1 Okay we are totally screwed if Jimmy is calling the O feeble.Good Morning moron's and moronett's please melt your phones today!

2 Hey, I'm still alive. And I still have that axe.

3 Earthquake hits Hawaii, more coming.

4 Fess Parker, AKA, Davy Crockett has died. 

5 OT but I don't care.Dana Perino is HAWT!!

6 Somebody is going to reverse-engineer a turkey back into a non-avian theropod dinosaur. Then it's payback time.

7 1 By feeble he means not kicking Israel in the teeth quite enough.

8 http://tinyurl.com/yb4bb8t

Gay Dutch soldiers responsible for Srebrenica massacre says US general

9

By Julianna Goldman and Roger Runningen

March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats need about six more votes from House members to pass a U.S. health-care overhaul, Obama administration officials said today.

White House and Democratic leaders aim to collect those votes from a pool of about 14 to 15 undecided lawmakers to get to the 216 votes needed to pass the measure, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

@HA

10
No matter what the democrats promise in their campaign ads- it's bullshit.
Democrats are all a reliable vote for the left.

That is their only use.

11

Saw that, Mike H.

He's getting a pounding in the comments. Does he think that heterosexual Dutch troops without  political support, air support, or adequate equipment would have done better?

12 California's trying to drive out the last thriving industry it has left.

13 And the Great Rabbit Fighter doesn't get to call anybody "feeble", sorry.

14

That is their only use.

Oh. Well, then I guess the smoker I ordered was a mistake...

15 Dino link didn't work for me.  Found it here.

16 The Easy Bake administration is just trying to make Israel look like the bad guy in an effort to undercut Israel's moral right to pound Iran into the dirt. Jimmuh, of course, would nuke Israel if he could.

17 Seems our Preznit can't spell Syracuse.Also Penn State is called the Nittaly Lions.

18 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani joins the dark side.


http://tinyurl.com/yfzkeat

19

But what about those “you can’t repeal this” provisions and “supermajority requirements” snuck into the nooks and crannies of ObamaCare? They really are meaningless. Robert Alt, senior legal fellow and deputy director of the Center for Legal & Judicial Studies of the Heritage Foundation, confirms the adage that “One Congress cannot bind a future Congress.” He explains:

The only question is whether the new statute itself meets the requirements of bicameralism and presentment (ahh, something that until recently we have rather taken for granted). If it does, then it must be given effect unless it is unconstitutional — and there is nothing unconstitutional about repealing a prior bill. While the courts will give the prior statuteÂ’s language its maximum effect, the new statute would be just as much the “law of the land,” and thus a statement in the new statute that “notwithstanding the supermajority or ‘no repealÂ’ requirement in the health care bill, HR XXXX is hereby repealed” would have to be given effect by the  court

@Lucianne

true?

20 Seerrakuze.

21 Someone at Syracuse University has devoted his life to making fly sperm glow in the dark.

22 this must be stopped.....

23 Eyeowah.

24
So the plan now is to get health care passed.  Then move swiftly ahead to amnesty for millions of illegals so they can vote to keep the democrats in power forever.

This is where that Slaughter crap will come in handy for the Deemocrats.

25 Mishiggin.

26 19 -- Very true. All it takes is a GOP Congress with the spine to say "your 'no repeal' provision means dick." Uh oh, wait a minute...

27 Dellawhere.

28
14 - the demoncrats will smoke your grandchildren's future.  will that work?

29 send more waitresses!

30 11

Saw that, Mike H.

He's getting a pounding in the comments. Does he think that heterosexual Dutch troops without  political support, air support, or adequate equipment would have done better?

Posted by: Zimriel at March 19, 2010 09:18 AM (9Sbz+)

I read down the article and he stated that he was repeating what the Dutch generals said to him. But it is a telling statement on troop readiness in Europe if they have to raise false spectres.

31

Noo Jerzee

32 24 Eyeowah. Posted by: Barack Obama, President Guy


Do you think anyone ever told him that's not in Canada?  Or just smiled and nodded so they didn't get an ashtray thrown at their head?

33 33 It is in Canada!Ottawa is the Hawkeye state!!!11 ELEVENTY

34

I've got a coworker who insists that neither the House or Senate versions of the bill fund abortion, and that the competition will drive insurance prices down. Any thoughts on how to counter her short of a smack to the head?

35 "Yacht Sales Are Suddenly Going Crazy As The Rich Start Spending Again"
Guess they are tired of buying gold.

36
THEN (President Obama, September 5, 2009):

"We have to revive this economy and rebuild it stronger than before. And making sure that folks have the opportunity and incentive to save – for a home or college, for retirement or a rainy day Â— is essential to that effort. " NOW

March 18 (Bloomberg) — Democratic congressional leaders would raise to 3.8 percent the Obama administration’s proposed new Medicare tax on investment income to generate an estimated $210 billion to help fund a health-care overhaul plan.



Taxation!  otherwise know as - that sweet stuff that makes democrats giggle with delight. 

