There are not quotes or any Democrats even saying it off the record but when outlets like National Journal start gaming out ObamaCare repeal scenarios....

More than anything, politics is about self-preservation, and the last two weeks provided numerous examples of how public opinion has turned so hard against the law that even its most ardent supporters are running for the hills. It's not just red-state Democrats, like Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, distancing themselves from the law. It's blue-state senators like Oregon's Jeff Merkley and New Hampshire's Jeanne Shaheen -- and top blue-state recruits like Michigan's Gary Peters and Iowa's Bruce Braley, who voted for GOP legislation Friday that the White House said would "gut" the law. Nearly every House Democrat in a competitive district joined with Republicans to threaten the law. Without a quick fix, those ranks will grow.

This tsunami of blowback, which built in just the last month, is unsustainable for Democrats over the long haul. The president isn't just losing his skeptics from the chaotic Obamacare rollout but his allies who stood to gain from the law's benefits -- namely Hispanics, whose approval of the president has dropped more than any demographic subgroup since the problems began. The simplest solution -- if only to stop the bleeding -- is to get the website fixed. (When former DNC Chairman Howard Dean's proposal is to hire tens of thousands of young phone operators to sign people up for insurance -- straight out of a Jerry Lewis telethon -- as he suggested on "Morning Joe," it's clear the website problems are really bad.).

Giving your personal information to thousands of OFA volunteers. What could go wrong?

Obama could and would veto any repeal bill but as th piece points out, 62.4% of the House voted for Upton last week and that's a stones throw for the 2/3 needed to override a veto.

And keep in mind, ObamaCare's approval is in free fall.

Karl over at Hot Air has a look at some of the other landmines yet to go off for ObamaCare.

Is repeal around the corner? I don't know but I find the fact that it's even on the radar of a guy like Josh Kraushaar at a place like National Journal telling. If I were a Democrat, I'd find it terrifying.

Added Fun Factoid:

National Journal is owned by the Atlantic Media Group. You know who is a top exec at the Atlantic Media Group? Linda Douglas. That's the same Linda Douglas who used to scold people for lying telling the truth about ObamaCare.

Might get awkward at the ol' Atlantic Christmas party this year.

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Happy Monday.

Obama's Education Secretary Arne Duncan had comments on Common Core teaching standards this weekend, including, on the one hand, that the biggest threat to Common Core is "we lose the hearts and minds of those in the middle" and, on the other, "It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who—all of a sudden—their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were and their school isn't quite as good as they thought they were." Self-awareness FAIL, jackwad.

Sen. Claire McCaskill says Clinton won't even have a primary challenger in 2016. I'm sure McCaskill's colleague, Sen. Heap Big Wampum, disagrees.

In healthcare news, one insurer has dropped thousands of doctors from its network, leaving seniors, especially, wondering whether they'll get to keep their doctors even if they get to keep their plans.

National Journal's Josh Kraushaar thinks that if Obama can't figure his shit out soon, even Democrats will be calling for Obamacare repeal before Obama's term is done.

And the Cheney sisters are having their first public spat over marriage. The most recent polling in the Wyoming senate race found Sen. Enzi up 52 points over challenger Liz Cheney.

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Obama has nominated a new Surgeon General

...will nominate the head of a doctors group...

...Vivek Hallegere Murthy, president of Doctors for America, will succeed Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, who has been acting as the surgeon general since July...

Doctors for America is a group of 15,000 physicians and medical students that has rallied behind Obamacare...

On to Doctors for America's meatworld presence; Their site lists a contact address:


Doctors for America
1333 H St NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 478-5327


Tenants include the Center for American Progress, American Constitution Society, the Economic Policy Institute, and Reuters, among others.

When we look at CAP's staff list, we find the linkage to DFA. It seems DFA is being run as some sort of sub-project under the CAP umbrella:

Doctors for America
Rachel Curley, Special Assistant
Brannon Jordan, Communications Manager

How tight are CAP and DFA? Well, they're both located at 1333 H St NW and they're both on the 10th Floor, and DFA is listed by CAP as a CAP "project". Pretty tight. DFA claims to be a "grassroots" and "non-partisan" in its mission statement.

...Doctors for AmericaÂ’s grassroots, broad-based coalition...

...we are a non-partisan, non-profit and do not endorse any candidates or parties. We are not affiliated with any partisan group or with the administration.

• DFA is a CAP "project"


• CAP is run by John Podesta


• CAP gets funding from George Soros


• CAP runs the ThinkProgress blog

I also dug into the DFA "leadership" looking for political donations using OpenSecrets. I found that the leadership who had records of political donations only donated to Democrats and leftist organization. Shocker eh?

So we have Vivek Murthy, the Obama Surgeon General nominee, running DFA, which is an obvious front organization (and not even a thinly disguised one at that) for CAP, which is run by Podesta and funded by Soros.

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My slackening is slacking. Must find the strength to do less.

Oprah: Americans Hate Obama Because He's Black

Oprah: Racists Have to Die For Racism To End

Okay I think you can fill in the blanks here and see where Oprah's headed with her incoherent thoughts even if she can't.

VDH: The Moral Decline of Oprah

In fact, Oprah has no record of worrying about the level of disrespect shown the office. If she did, she might have said something a few years ago when her president was routinely being compared to a Nazi, and often by her own fellow celebrities, writers, politicians, civil-rights activists, and filmmakers. That she said nothing then, but now says a lot, explains not America's problem with race, but her own race obsessions, which have blinded her to her own prejudices and hypocrisies.

It's sad to watch a public figure who's been immensely successful and built up a lot of goodwill over the years throw it all away over politics, tribalism, and a racist view of her fellow Americans.

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So, for that matter, does David Gregory, who shows no indication that he has any idea how Obamacare's grandfathering rules work. Nancy Pelosi makes a series of false claims and Gregory fails to challenge her on any of them.

But even with David Gregory's kind latitude, Pelosi embarrasses herself.

The Old Gal's not quite all together anymore, is she?

Thanks to @johnedkdahl.

[Update JohnE.]: As usual, Ace is trying to play some right-wing partisan gotcha game here. Pelosi was quite clear about the Obamacare rollout when she explained, "There's a lot of hoop-dee-doo and ah-doo with what's happening".

Grow up, Ace.
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To keep the Astronomy thread clean, here's an open one for all other topics.

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Welcome again to the Spaced-Out Challenge. Whether you have a question about a scope, a new astronomical discovery you want to expand on, or just want to kick back and enjoy the cosmos above, come one come all on our weekly journey through space and time.

Comet ISON continues to brighten, and is now within range of good binoculars and small telescopes from anywhere in the United States (including light-blighted cities) with a clear view of the eastern horizon. As we have no idea what will happen on November 28th, when it tempts fate in it's closest approach to the sun, this week might be your last chance to catch this astoundingly beautiful visitor.
The comet has been changing it's appearance daily, growing multiple tails, exhibiting a bow shock, and transitioning to bright blue-green in the eyepiece since last Sunday. Residents of darker skies rejoice: it is now well within naked eye range, but you'll have to wake up early to catch it wherever you may be (and remember you are fighting against a nearly-full moon, so patience is required). Let me show you. more...

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Or anything else you lunatics want to discuss.

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All football, all the time.

Or something.

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