1 Obama writes like a retard.

2 In B4 half-literate trolls.

3

We all saw the crap statements being loaded out yesterday from various Republicans, some known RINOs and other not.  A lot of us were disappointed with some of the statements, especially coming on the heals of statements from Republican leadership in the House that if the Dems used their cram-down no compromise methods on healthscam that the republicans would fight everything in the House for the rest of the year.

 

The feeling was that the age of comity was over since the Democraps did not believe in it, then why should the Republicans unilaterally surrender? Well here is some more from those who do not think that the age of comity is over and that Republicans should continue to bend over and “ask for another”.  (assuming that this is not a pack of lies from the WSJ)

 

From the WSJ

 

Republicans Begin Strategy Rethink

 

Highlights and gems from this wonderful piece:

 

The Obama administration's passage of a sweeping health-care revamp has scrambled Republicans' strategic calculations on Capitol Hill, forcing the GOP to decide whether to maintain its largely unified opposition to Democratic proposals.

 

That was the lead.  What happened to the “we will fight everything”?

 

On key pieces of legislation, including a revamp of financial rules and a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law, some Republicans are either explicitly on board or could soon be so. For most of the Obama presidency, the party has moved in lock-step opposition, which has helped coalesce a revitalized conservative movement in recent months.

 

So we are back to BS cross the aisle crap. No Child – BushÂ’s first GD failure, crossing the aisle to join with Ted “the Swimmer”. Republicans should not only be opposing more of the same crap, but looking for ways to kill this bill and the entire unconstitutional Dept of Education.  Hell, they even have a damn certified homosexual pedophile directing the dam thing now.

 

And then there is the damn “financial rule”.  Ohhh cry me a river RINOs if you think the press will gang up on you if you oppose more useless regulations on the banks and Wall Street.  I got some news for you idiot eyores; the freaking press is going to gang up on you any damn way regardless of what you do.

 

Why do you insist on employing the same damn John McCain losing strategy trying to “win the press”?  The press is hopelessly stuck in the back pockets of the American PeopleÂ’s Democratic Communist Party (Democrat for short).  You are not going to win them over.  Sure McCain had them in the primaries, but that was only to get him the nod so they could then shit on him better.

 

So who are these eyeors and RINOs?  The typicals:

 

Mr. Dodd, trying to take advantage of the breaks within the party, is expected to court centrist Republicans such as Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine and George Voinovich of Ohio.

 

These are all on the finance committee. “Centrist” is press code for DIABLO.  “Moderate” means RINO. But these are not the only ones mentioned as “willing to negotiate”.

 

Sen. Richard Shelby (R., Ala.) and Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) have separately negotiated with Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.), sending mixed signals to other Republicans.

 

So the 64 thousand dollar question is “where is the Party going from here”?  Have they learned that shitting on the base and crossing the aisle will NOT win them votes and draw the base to the polls?  Are they going to waste all of the outrage currently running high among the base and the independents. Are they going to listen to Rasmussen and the Tea Party faithful?

 

Or are they going to once again choose to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and become a permanent minority party going out the way of the Whigs and Federalists?

 

They have a chance this fall to extract a bloodbath from the Dems, solidly take the House and make significant gains in the Senate with a setup to retake the Senate and the WH in 2012.  Let us pray that they wake up before it is too damn late.

4 Here is a pretty good analysis of the relationship of the Teaparty movement to the GOP.

5  An interesting story if you have the time. The highlights:

-City of Philadelphia Agency own horribly dilapidated property in Center City (5 blocks from City Hall).
 What's wrong with the building you ask? How about a 2ft high pile of dead animals, toxic mold from pooled water (due to leaking roof and broken windows) exposed asbestos laden tiles, gigantic, cat sized rats that spill into other nearby buildings.
-Charter School next to crappy building suffers ill effects. Spending tens of thousands of dollars to keep their school safe.
-Building has been cited by Licenses and Inspections numerous times deeming it a health hazard, but can enforce anything, since the shit hole of a building is city owned.
-The agency that is in charge on maintaining the building is chaired by the Mayor of the City.

Like I said, worth reading to get an idea of how corrupt this whole system  is.

6 Just did my taxes ... what a bitch.  Bought a new house last year, but no tax credit available.  Deductions, exemptions, everything but mortgage interest all phased out.  Real time tax rate: 31.7%.

FML

7

Morning!

For those that remember SchoolHouse Rock, this should give you a good laugh!