37 Heh.

38 Sawoodee Arabeeya

39 Dellawhere.

Posted by: Barack Obama, President G

 

That's Delluhwear

40 Ohhighoh- From yet another Obama memoir

41 "35

I've got a coworker who insists that neither the House or Senate versions of the bill fund abortion, and that the competition will drive insurance prices down. Any thoughts on how to counter her short of a smack to the head?

Posted by: Joanna at March 19, 2010 09:35 AM (7+WuG)"

"we are 5 days away from fundamentally transforming America"....guess who said that?

42 Huked on fonicks werkd for me

43 Where is the President from? Shakaago

44 and that the competition will drive insurance prices down.

That is a true statement.  Unfortunately, this bill will squash competition--there will only be three gov't-approved plans companies can offer (and the coverage is the same in all, only the deductible/co-pays vary).  Everyone has to have the coverage the gov't deems correct or pay the fine.

45 35

I've got a coworker who insists that neither the House or Senate versions of the bill fund abortion, and that the competition will drive insurance prices down. Any thoughts on how to counter her short of a smack to the head?

Posted by: Joanna at March 19, 2010 09:35 AM (7+WuG)

Why stop short of a smack in the head. I say jam her in the copier machine - collate & staple.

46 Eye one.

47

Any thoughts on how to counter her short of a smack to the head?

I'm not sure I understand the question.

Oh, right, need to keep your job and such.

48
The democrats are double-counting funds and distorting the CBO.

No MSM report to be found.

49 Joanna, countering her can be done, but it would require inhuman patience, and probably wouldn't work anyway.

Besides, even if you did change her mind, the Dems wouldn't listen to her.  You would only affect her next vote.  The cold hard slap of reality may catch up with her far quicker.

I suggest ridiculing her and then taking care of yourself.  She's a waste of oxygen.

50

Why stop short of a smack in the head. I say jam her in the copier machine - collate & staple.

I would, but she's otherwise a very nice person and I don't want to burn bridges. Maybe I'll just take a long, lonnnnnng walk and make some phone calls.

51 YouTube parody of the banana republic state we seem to be in: tinyurl.com/yh5pwwr

52

"Please explain why Walgreens won't accept new Medicaid patients under your model of increased competition."

53 35 I've got a coworker who insists that neither the House or Senate versions of the bill fund abortion, and that the competition will drive insurance prices down. Any thoughts on how to counter her short of a smack to the head?

Posted by: Joanna at March 19, 2010 09:35 AM (7+WuG)

Wait till ObamaCare is up and running, THEN smack her in the head. She'll have to visit one of the new ACORN-recruit "doctors" for treatment.

54

Friday, March 19, 2010

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 23% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-four percent (44%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21. That matches the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President

55 51

Why stop short of a smack in the head. I say jam her in the copier machine - collate & staple.

I would, but she's otherwise a very nice person and I don't want to burn bridges. Maybe I'll just take a long, lonnnnnng walk and make some phone calls.

Posted by: Joanna at March 19, 2010 09:41 AM (7+WuG)

Or bring up George Clooney

56 Joanna - Its pretty simple to counter.

USPS package shipping vs FedEx/UPS.

Guess which is cheaper, and which does a better job.

By the law of the market place, USPS would go out of business but... oh that's right, they're supported by taxpayers.

The analogy isn't exact but I doubt she'd see the flaw in it.

57

Doc Zero touches on the abortion issue.

 but the odds that ObamaCare will never cover abortions are exactly zero. ItÂ’s simply a question of when, not if.

 

58 Today's random italics and bold brought to you by...

59

I think we need a flaming something for this story from Newsbusters:

Pot Smoker Cheech Marin Beats Anderson Cooper on Jeopardy

60 There should be a Wolf Blizter vs Andersoon Cooper play-off episode.

61 Wow, typos abound.

62 36 "Yacht Sales Are Suddenly Going Crazy As The Rich Start Spending Again"
Guess they are tired of buying gold.

Posted by: curious at March 19, 2010 09:35 AM (p302b)

Eeeesh...no they are just investing in their new homes. Why hang around here w/the shit storm thats coming, even if you have a modest amunt of money. Why not sail around for the next 10/20+ years if you can afford it. Its harder for the tax man to catch a moving target. Problem is that they will be taking their money w/them and spending everywhere but here; not investing, not hiring employees.

 

 

63 I have no problem with repealing DNDT, or at least changing it to Don't Ask, Don't Touch.

64 Joanna, what I've been saying to people is this "under normal circumstances in the presence of free market capitalism, the survival of the fittest rule would come into play and it is possible that premiums could go down.  I then caution that once they are getting a price from you for something, it is very rare for them to lower that price unless they have no choice since their competitors are lowering their prices too and they have to survive in the marketplace.   However, when a government entity is involved the rules of the free marketplace change.   Once an company who has the ability to have the laws changed when the laws are not favorable to them enters the picture it immediately puts their competition at a huge disadvantage.  When the playing feild is not level, when one entity is on a mound and the others on flat land, the entity on the mound has the advantage and ultimately can slowly put the others out of business by having the laws tailored in their favor.   this usually leads to a discussion of the housing bubble and the CDO's and how the changing of the laws and the forcing of people to write mortgages for people who had no business getting a mortgage eventually led to the mess we are in now.

