tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post7290159206029206212..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: Fun With Obamacare: Buy It Because...AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-88551497667368074782013-11-15T12:59:28.921-05:002013-11-15T12:59:28.921-05:00Tryanmax - I am lovin' that Nancy and Steny ar...Tryanmax - I am lovin' that Nancy and Steny are remaining defiant to the end. They STILL won't admit that they were wrong. It is We the Unwashed Masses who just didn't read the subtext going on in their heads. I think it's because they didn't actually read the legislation that they wrote so they didn't realize that their subtext wasn't actually written between the lines for us to read it. Whaddya' think?<br /><br />Oh, and Biden in a fit of really, really poor timing is faulting the Republicans for not pushing Immigration reform. Boehner has "broken" the system. Huh, Really? Here's a thought, Joe, so you'll have at least one rolling around in your head - Let's fix one major screw up by the Democrats at a time. When we get that done, THEN we can move on.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-22290236041472886102013-11-15T11:58:51.028-05:002013-11-15T11:58:51.028-05:00I'm not sure if this falls under schadenfreude...I'm not sure if this falls under schadenfreude or frustration, but it's kinda nice to see them spinning so hard over at Slate [headline: "It’s Good That You Can’t Keep Your Insurance Plan"] even if it also makes me want to beat their collective faces to pulp. I won't link because they don't deserve it. The headline says it all anyway. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-76074121018624724242013-11-14T20:31:32.569-05:002013-11-14T20:31:32.569-05:00Well, be prepared to be very entertained! LOL! A...Well, be prepared to be very entertained! LOL! All the fun starts at 12:00am 1/1/2014. Happy New Year...BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-44415640140531026772013-11-14T20:07:55.222-05:002013-11-14T20:07:55.222-05:00Bev, I see NYC purely as entertainment. So from m...Bev, I see NYC purely as entertainment. So from my perspective, I'm hoping for the craziest of the crazy.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-72099392839372446692013-11-14T19:51:03.847-05:002013-11-14T19:51:03.847-05:00Andrew - That is not necessarily true. David Dink...Andrew - That is not necessarily true. David Dinkins lasted one very tumultuous term. He was ousted by Giuliana who lost to him the first time. And that ushered in 20 years of Republicans and Republican-lite Mayors. For all of Bloomberg's other liberal leanings, he was fiscal conservative.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-18946096311300259042013-11-14T17:53:20.190-05:002013-11-14T17:53:20.190-05:00Andrew, sadly, in NYC a Democrat mayor could do tw...Andrew, sadly, in NYC a Democrat mayor could do twice as much and still maintain a positive approval rating. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-34557094669956274102013-11-14T17:42:57.459-05:002013-11-14T17:42:57.459-05:00Buy it because your an idiot! (You voted for us, s...Buy it because your an idiot! (You voted for us, so you must be an idiot). Commander Maxhttp://www.the-grey-ghost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-9537925716382257292013-11-14T17:35:32.081-05:002013-11-14T17:35:32.081-05:00Ford, Weiner, Spitzer, and that guy in San Diego s...Ford, Weiner, Spitzer, and that guy in San Diego should form a support group or at least a rock band. Maybe they can invite Berlusconi to sit in and jam once he gets out of prison...hey, and we KNOW Clinton plays the sax! BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-2396271905590200962013-11-14T17:19:26.967-05:002013-11-14T17:19:26.967-05:00Bev, NYC needs this guy for its mayor. Seriously....Bev, NYC <i><b>needs</b></i> this guy for its mayor. Seriously. The only thing missing so far is the women being held prisoner in his basement, and I'm sure that's still coming! <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507431/Toronto-Mayor-Rob-Ford-goes-sex-rant-press-conference.html" rel="nofollow">Toronto</a>AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-53579208995463659152013-11-14T16:03:41.102-05:002013-11-14T16:03:41.102-05:00"It was, in the parlance of liberalism, a “fa..."It was, in the parlance of liberalism, a “false choice” to assert that Obamacare couldn’t be a floor wax and a dessert topping."<br /><br />Bev from that Shendenfreadarama(sp) article this is an inside joke for people who watched SNL. There is a parody commercial where Victoria Jackson and Someone are arguing that New "Shimmer" is a Floor wax and the other is saying it is a Desert Topping.<br /><br />Akroid busts in with "Relax you too new Shimmer is a Floor Wax and a Desert Topping".<br /><br />Just had to put that out their.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-41955321680376725092013-11-14T16:02:10.844-05:002013-11-14T16:02:10.844-05:0010J - Yours is probably is too long. Just remembe...10J - Yours is probably is too long. Just remember that most people can't hold their attention for more than 5 words at a time. But then, Obama uses "subtext", so why can't we? You know, when he said that we could keep our insurance...period, his unspoken subtext was "unless you can't, but I won't tell you that now". As long as YOU know what you mean, then there is no need to make it too long. <br /><br />But I will give you a ribbon anyway because you DID show up as per the rules! BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-62286588796519465392013-11-14T15:53:15.642-05:002013-11-14T15:53:15.642-05:00Bev, I have not seen it, but I have heard some ver...Bev, I have not seen it, but I have heard some very good things about it. <br /><br />Seriously though, I do wonder what Obama's been acting like behind the scenes. I've heard that he can be a real hard-handed jerk to the underlings who displease him; which is probably why so many people make it their primary objective not to displease him. Despite the spectacle of the "leader" of the "free world" humiliating himself like that, I'd truly love to see Obama have a total meltdown like that during a press conference.