8 Analysts Predict Steep Rise in Zombie Menace Under ObamaCare: http://tinyurl.com/yk4m8s8

9 hat is she, like the third MSNBC on air personality rumored to run.

You forgot about Herr Tingle himself, Chris Mathews.

10 Posted by: maddogg at March 24, 2010 09:47 AM (OlN4e)

That guy sounds like another one of those "lets not get too carried away with conservative thought" eyeores.

His poll numbers also do not jive with Rasmusen.

11 Ben Roethlisberger.  Rapist / sex offender or misunderstood youth with a hard to pronounce last name?

Ben's take (slightly paraphrased):  Bitch knew the risks when she went to the bathroom.  What did she think would happen?

Oy ....

12 Did anyone else hear the rumor Rachel Madcow was thinking about running against Scott Brown?

I got an e-mail from Senator Scott Brown addressing that.  Didn't use the phrase "bigoted Commie scrunt hell-bent on the destruction of America", but that was his general sentiment.

13 Gov. Chris Christie's task force suggests 10 percent of new N.J. housing must be affordableTRENTON — Calling New Jersey’s current approach to providing affordable housing "irrevocably broken," a group appointed by Gov. Chris Christie recommended counties, not the state, oversee municipal development plans and require 10 percent of all new housing be within reach.

/sark So people are buying houses because they can't afford them?

Someone should explain capitolism 101 to these folks

14

Did anyone else hear the rumor Rachel Madcow was thinking about running against Scott Brown?

She's in it for the spiffy three-piece suits.

 

15 16

Did anyone else hear the rumor Rachel Madcow was thinking about running against Scott Brown?

She's in it for the spiffy three-piece suits.

 

Posted by: laceyunderalls at March 24, 2010 09:55 AM (pLTLS)

That and the Rahm shower visits...

16 Posted by: Vic at March 24, 2010 09:42 AM (QrA9E)

This is the perfect opportunity to highlight Dodds and Franks involvement in the housing collapse. And yet once again it appears the Republicans are going to roll over and let these two frauds take credit for trying to fix a problem they played a huge part in creating. I just can't figure this out, it really is maddening.

17 I was just reading the comments on the CBC Ann Coulter story. I find it so amazing that anyone would be in favor of "hate speech" legislation. The idea that you should use physical violence to stop someone from speaking is incredible. These fools don't realize or don't remember what it is like to live under a government where YOUR views are considered dangerous to the state. Talk about giving up freedom! You have to suppose that they don't want conservatives to speak because they know they are right.

18 Oh, and "Stupid Bitch of the Day With No Sense of Irony Award" (scroll down).

I hate womyn.

Don't want to start a fight about Ann Coulter, but I really hope she and Ezra Levant file a complaint with Canada's Human Rights Commission.  Dismantle the master's house with the master's tools!

19 @9 It comes from this video I saw yesterday.  Music is annoying, but aside from that, it's funny (sad, but funny).

How a Bill Really Becomes a Law

20

That guy sounds like another one of those "lets not get too carried away with conservative thought" eyeores.

I didn't get that impression. I thought he was just discussing possibilities.

21 3

We all saw the crap statements being loaded out yesterday from various Republicans, some known RINOs and other not.  A lot of us were disappointed with some of the statements, especially coming on the heals of statements from Republican leadership in the House that if the Dems used their cram-down no compromise methods on healthscam that the republicans would fight everything in the House for the rest of the year...

This is a direct result of having Michael Steele attempting to lead from the center. He needs to get the boot.

22 from the land of retarded facebook groups, I give you

Universal Health Care: Good Enough For Pokemon, Good Enough For America

http://tinyurl.com/y9e43cg

23 17 The Washington Post Style section yesterday ran a story about the market for "soft suits" for lesbian weddings for the "butch" (their term) member of the couple. Apparently, there is not enough formal butch clothing available for lesbian weddings, poor things. I kid you not.

24

Yeah, Vic.  After Cornyn's statement yesterday and What I heard from Peter King this morning, I've got to wonder what the hell these guys are smoking.

Instead of going for straight repeal and using the existing anger and disgust of the base they're talking about only dismantling the more egregious aspects of the legislation.  The message will ultimately get confused. 

The short version is that the left will characterize the GOP of campaigning to kill sick people. That being the case, the GOP needs to go all in.  Half measures will only suck the life out of a very strong conservative movement and the base will continue to be disenchanted.

