tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post1154175102929710779..comments2024-03-12T12:32:15.598-05:00Comments on On Health Care Tech & Policy: RSVP to an Invitation from Steve BannonMargalit Gur-Ariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08777722834145614546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post-12511740322294081732017-03-14T09:28:47.080-05:002017-03-14T09:28:47.080-05:00Well written as always! Your "bleeding heart...Well written as always! Your "bleeding heart" + clear healthcare expert + Trump voter credentials give you a unique and important perspective. Thanks.<br /><br />-Dan<br />UNM Family MedicineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290554227463486057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post-18064214052875021062017-03-13T23:02:09.081-05:002017-03-13T23:02:09.081-05:00Yes, but the President can stop legislation from b...Yes, but the President can stop legislation from becoming law if there is no super-majority in the Senate. He can at least do that. I know it's unusual if they all belong to the same party, but this is an unusual presidency.<br /><br />My preference would be that Mr. Trump gets small Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. I think he would deal, like Bill Clinton did with Newt Gingrich, and therefore tilted considerably to the right. I am pretty sure Mr. Trump would have no problem leaning left on many social issues and on health care too.<br />Maybe that's what 2018 will bring...Margalit Gur-Ariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777722834145614546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post-46764695443548264322017-03-13T21:04:14.269-05:002017-03-13T21:04:14.269-05:00Can we start by accepting that Mr. Bannon and Pres...Can we start by accepting that Mr. Bannon and President Trump are part of the Executive Branch and they have little say over what happens in the Legislative Branch?<br /><br />They really don't have many weapons to 'fight' with, just as President Obama didn't have many weapons to fight with in 2008. They both (Trump and Obama) have to take whatever comes from the legislators and do their best to put a happy face on it.<br /><br />The President can rant and rave and promise all he wants but what really matters is the bill that can get enough votes in the Senate. So far, it doesn't look like any bill can get enough votes. <br /><br />Just as Obamacare was written by the legislators, so will be any replacement. Unfortunately, the President and Mr. Bannon don't have much to do with it. <br /><br />If the president really could do the things you suggest, wouldn't Obama have done them and avoided this mess in the first place?<br /><br />I can hear your frustration, but I think it's pointed at the wrong people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com