Reid: ‘Republicans Have Truly Lost Their Minds’ On Health Care

[DonViejo]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Wednesday excoriated House Republicans for a scheduled vote Thursday to repeal Obamacare -- their 37th vote to wipe out or dismantle the health care law.

"Albert Einstein defined insanity as, 'doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.' If that’s true, the House Republicans have truly lost their minds," Reid said.

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After last year’s election, Speaker Boehner conceded that Obamacare is here to stay. This is what he said: “It's pretty clear that the President was reelected, [and] Obamacare is the law of the land.” But just in case, the House will waste this week on yet another dead-end repeal vote. Perhaps Republicans think the 37th time is the charm.

Tea Party extremists bullied the Speaker into holding yet another vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and roll back benefits for tens of millions of Americans. This is what the Speaker said last week: “We've got 70 new members who have not had an opportunity to vote on the president's health care law… Frankly, they've been asking for an opportunity to vote on it.”

This political kabuki has tied up the floor of the House of Representatives for weeks, and cost the American taxpayers $52.4 million and counting, according to figures compiled by CBS News. That $52.4 million is enough to restore funding for 19 million meals for homebound seniors or 6,900 children dropped from the Head Start program.

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[Half-Century Man]

1. It's time

It's time to end this Tea party circle-jerk, even Boehner can't remember what to fantasize about anymore.

[AndyA]

3. One name: Bachmann

Yes, absolutely she's lost her mind, if she ever had one to lose.

What's truly terrifying is that crazy people (most of them on the right side) are running the country! Is it any wonder things are so screwed up? Congress really needs to pass a bill that crazy people can't run for office!

[CBHagman]

6. Consider, however, that someone VOTES for the same...

What truly appalls me is that someone looked at Michele Bachmann's and Rick Perry's name on a ballot and said, "Yes, that's a good idea. I'll vote for him/her."

But there are some sane people running the country. Don't tar every district or state with the same brush!

[AndyA]

11. A lot of good it does us.

We still have to endure the insanity from the crazies, who prevent bills from moving, tie up the media with their latest diatribes, and seem to have more power than the sane ones.

We've allowed this to go on for too long. Where are the sane people condemning Bachmann's repeated attempt to kill Obamacare? Why aren't we hearing how wasteful this process is, how much time and money is being wasted?

No, not every district or state is in the same situation, but you certainly hear more from the crazies than you do from the sane ones, and the crazies sure seem to be controlling Congress at this point (for the most part).

[The Wizard]

5. The lunacy goes far beyond health care (NT)

[Harmony Blue]

7. So Reid what are you going to do about it?

Keep telling us that Republicans are bad, but do nothing. Brilliant. Can I apply for your job please haha?

[Cha]

8. "$52.4 Million Bucks! Assholes! This should be On the Mailers for 2014

thanks DV

[merrily]

9. The definition of insanity that Reid quoted probably did not originate with Einstein.

You do get many hits if you google

Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

However, you will also get many hits if you google the opposite statement, namely,

Einstein never said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

Here are a few:

http://ideapharma.com/announcements/the-definition-of-insanity-is-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-again-but-expecting-different-resul

http://www.news.hypercrit.net/2012/11/13/einstein-on-misattribution-i-probably-didnt-say-that/

http://www.shmoop.com/albert-einstein/biography.html

On the larger issue, Republicans may be nuts, but they get their way much too often for my tastes.

[Javaman]

10. Just on healthcare? nt

[KansDem]

12. Don't you first have to have a mind before you can lose it?

[spicegal]

13. Republicans have lost their minds period. Can we name anything where they acutally

come across as reasonable and sane.