25 This is a direct result of having Michael Steele attempting to lead from the center. He needs to get the boot.

Posted by: Barbarian at March 24, 2010 09:59 AM (EL+OC)

Mr. Steele should lead from behind. Oh yea!

26 These fools don't realize or don't remember what it is like to live under a government where YOUR views are considered dangerous to the state.

Eh, they don't CARE, because they assume their views will always be the official state views....probably because they have been for the last 50 years.

Or they have the sentience of petunias.  Hard to know.

27 I love how all those Canadian assholes dress like they are members of Hamas.

28 You have to suppose that they don't want conservatives to speak because they know they are right.

Ding, ding, ding!  They don't want anyone else to hear them either because the clouds may lift and those people that are reasonably reasonable may start to actually see the light.

29 Dictionary:

"Moderate" Democrat = Far Leftist
"Moderate" Republican = Far Leftist

30 Apparently, there is not enough formal butch clothing available for lesbian weddings, poor things. I kid you not.

Posted by: dagny at March 24, 2010 09:59 AM (5IxVY)

Can't they just wear a tux with the sleeves cut off or flannel?

31 I just can't figure this out, it really is maddening.

IF the WSJ quote is accurate, and nowadays that is a big IF, they are worried the "press" will demonize them for siding with Wall Street and the bankers who everyone from the Ghost of Walt Disney to fat jack Michael Moore caused every problem on earth.  They want to appease the evil gods of the press by throwing sacrificing the virgins of common sense.

They have been employing that strategy since they allowed the press and Clinton to team up and blame them for the phony government shutdown.

That strategy has not worked since then and will never work.  The evil gods of the press could give a crap for virgins tossed into the volcano of communist propaganda.

32 Apparently, there is not enough formal butch clothing available for lesbian weddings, poor things.

You know what could fix that, if it were still an option?  Capitalism.  Someone who understands "formal butch clothing" could rent a space, hire a designer, contract with a manufacturer, run some ads...

They'd go out of business in a year trying to pay all the new small business taxes.

33

That and the Rahm shower visits...

Posted by: Ludicrous Speed at March 24, 2010 09:56 AM (zqzYV)

 

Why?  So they can compare dicks?

34 Don't want to start a fight about Ann Coulter, but I really hope she and Ezra Levant file a complaint with Canada's Human Rights Commission.  Dismantle the master's house with the master's tools!

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 24, 2010 09:57 AM (mR7mk)

This indicates she will...link from Drudge.

http://tinyurl.com/y86ug6o

35

Pittsburgh City Council passes bike parking legislation

Bicycle-parking legislation passed City Council Tuesday, a move that builds on the city's addition of bicycle traffic lanes in recent years.

In a 9-0 vote, council approved a measure that the planning commission approved last September. It would require developers to provide one bicycle parking space for every new project that is between 6,001 and 20,000 square feet and another space for every additional 10,000 square feet.

In new apartment developments of 12 or more units, one bicycle parking space is required for every three units.

36 32 was me. I hit enter by accident. Isn't that a fascinating story?

37 The short version is that the left will characterize the GOP of campaigning to kill sick people. That being the case, the GOP needs to go all in.  Half measures will only suck the life out of a very strong conservative movement and the base will continue to be disenchanted.

I agree 100%

38 March employment numbers come out Friday, 4/2.

Crystal ball says: 9.6%.

Media spin: Barry's a genius - HCR is already creating jobz!!1!

39 24

Sorry, My grammar-fu are poor today.

40 Atlas Shrugs has more on Coulter and the islamists who protested her.

41

The NY Slimes weighs in with its usual genius on the subject:

For all the political and economic uncertainties about health reform, at least one thing seems clear: The bill that President Obama signed on Tuesday is the federal governmentÂ’s biggest attack on economic inequality since inequality began rising more than three decades ago.

Over most of that period, government policy and market forces have been moving in the same direction, both increasing inequality. The pretax incomes of the wealthy have soared since the late 1970s, while their tax rates have fallen more than rates for the middle class and poor.

Attack on economic inequality aka socialism aka moving more people into poverty

42

33 No. Altering men's clothing will just not do. They need an entire line of lesbian wear. They shouldn't have to adapt. A specific clothing line for lesbian weddings, esp for the butch partner, is important. I was relieved to note that using the term "butch" is actually PC. Who knew?

 

43 Cornyn says the media mis-represented his remarks.

Well, that's believable.  The media's still telling people they got free health insurance yesterday.  At any rate, he's co-sponsored Boehner's repeal bill.