65

I've got a coworker who insists that neither the House or Senate versions of the bill fund abortion, and that the competition will drive insurance prices down. Any thoughts on how to counter her short of a smack to the head?

Posted by: Joanna at March 19, 2010 09:35 AM (7+WuG)"

 

1.Where is the competition coming from????? The government?!? Ask them to name one area where gevernment interference or increased control resulted in increased 'competition'.

2. If insurance companies are forced to "end discrimination" which is how they regard pre-existing conditions" why does anyone thinkg that prices will go down?

3.  The House version contained the Stupak amendment, that forbade ANY funds from supporting abortions. The Senate version approaches this, but deliberately excludes "other funds that may be authorized or appropriated". Once a new funding stream is allowed, then the restriction is cicumvented. Ask your co-worker why the Stupak amendment was rejected. If they are up for the bonus round, ask then why within 2,000 pages that they sinply didn't tie all programs and funds to the Hyde amendment, which pre-existed either the Stupak amendment or this monstrosity. When they are unable to answer, and they will be unable, you will have proven your point.

Final note on that. If Congress was about to block all abortion funding, does this co-worker really think that NARAL, NOW, Planned Parenthood and President Obama, who never met an abortion he didn't like, really be so content with the language?

66
The Anti-Creativity Checklist This is required viewing.

The funny thing is, I can check several of these items when I think of health care, cap and trade, or any of the modern liberal social failures.

67 That's pretty good, sTevo.  I wonder what industries these people are in, though.  "I think the biggest threat to creativity is #5 “demand the data”."  If you're in any sort of science or engineering, and you ignore (or don't collect) the data, your product may be "creative" but it's going to suck.  And possibly kill people.

68 "we are 5 days away from fundamentally transforming America"....guess who said that?

Admiral Yamamoto?

69 55 The house version did not. The senate version does. It includes funding for insurance policies which include abortion but people can (maybe) pick insurance policies that don't include abortion. It doesn't mean that it doesn't fund it--it does. If I give you money and you pay for an abortion with it, I have funded it, I just didn't write the check directly to planned parenthood. It is a go around for the Hyde amendment. These fuckers WANT babies to die to save money.

70

I've got a coworker who insists that neither the House or Senate versions of the bill fund abortion, and that the competition will drive insurance prices down. Any thoughts on how to counter her short of a smack to the head?

I find that "You're a fucking idiot and to try to explain things to a fucking idiot like you would waste my time" is the most productive response.

71 These fuckers WANT babies to die to save money.

It's like they don't understand that those babies grow up to be taxpayers.  Or maybe they don't care.

72 Where is the President from? Shakaago

Posted by: Blue Hen at March 19, 2010 09:38 AM (R2fpr)

No, he's from High why.

73 Have the Indiana Dems picked their candidate yet?

74 The Anti-Creativity Checklist This is required viewing.

Retarded.

"Creativity" and "innovative thinking" are most often just cover for perennial losers dissatisfied with their natural [and rightful] place in the pecking order.  They have nothing to lose by disrupting the order and everything to gain if, by some freak accident, they find themselves on top when things shake out.

It's like the little shitbags who, on getting their asses whipped again and again, don't even take a breath before demanding a double-or-nothing rematch.

75 Mallamutt--Thanks.  So either Ellsworth is a "no" on Barrycare, or that Senate seat is a lock.  Excellent.

76 These fuckers WANT babies to die to save money.

Remember Ezekiel Emmanuels Complete Lives System:

" the complete lives system produces a priority curve on which individuals aged between roughly 15 and 40 years get the most substantial chance, whereas the youngest and oldest people get chances that are attenuated."

So... if you're younger than 15 and older the 40, the government is going to LET YOU DIE.

Also... I don't believe there will be death panels. The individuals involved would be targets. I believe it will be run by computers- lets the government deny responsibility.

Yep. Logans Run.

77 Do Most Of NYT's Science Staff Doubt The Dangers of Global Warming? That's What One Prominent Science Journalist Claims.

 

78

Obama nixed the delivery of bunker-busters to Israel.

My fortune cookie says "May you live in interesting times."

 

79 Watch the video at the link about the military (and see comments around 3:39 - 3:42 PM) -- the guy is talking about social engineering, not just homosexuality. From the comments: "The General mentioned open homosexuality only as one example of the emphasis on "social engineering" in the military, and was obviously trying to stress that it was the total experiment, including unionization of the military, that had led to an ineffective fighting force." AnJ1 on March 19, 2010 at 03:39 PM

80 71
The Anti-Creativity Checklist This is required viewing.

I suppose some people can have adverse reactions to change, and the process that brings it about. I find the check list to be quite intriguing because I  am guilty on all counts. 

81 I suppose some people can have adverse reactions to change

Not all change is good.