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-53169221503953061582013-11-14T15:43:38.772-05:002013-11-14T15:43:38.772-05:00T-Rav - that is hysterical! You KNOW that must be ...T-Rav - that is hysterical! You KNOW that must be what Obama looked like, foaming mouth and all, when he realized that he was going to be eaten alive.<br /><br />Btw, if you haven't seen that Hitler movie for real, it is very good.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-12698706339179938872013-11-14T15:30:18.506-05:002013-11-14T15:30:18.506-05:00Yeah, I loved that article, BevYeah, I loved that article, BevTennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-86379140534179245122013-11-14T14:13:54.526-05:002013-11-14T14:13:54.526-05:00Awe hell baby, buy it cuz even though wearing a co...Awe hell baby, buy it cuz even though wearing a condom is like showering in a raincoat, we gotta save Barrac's ass cuz he is a transformational president!" I don't know, maybe that is too long to be effective.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-69986080492830846602013-11-14T14:11:26.129-05:002013-11-14T14:11:26.129-05:00Bev, I read that this morning, and it was awesome....Bev, I read that this morning, and it was awesome. At the same time, I couldn't believe some of those quotes from way back. "Every place is Barack Obama country once Barack Obama's been there." Really? Who talks like that? Grrrrr....<br /><br />But to stay on the funny side, and since we're into link mode, here is probably the greatest Downfall parody video that will ever exist. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USG_gjaEYak" rel="nofollow">Hitler loses his health insurance</a>T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-81257110717703420572013-11-14T13:28:12.896-05:002013-11-14T13:28:12.896-05:00Speaking of schadenfreudetastic - This is a great ...Speaking of schadenfreudetastic - This is a great article in National Review by Jonah Goldberg...<a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/363907/obamacare-schadenfreudarama-jonah-goldberg/page/0/3" rel="nofollow">Obamacare Schadenfreudarama</a><br /><br />BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-75843030324557029942013-11-14T13:24:51.176-05:002013-11-14T13:24:51.176-05:00OT: For those of you who are into apocalyptic fict...<b>OT:</b> For those of you who are into apocalyptic fiction, there is a guy at Amazon named Nick Cole who wrote a book (self-published originally) that I thought was bizarrely compelling. He's obviously a conservative as you see reading the book, and I think the book is well worth the read. It's FREE today on Kindle. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Old-Man-Wasteland-Updated-Revised-ebook/dp/B009R53E7A/ref=la_B004W47QXE_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384453199&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-32274084071749232322013-11-14T13:05:47.244-05:002013-11-14T13:05:47.244-05:00T-Rav, :D Love it!T-Rav, :D Love it!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-84659086997867752202013-11-14T13:05:21.727-05:002013-11-14T13:05:21.727-05:00As an aside, and in all seriousness, the Republica...As an aside, and in all seriousness, the Republicans need a strategy to handle what will eventually be the Democratic proposal, which will be to pass a bill letting people keep their insurance until January 2017. They will hope that Hillary can then run on the issue of fixing Obamacare.<br /><br />What the Republicans need to do is to say that (1) they won't agree to any time limit on letting people keep those policies because that just delays the problem, and (2) they won't discriminate between those who have policies and those who don't, so the insurers must be allowed to continue to enroll anyone who wants to into those existing plans.<br /><br />In effect, that would kill the Obamacare insurance mandates, so the Democrats will never agree. That lets the Republicans effectively stand in the way of fixing the problem while sounding like they are being the more fair and constructive about solving it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-88992765229809829182013-11-14T13:02:17.937-05:002013-11-14T13:02:17.937-05:00And oh, this is just schadenfreudetastic. Buy your...And oh, <a href="http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2013/11/14/civil-war-msnbc-attacks-bill-clinton-over-obamacare-comments/" rel="nofollow">this</a> is just schadenfreudetastic. Buy your popcorn in bulk, folks.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-54894737056056411442013-11-14T12:55:56.444-05:002013-11-14T12:55:56.444-05:00Not now. This effectively kicks the can of dropped...Not now. This effectively kicks the can of dropped coverage down the road until after 2014. Of course, there's still the insurance "death spiral" and myriad other problems to deal with, but hey. Whatever takes the political heat off the Democrats.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-38380124385331203562013-11-14T12:31:30.195-05:002013-11-14T12:31:30.195-05:00Bev, Maybe that's an official position?
Perso...Bev, Maybe that's an official position?<br /><br />Personally, I think they should let people keep their insurance until Nov 1, 2014.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-987570118862211462013-11-14T12:29:50.624-05:002013-11-14T12:29:50.624-05:00OT (kinda') - Obama is going to make an announ...OT (kinda') - Obama is going to make an announcement later today that he will generously allow those who have lost their insurance to keep them for one more year...<br /><br />The reason I know this is that I am psychic..no...it that dang blasted ubiquitous "WH official" who always speaks on condition of anonymity because they do not have the authority to speak publicly ahead of a formal announcement". I wonder if it's the same "official" every time or if each member of the WH staff has to submit their names on a official ping pong ball to be pulled out of a hopper a la Bingo. Maybe it's a giant dart board... <br /><br />BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-62686903195753264242013-11-14T11:47:57.809-05:002013-11-14T11:47:57.809-05:00tryanmax, That is the target audience.tryanmax, That is the target audience.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com