44

From the sidebar;

"For example, say the Earth responds to increases in carbon dioxide levels by warming up; a warmer planet causes more water to evaporate and increases the amount of certain types of clouds. Clouds could either accelerate or slow down subsequent global warming."

Wow, "the Earth responds."

Can we nominate this genius for a Nobel?

45 The pretax incomes of the wealthy have soared since the late 1970s, while their tax rates have fallen more than rates for the middle class and poor.

I did not know that.

46 According to Drudge, the "Tan tax" starts now. So if you work in a tanning parlor, time to file for unemployment. Looks like Joe Biden is going to have to pay up.

47 while their tax rates have fallen more than rates for the middle class and poor.

*sigh*  You can't cut a 0% tax rate.

48
For all the political and economic uncertainties about health reform, at least one thing seems clear: The bill that President Obama signed on Tuesday is the federal governmentÂ’s biggest attack on economic inequality since inequality began rising more than three decades ago.

Translation: Who cares if this actually works what really matters is that we have achieved our socialist dream.

49 Tim Johnson is an idiot.  Just sayin...

50

32 was me. I hit enter by accident. Isn't that a  fascinating story?

Moderatly...

 

51

while their tax rates have fallen more than rates for the middle class and poor.

*sigh*  You can't cut a 0% tax rate.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 24, 2010 10:13 AM (mR7mk)

Yes you can. It's called the earned income tax credit.

52 I ran my teenagers income through turbotax just to see what would happen. He didn't really make enough to file but I wanted to see what would happen. He has paid 1.30 to Virginia and they would refund that. However, the Soc Sec and the Medicare taxes he paid were not refundable. I was thinking that if they charged him an insurance tax, it would not be worth his time to work at all.

53 The good news: Germany won't bail out Greece after all.

Angela Merkel: the only real man in Europe.

The bad news: The IMF will bail out Greece, so gird your loins.  Looks like somehow we're on the hook yet again.

54
while their tax rates have fallen more than rates for the middle class and poor.

Which explains the huge economic growth in America, at least until the expansion of the CRA and Fannie/Freddie brought it all crashing down.

55 Ye old crystal ball also sez: my health insurance premiums aren't really going down by $2,500.  So sue me for being a pessimist.

56

For example, say the Earth responds to increases in carbon dioxide levels by warming up

Or, for example, say that sentence is total speculation and go get me a sausage...no make that steak biscuit. 

57 No soup for you Greece

http://tinyurl.com/yz4r9e2

hilarious on how many people are screaming that they should be bailed out

58

while their tax rates have fallen more than rates for the middle class and poor.

Only the percentage of the whole.  10% of 90 is more than 10% of 9

59 Yesterday a lib told me that conservatives are "just being sore losers" and this bill was going to "benefit everyone". I asked him to specifically tell me how it's going to benefit everyone. His response?

"We need change"

This guy is in his fucking 40's.

60

I have to get a new set of books or something because I did not know the secret to "equalizing" income was to give huge junks of money to the government.  Call me crazy.

And there used to be a name for people who thought "equalizing" income was a good thing.

61
This guy is in his fucking 40's.

If Joe Biden can be full retard and be the VP, I don't see why this guy can't be a retarded voter. Not that it doesn't piss me off.

62

I can't remember the name of the guy whose blog consists of conservative radio clips, but he's gotta have the one where Dennis Miller and Victor Davis Hanson yesterday talked about Glenn Beck.  If you'd ever heard Miller talk about Beck in Beck's early days at FOX, he wasn't a fan.  Yesterday was Twilight Zone. 

He and Hanson laughed about how nuts they thought Beck was but now they say they watch with their faces against the TV screen. 

The first hour of today's show is available on the internet to everyone at Beck's web site, not just the insiders.  Terrifying stuff.  Listen to it.  Immigration might be next up, but according to a WH insider, they held hearings last week on voter restoration for felons.  With 5 million convicted felons (Van Jones's peeps, of course) and 25 million illegals, they'll have elections sewn up for the next 60 years.  You've got to hear the rest of the tactics and reasoning for why the donks are rubbing everything our collective conservative faces. 

63 This guy is in his fucking 40's.

Did you tell him that MTV is showing "Spring Break" this week?

64 "We need change"

What he really meant was," I feel so good about myself who cares what happens".

65

Crushing debt has consequences.

"Fitch Ratings cut Portugal's sovereign credit rating to AA- from AA and maintained a negative outlook for the nation, citing deteriorating budget conditions. The downgrade highlighted that Greece's fiscal issues, which have long been a focus of concern for financial markets, are only a small component of broader sovereign issues facing the eurozone."

