Category: Health Care Craziness
I…I Have No Words Anymore to Explain the Idiocy
Well done, Congressional Democrats. Well done indeed. It is often said that the new health care law will affect almost every American in some way. And, perhaps fittingly if unintentionally, no one may be more affected than members of Congress themselves. In a new report, the Congressional Research Service says the law may have significant [...]
Democrats: From Way Back Here, Obamacare Looks Wonderful!
If government-run health care is so very awesome, why are so many Democrats running away from it now? In districts and states where the overhaul was most controversial, town-hall meetings have been replaced with tightly controlled business roundtables and other gatherings with voters. In Nevada, first-term Democratic Rep. Dina Titus defended her vote for the [...]
Maybe the Surgeon General Could Issue a Warning for Presidential Q&As
Perhaps the next time the White House sets up a Q&A session for the President, the staff should warn the public to bring a bag lunch. That way, the audience won’t be in danger of starvation if the President decides to answer more than two questions. Last week, an audience in North Carolina nearly met [...]
I Thought Enron-Style Accounting Was Bad.
For months, businesses small and large have been saying to all and sundry that if Obamacare passed, they would either have to shell out a truckload of money or reduce the amount of coverage they offered their employees. Democrats, who generally think of accounting rules like small children think of Brussel sprouts, decided to ignore [...]
Aw, What Struggling Economy Needs $250 Million Anyhow…
Yuh oh. Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest maker of bulldozers and excavators, expects to record a charge of about $100 million resulting from the health-care law signed this week by President Barack Obama. The charge, to be recorded in the first quarter of 2010, reflects new tax liabilities on retiree drug benefits that are part [...]
Weaselly Weiner Words (Or Is It Weinerish Weasel Words?)
Anthony Weiner is not a very good liar. Oh, sure, he may seem to be a really good liar in this clip fron Bill O’Reilly’s show, but he really isn’t. See, a good liar would have easily anticipated the inevitable “Why have the Democrats unleashed the IRS on the American public” question and been ready with something [...]
Got an Oversized Beast Problem? Well, Starve It!
John Hawkins has an interesting idea for effectively repealing Obamacare without actually repealing the bill itself. What does it take to fund all those government jobs, agencies, panels, & commissions? Tax dollars. Now, who controls the purse strings? Congress. How many votes do we need via reconciliation to make budget changes? 51. So, can we [...]
Governor O’Malley Launches Effort to Understand Bill He Enthusiatically Endorsed
Shouldn’t we know how a bill affects our state before it becomes a law? According to my Governor, Martin O’Malley, the answer is a resounding “Heck, no! We’ll just have us a commission to figure it out afterwards!”. O’Malley, a Democrat, says he will appoint a commission to study how the sweeping changes will affect [...]
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