Republicans chased into hiding by constituents angry over Obamacare repeal
It was a really rough week for Republicans, notwithstanding the inauguration of popular vote loser Donald Trump. The vote they took the week before to repeal Obamacare, even though they don't have a whisper of an agreed upon replacement plan, has enraged their constituents. On top of that, the popularity of the program has jumped, making it more popular than Trump, not to mention way more popular than the Republican congress. That anger was expressed out in public, which has got plenty of Republicans panicked.
It all started with House Speaker Paul Ryan being shamed by a fellow Republican, a cancer survivor, on national television.
"Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, I’m standing here today alive," said Jeff Jeans, a cancer survior. "I rely on the Affordable Care Act to be able to purchase my own insurance. Why would you repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement?" Ryan stood there with his sociopathic grin on his face and lied to this man about how they really were going to fix everything, but the damage—and national headlines—were done.
And the floodgates for more protests were opened. Head below the fold for the goodness.