Don't worry though, the US is on this same curve, but now this curve has accelerated downwards due to Obamacare passing.

In the end, there will be only financial chaos.

66 "We need change"

This guy is in his fucking 40's.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 24, 2010 10:30 AM (bVyMn)

No fool like an old fool.

67 The EIC isn't a "tax cut", it's cash welfare.

Mother furious after in-school clinic sets up teen's abortion
The daughter who had the abortion is described as a "pro-life advocate."  Can't figure out if that's delusion on the part of the mother or just snarky reporting.

68

"Fitch Ratings cut Portugal's sovereign credit rating to AA- from AA and maintained a negative outlook for the nation, citing deteriorating budget conditions. The downgrade highlighted that Greece's fiscal issues, which have long been a focus of concern for financial markets, are only a small component of broader sovereign issues facing the eurozone."

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at March 24, 2010 10:36 AM (9hSKh)

it's okay though, they harness the power of wind

69 Another day, another chance to buy cheap knockoff Chanel bags, Ugg Boots and Laptop Batteries. 

70 "We need change"

How do you get to be 40 years old and not realize that "change" is not always positive?  Sometimes "change" is really fucking bad. 

71
After propaganda gets passed - the truth stats to flow out.

http://tinyurl.com/yhwy4aq

72
In the end, there will be only financial chaos.

We can ignore fiancial chaos!  The democrats and their surrogates in the media pimp and churn emotional propaganda, constantly. 

73

According to Drudge, the "Tan tax" starts now.

Maybe I'm wrong here, but isn't a tax on tanning salons racist and/or discriminatory?  The only people who will be paying said tax will be light-skinned. 

I smell a class action lawsuit.....

74

 I don't see why this guy can't be  is a retarded voter. Not that it doesn't piss me off. 

 FIFY

 

75 Sharia court Nigeria bans Twitter, Facebook

76

I smell a class action lawsuit.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

Herr already hit that subject last night in the ONT.  He was not in a good mood.

77 Sharia court Nigeria bans Twitter, Facebook

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 24, 2010 10:46 AM (mR7mk)

To be fair, they are the work of the devil

78 WASHINGTON - Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes fell for a fourth straight month to a record low in February, a government report showed on Wednesday, heightening fears of renewed weakness in the housing market.

The Commerce Department said sales fell 2.2 percent to a 308,000 unit annual rate from an upwardly revised 315,000 units in January.

It's a breaking headline on MSNBC from Reuters.

 

79 test

80 How do you get to be 40 years old and not realize that "change" is not always positive?  Sometimes "change" is really fucking bad. 

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 24, 2010 10:40 AM (mR7mk)

If I had my way I'd give that fucking imbecile some change. Change you could believe in....

81 AP: Obama made better coverage for children a centerpiece of his health care remake, but it turns out the letter of the law provided a less-than-complete guarantee that kids with health problems would not be shut out of coverage.

Not only are we finding out what's in the bill but so are they. Imagine how much of this crap there is in 2700 pages.

82 Seems the Democrats forgot something in their haste:

Obama made better coverage for children a centerpiece of his health care remake, but it turns out the letter of the law provided a less-than-complete guarantee that kids with health problems would not be shut out of coverage.

No problem, Obama will just decree that the hole in ObamaCare does not exist:

Late Tuesday, the administration said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would try to resolve the situation by issuing new regulations. The Obama administration interprets the law to mean that kids can't be denied coverage, as the president has said repeatedly.

Really, who needs Congress when you have dictatorial powers.

Wait, it wasn't really that much of a problem in the first place:

The coverage problem could mainly affect parents who purchase their own coverage for the family, as many self-employed people have to do. Families covered through employer plans typically do not have to worry about being denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions.

Parents whose kids are turned down by an insurer would still have a fallback under the law, even without Sebelius' fix. They could seek coverage through state high-risk insurance pools slated for a major infusion of federal funds.

Last, I was wrong about the dictatorial power thing.  Turns out when you write a law that's so convoluted, you get to just make up what it means:

An insurance industry group says the language in the law that pertains to consumer protections for kids is difficult to parse.

My conclusion: 1) These bastards have nearly half the American people bamboozled. 2) Time to find a piece of land in the middle of nowhere and learn to be self-sufficient.

83

BTW, 80% of America believes the economy can collapse. 20% still believe in the tooth fairy.

