Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) walked back remarks Sunday he made to CNN’s Manu Raju in which he said Democratic lawmakers were acting like “a terrorist,” suggesting he misspoke when using the highly-charged term.
“Why not work with Democrats right now, try to cut a deal and reopen the government?” Raju asked McCormick.
McCormick bluntly responded by saying that the “main reason” he and his Republican colleagues couldn’t negotiate with Democratic lawmakers was because “you can’t negotiate with a terrorist.”
It’s amazing the lengths the Republicans will go to just to make it harder for poor people to get healthcare.
I think you could win a lot of elections in the US right now with the campaign strategy of just repeating this into a microphone over and over again.
One of the problems is some poor people (eg: many whites) would rather die than other poor people (eg: black folks) get anything at all.
Maybe, maybe not; Republicans have already made it next to impossible for the poor to vote, and have done a bang up job at distracting everyone else from paying any attention to the poor and needy.
Or food.
It could be argued that healthy food and water is healthcare