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― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 21:58 (nine years ago) link
Hah so I just learned not only were the students required to go to that Ted Cruz rally, but if they didn't they were going to be fined $10.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 25 March 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link
worth it
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 17:09 (nine years ago) link
freedom isn't free
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link
is it possible at this point to get rid of obamacare as a practical matter or has the current system of insuring become too intwined w/ it that even w/ popular support, legislative support, and executive support it would be too difficult to get rid of it?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 20:32 (nine years ago) link
it's not going anywhere
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 20:44 (nine years ago) link
we're FIVE years in already!
i'm not asking if it's likely to disappear. i'm asking if it's even possible, or whether it is too institutionally embedded to remove, even if the will were there.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 20:45 (nine years ago) link
like what happens to the ppl who are currently signed up? is the idea that they'd just find new coverage? or revert to older policies?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
They die.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 March 2015 20:47 (nine years ago) link
u mean they take on a lifetime of debt
― Mordy, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 20:48 (nine years ago) link
who knows man
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 20:48 (nine years ago) link
well this is why theyll be able to cope with a hastened demise. Single-payer would just spoil them horribly.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 March 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
I heard J Toobin on Fresh Air last night calling Cruz "a very smart guy” who just happens to say a couple of crazy pandering things now and then.
btw guys it's going to be Jeb.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:25 (nine years ago) link
keep thinking there must be someone besides jeb hes an even more comically establishment candidate than romney, the gop cubbard is bare
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:34 (nine years ago) link
there's going to be an amazing charisma vacuum with Jeb and Hillary (akin to '88 Dukakis/Bush as I've said before)
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link
so you thought W and Gore just projected white-hot lava.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:37 (nine years ago) link
people were clearly charmed by Dubya's "aw shucks" schtick
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:41 (nine years ago) link
which Jeb does not have
i never cease to find that amazing xp
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:43 (nine years ago) link
people are stupid. and they like someone who is stupid, JUST LIKE THEM
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:46 (nine years ago) link
see, I don't think he is truly stupid. Never did.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link
Whatever happens it will be incredibly entertaining to watch.
Who was it here who characterized the successive surges of the 2012 non-Romneys as the "Angry Birds trajectory"? So apt. Perry, Cain, Gingrich, Santorum...
Conservative salivation over Cruz is delightful and life-sustaining. The dude is so obviously non palatable to the country as a whole. Yet because conservatives feel like they've been served milquetoast moderates without success, they're saying, why not try an election where they get the hard-line nominee they want? To which I say, yes, please. This nifty chart has him to the right of Goldwater: here. Please PLEASE GO THERE.
― Ye Mad Puffin, Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:50 (nine years ago) link
these ppl are not conservatives, they are 16th-century crackpots.
sorry if i don't find "entertainment" trumping the spectacle of Jeb-Hil's double-sealing of America's doom.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:56 (nine years ago) link
These people are just all so smart, I wish we could elect them all president.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 26 March 2015 19:17 (nine years ago) link
as Bubba and Bamster have proven, you can be smart and a fucking criminal president.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2015 19:18 (nine years ago) link
So many smart criminals, I wish we could ellect them all president.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 26 March 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/gykJie9.gif
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 March 2015 21:30 (nine years ago) link
still feels deeply weird to be contemplating another bush in the white house, would've seemed downright impossible eight years ago. otoh that's probably what some ppl said in 2000.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 26 March 2015 22:03 (nine years ago) link
Nah ppl dumb as rocks, W could win again if he ran today.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 26 March 2015 22:05 (nine years ago) link
HRC's political obituaries were written in 2008. Tot Nixon, again.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2015 22:05 (nine years ago) link
being a bush is gonna be a major liability for jeb, also prob being jeb
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 March 2015 22:07 (nine years ago) link
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/25/yes-ted-cruz-is-a-hypocrite-for-going-on-obamacare/?tid=pm_opinions_pop