With the communists in charge, I would venture that the economy WILL collapse, then I get to become The Humongous, and then I'm gonna affect some goddam change...

84 My conclusion: 1) These bastards have nearly half the American people bamboozled. 2) Time to find a piece of land in the middle of nowhere and learn to be self-sufficient.

3) Once again, they didn't read the bill before they voted on it.

85 If you don't listen to Rush, this is how the insurance companies are being taken down.

http://tinyurl.com/yzojyuu

86 The clowns make a mockery of their office.

87

#79  We can ignore fiancial chaos!  The democrats and their surrogates in the media pimp and churn emotional propaganda, constantly. 

We won't be able to ignore the immient implosion of this entitlement bubble that's been built up for the past several decades.  Unless you have a plot of land out in the middle of Nebraska that you're self-sufficent on.  (In that case, do you need manual labor help?)

88

"Gap in health care law's protection for children"

 

According to AP the bill doesn't cover pre existing conditions for children. Apparantly no one read the bill closely.

So what do the democrats do? Make the change in reconciliation and send it back to the house for another vote? or just pass it as is and let republicans claim they hate sick children?

89

Sales of New U.S. Homes Dropped in February to Lowest on Record

Sales of new homes in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in February to a record low as blizzards, unemployment and foreclosures depressed the market.

Purchases decreased 2.2 percent to an annual pace of 308,000, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in Washington. The median sales price climbed by the most in more than two years.

The new-home market is vying with foreclosure-induced declines in prices for existing homes in an economy where unemployment is forecast to average 9.6 percent this year, close to a 26-year high.

[ . . . ]

Sales were projected to climb to a 315,000 annual pace, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 78 economists.

90 With the communists in charge, I would venture that the economy WILL collapse, then I get to become The Humongous, and then I'm gonna affect some goddam change...

Time to start hijacking gas trucks.

91 96 Always with the "unexpectedly".Unexpectedly things are getting worse even though Mr.Wonderful is Precedent!!!11ELEVENTY11!!!!

92

With the communists in charge, I would venture that the economy WILL collapse,

Posted by: maddogg at March 24, 2010 10:54 AM (OlN4e)

it doesn't matter on the party, we've already passed the start of the precipice. It's now about on WHEN it will happen. Democrats will speed it up so it happens sooner and the Republicans will slow it down so it happens later

93 94  Is financial chaos a step up or step down from overall chaos?

94 Time to start hijacking gas trucks. And training poisonous snakes.

95 To be fair, they are the work of the devil

Mebbe. I learn a lot on Twitter, but I follow conservative writers, bloggers, and politicians.  And morons.

But no one deserves to have their hand chopped off for using them.

96 Iowahawk gets around.

97 I don't want this to sound the wrong way, but, can I get some recommendations on good sites to read first thing in the morning?  What do you guys hit when you get to work?

98 Mebbe. I learn a lot on Twitter, but I follow conservative writers, bloggers, and politicians.  And morons.

But no one deserves to have their hand chopped off for using them.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 24, 2010 11:04 AM (mR7mk)

it was meant as a joke.

Without Twitter, the Iran Protests would have been completely different to the outside world and within

99 Is financial chaos a step up or step down from overall chaos?

I'm not sure.  Let me get back to you on that.

100

100 94  Is financial chaos a step up or step down from overall chaos?

A step down, but it's a still a forward step along the journey for the onset of overall chaos. 

101 The harsh fact of the matter is when youÂ’re going to pass legislation  that will cover 300 [million] American people in different ways it takes  a long time to do the necessary administrative steps that have to be  taken to put the legislation together to control the people.

102

unexpectedly fell

The real unemployment rate is 17% or so.

Why sould a lack of home sales in such an environment be "unexpected"?

And 308,000 sales annually is a catastrophe.  Wow.

 

103

#110  Yup. Because every time there is a problem, the answer is always more government regulations.

The vicious cycle continues unabated. 

104 Heather,

I would have loved to meet Blagojevich, at least he is honest about the corruption.  Plus he has great hair.  Iowahawk just falls into this shit, lucky guy.

105 The guy challenging Stupak, Benishek, will be on Cavuto today according to his FB page.  Looks like he was suppose to be on with Megan Kelly @ 1 ET, but she cancelled.  Doesn't say why.

106 Why do all you people complain about Obama-care? You knew it was going to happen. Axelrod played you, spun you, shaked you and baked you. This weekend was planned months ago.

