

@1. Called it. Wish like hell I was wrong, though.

@ 1, There's nothing left to be said about an extremist, far-right RepubliKKKan government that spends all of its time attacking its own citizens and conspiring to kill them, while neo-fascists cheer them on.

I thought they couldn't touch the essential health benefits because they are pushing the bill through reconciliation?

I suggest saving some hyperbole for when things get really weird.

Well, the worse they make the house bill the lower its chances in the Senate, so maybe include that as context and don't simply imply that it's going to happen?

Thing is, if Ryan bends over too far for the Freedom Caucus, he's going to lose support from GOP moderates, so depending on how things go (as it now appears they're going to delay the vote past this evening in order to allow more time for threats and strong-arming, er, negotiations), it's still possible the bill might not even make it through the House. And I seriously doubt the more entrenched members are going to take "don't worry, we'll fix it in reconcilliation" sway them, because they know that just means watering down what they really want, namely, a full-on repeal of the ACA.

@1 Pridge Wessea, @2 Ghost Dog, and @3 Original Andrew: Three-way tie for the win,
and @2 Ghost Dog: I second your wish of being wrong as hell.

Wait, birth control's not one of the "essential health benefits" covered???

Gorsuch is hardly an extremist, on many issues (like the authority given to Regulatory agencies) he's actually far more moderate than Garland was.