With Cruz’s wife, Heidi, stepping away temporarily from her job at Goldman Sachs, the Cruz family has to get its insurance somewhere, and the Texas senator has decided that “somewhere” is HealthCare.gov. Thanks to a Republican amendment to the law, the federal government can only offer members of Congress and their staffs insurance that requires going through Obamacare exchanges. Cruz will, however, reject the 75 percent employer contribution that the federal government decided to continue offering to all members and their staffs. Liberals quickly lobbed accusations of hypocrisy. Conservatives argued back that Cruz is just following the law, like a man who pays income tax even though he believes it is unconstitutional or who follows gun control laws that he doesn’t support. But this isn’t a case of following the law or not. The law does not require Cruz to get health insurance on the exchanges. Instead of going through the exchanges, he could have paid the tax penalty for not having insurance, “likely cheaper than buying an insurance plan,” but at the cost of being uninsured. Or his wife could have applied to COBRA and extended her benefits from Goldman Sachs for up to 18 months, though she would have to pay all of the premium. Or he could bypass the exchanges and buy insurance directly from a private insurer. Sure, he’d have to spend time navigating the market himself, but I’m sure the Princeton graduate can figure it out. Each of these options would cost Cruz time, money or both. But several Republican representatives already have purchased insurance without going through the exchanges, so it is clearly possible. Yes, Cruz would have to purchase a plan that meets minimum standards established under Obamacare, but anyone who thinks that someone with his resources would otherwise buy a plan with excessive co-pays or skimpy coverage is fooling themselves. And Cruz is rejecting the government’s employer contribution, even though he is entitled to it as a member of Congress. That is thousands of dollars a year, and accepting it would still be following the law. So Cruz clearly has already made the decision to spend lots of money to make a symbolic stand. Why not follow through on that and avoid the Obamacare exchanges?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 March 2015 22:09 (nine years ago) link
fun w/ Sidney Blumenthal and a Georgian billionaire
http://gawker.com/did-clintons-backdoor-adviser-illegally-lobby-for-putin-1693111549
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 March 2015 18:58 (nine years ago) link
@ggreenwald Harry Reid on why Hillary should be President: "Women are much more patient" & "not combative"
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/us/harry-reid-hopes-to-ensure-democrats-success-as-tenure-winds-down.html
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 April 2015 04:59 (nine years ago) link
i'll be ordering them lots of Sbarro's pizzas
The lease is signed: Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters will work out of 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, according to a source familiar with the deal. The campaign will occupy two full floors of the office building, which is close to 12 subways lines and a dozen bus lines, and will be taking them as is – no buildout. On its website, the building markets it as “Modern Offices. Brooklyn Cool.” The Clinton team’s neighbors in the building will be Morgan Stanley and the office of the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. The clock on Clinton’s official announcement is now officially ticking. FEC rules state that you have 15 days between conducting campaign activities and filing a campaign committee.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/hillary-clinton-campaign-headquarters-brooklyn-116649.html
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 April 2015 20:47 (nine years ago) link
tim @ kfc.gov
― example (crüt), Friday, 3 April 2015 20:51 (nine years ago) link
for presidetn!!!!!!!!!!
― j., Friday, 3 April 2015 21:01 (nine years ago) link
Dug this up on some throwback Google shit, a very unilluminating experience: http://archives.timesleader.com/2000/2000_12/2000_07_09_SANTORUM_PLEDGES_TO_TRY_TO_GET__100_000_FROM_FEDS_HEADED_HAZLETO.html
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 01:46 (nine years ago) link
Paul announces tom'w, enjoy yourselves
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 02:08 (nine years ago) link
lol rand is announcing at the "Galt House"
― Clay, Tuesday, 7 April 2015 02:28 (nine years ago) link
so glad Paul's here to take our country back, so tired of people taking my country and not returning it
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 7 April 2015 18:09 (nine years ago) link
well HRC will be "making change," so hopefully you'll get fries with that.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 18:11 (nine years ago) link
We can listen to Paul's zingers on our own, ok?
― pplains, Tuesday, 7 April 2015 18:11 (nine years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 7 April 2015 19:54 (nine years ago) link
How long will the ron paul, libertarian false narrative keep up? Dude has been flip flopping left and right on key libertarian issues lately but facts can't get in the way of a good media narrative
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 20:29 (nine years ago) link
Paul's official announcement video was yanked by YouTube after WMG slapped a copyright claim on it (he used a John Rich song). New Rand Paul campaign slogan: Property is theft!
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 20:31 (nine years ago) link
C'mon, dude doesn't stand a chance with the wingnuts unless he talks about more money for defense. xpost
― The job killing and likely illegal (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 20:32 (nine years ago) link
yikes. don't really care about the rand paul yelling at reporters "story" that will be forgotten about in approximately 3 days, but lol at his responsee:
Paul told Kelly that "interviews are difficult""...I do lose my cool""...I’d rather do 30 minutes with Charlie Rose, laid back in a lazy boy chair." ...Paul said that he doesn't believe people want a president who will "roll over and take it."...Paul said that he may be thin-skinned, but that he responds to male and female reporters in the same manner.
"...I do lose my cool"
"...I’d rather do 30 minutes with Charlie Rose, laid back in a lazy boy chair."
...Paul said that he doesn't believe people want a president who will "roll over and take it."
...Paul said that he may be thin-skinned, but that he responds to male and female reporters in the same manner.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/megyn-kelly-rand-testy
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 9 April 2015 13:24 (nine years ago) link
also i fully support the nickname of "teste" for rand paul