Do you think any of your BS posting will stop what is going to happen? You all know what is going to happen:

1. Increase voters (felons & illegals)
2. Pass Cap & Tax lite
3. Acorn 2.0 will register enough voters to swing any close election
4. VAT tax to pay for Obama-care
5. Reparations

107
the administration said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would try to resolve the situation by issuing new regulations.

The fucking thing was signed into law YESTERDAY and we already need new regulations.

108 27

Yeah, Vic.  After Cornyn's statement yesterday and What I heard from Peter King this morning, I've got to wonder what the hell these guys are smoking.

Instead of going for straight repeal and using the existing anger and disgust of the base they're talking about only dismantling the more egregious aspects of the legislation.  The message will ultimately get confused. 

The short version is that the left will characterize the GOP of campaigning to kill sick people. That being the case, the GOP needs to go all in.  Half measures will only suck the life out of a very strong conservative movement and the base will continue to be disenchanted.

Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall

As much as I'd like to repeal the whole thing, it is silly to think it is possible before 2013.

You have to remember there are good parts of this bill.. parts that almost any Republican would have voted for (or at least have gone on the record that they would have voted for).

I believe the framing the GOP should take is this:

"This healthcare bill includes insurance reforms we all can agree needed to be enacted and that we were willing to agree upon in a bipartisan bill.  But it goes too far with  unconstitutional mandates and taxes and government intrusion into nearly every aspect of health care.  We will work toward repealing those pieces the American public is steadfastly against and try to enact additional reforms such as tort reform and being able to purchase insurance across state lines next Congress."

109 Good Morning Comrades.

Just realized that with all the hulabaloo over the signing of the deathcare bill, it didn't get said much that it is also the largest tax increase in the history of the U.S.

So I thought I would free that to the intertubes.

110 unconstitutional mandates

Simple soultion ... the states should sieze federal properties in their states and sell them to cover the mandates

111 Why do all you people complain about Obama-care? You knew it was going to happen. Axelrod played you, spun you, shaked you and baked you. This weekend was planned months ago.

Do you think any of your BS posting will stop what is going to happen? You all know what is going to happen:

1. Increase voters (felons & illegals)
2. Pass Cap & Tax lite
3. Acorn 2.0 will register enough voters to swing any close election
4. VAT tax to pay for Obama-care
5. Reparations
Posted by: Liberal 1


Well, asshole.. you forgot one important point.  You dicks no longer have 60 votes in the Senate.  Had Scott Brown been elected a month earlier, you wouldn't have had this win either.

112

House support for the Iraq war: 215 (R) 82 (D).

What was the count for Health Control again?

Too depressed to look it up . . .

113 Sitting here eating lunch and getting ready to go out and do yard work (w/beer of course) and watching Fox.

Noted two things:

First big discussion on the rapist/killer in San Diego who has been killing all those young girls. The discussion centered around how he had been ruled as dangerous but they let him out and then didn't adequately police him.

A lot of discussion on ankle bracelets and locking him back up for parole violations. I kept waiting for some one to mention the 3,000 pound elephant sitting on the friggin couch.  WHY was this animal still consuming O2? Violent sex offense - choice; life in prison or castration. Kill in the process of a sex offense? Death within 2 months of conviction.

The second thing was Stupak and the EO. He said EO does have force of law and how he was sure that Lincoln believe he had force of law when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation and how Eisenhower was sure when he desegregated the armed forces with an EO.

This guy obviously knows NOTHING about the law or history. Especially about the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln stated that he thought the order WAS Unconstitutional which is why it only applied to the Confederacy. Also, that is why the congress passed the 13th amendment.

In any case, will be going out now. Maybe back later.

Be sure to smash the trolls if they come back.

114 What do you guys hit when you get to work?

Twitter

National Review has a "other stuff you should read" box, then a few daily papers in cities I'm connected to, and here, and before I know it it's lunchtime and I don't have a damn thing done.

115

You have to remember there are good parts of this bill.. parts that almost any Republican would have voted for (or at least have gone on the record that they would have voted for).

Tell you what, after we repeal the whole goddam mess, we can make up our own bill and shove it down their throats. Any undigested corn in a turd are to be washed, repackaged with new labels, and sold under the new brand.

116 Die Runner!

117

Posted by: Terry at March 24, 2010 11:06 AM (yGmLl)

Hi, Terry, if I'm feeling brave, I actually look at Drudge.  Otherwise, I have this line-up on my top bar tab list:  Hot Air Pundit, Gateway Pundit, Instapundit, JammieWearing Fool, Libertarian Republic, Don Surber -- and for comic relief, I Own the World.  But Ace, of course, is on call all day long and first thing in the morning and last thing at night with the infamous ONT. 

118 Gah, sockpuppet fail

119 The short version is that the left will characterize the GOP of campaigning to kill sick people. That being the case, the GOP needs to go all in. As in, "We have the best health care of any nation in the history of the world. Is that what the democrats want to stop?" Giving the Demonrats the benefit of the doubt, they lost their way on this one. The said we needed health care reform, needed so badly there was no time to talk about it. This new law gives provisions to hire 16,000+ new tax agents. Not doctors, not nurses, not home health aids. Tax agents. Government efficiency at work.

120

#120  Kratos has been only slightly premature. Chaos is only days away.

May I ask what you mean by "days away"? 

/Good to know I'm actually right about something for once, even if it's because it was a tag-line for GoW3, .

121 And 308,000 sales annually is a catastrophe.  Wow.

Yeah, but it's important to distinguish that this was only NEW homes, not total home sales. Not saying it's good news, but when current housing sales are already on the low end of the valuation scale, with hundreds of thousands of foreclosed properties on the market, there's not a lot of demand for new ones.

This to me is entirely expected.  They must be only interviewing NYT "economists" for the surveys now.

122 Simple soultion ... the states should sieze federal properties in their states and sell them to cover the mandates Posted by: Neo fascination, newsletter, etc

123 Simple soultion ... the states should sieze federal properties in their states and sell them to cover the mandates

Can we include the newly nationalized parks to that?

124

Did anyone see Hinchey on Jim Cramer yesterday?

It looks like they are going to try to slow down, or stop Marcellus Shale drilling, where we get 20% of our natural gas.

125 Tell you what, after we repeal the whole goddam mess, we can make up our own bill and shove it down their throats. Any undigested corn in a turd are to be washed, repackaged with new labels, and sold under the new brand.

You have to get elected first.

And do you mind explaining to me how you are going to "repeal" this bill?  I know you (me too) are angry about all this.. but if we come across as idiots who have nothing to say but empty calls (yes.. empty.. you need 2/3 majority to override a veto) for "repeal" how likely do you think it will be to get elected so we can actually do something about it?

126 So what do the democrats do? Make the change in reconciliation and send it back to the house for another vote? or just pass it as is and let republicans claim they hate sick children?

The R's need to do just like they did with the sex offenders,  Submit an amendment and get it on the record that the Dems hate children.

127

And do you mind explaining to me how you are going to "repeal" this bill? 

In one big bill?  No way.

In incremental ways like stripping authorizations from spending bills, holding up presidential appointments and amendments stretching to the horizon to chip away at this monstrosity, it can be done.

128 The second thing was Stupak and the EO. He said EO does have force of law and how he was sure that Lincoln believe he had force of law when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation and how Eisenhower was sure when he desegregated the armed forces with an EO.

This guy obviously knows NOTHING about the law or history. Especially about the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln stated that he thought the order WAS Unconstitutional which is why it only applied to the Confederacy. Also, that is why the congress passed the 13th amendment.

How would this EO be anything different than a line-item veto, which was ruled unconstitutional by the SC?

129 *sigh* Another depressing day.  I think I'll walk over to Dinosaur for lunch and drown my sorrows in Wango Tango.

130

 

@104 Heather: "Iowahawk gets around."

There are muthafuckin' SNAKES on this muthafuckin' PLANE!

131 AP: MOSCOW — The British Embassy says British, French and U.S. troops will march with Russian soldiers on Red Square to mark the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.

It said in a statement Thursday that the May 9 parade will include a Royal Air Force band and a detachment of Welsh Guards.

The statement said the parade may mark the first time British troops have marched in Red Square.

The U.S. Embassy confirmed that U.S. soldiers will take part in the parade.

Victory Day is Russia's most important secular holiday. The Kremlin plans a larger parade than usual this year.

I'm speechless.

132 121 Why do all you people complain about Obama-care? You knew it was going to happen. Axelrod played you, spun you, shaked you and baked you. This weekend was planned months ago.

Do you think any of your BS posting will stop what is going to happen? You all know what is going to happen:

1. Increase voters (felons & illegals)
2. Pass Cap & Tax lite
3. Acorn 2.0 will register enough voters to swing any close election
4. VAT tax to pay for Obama-care
5. Reparations
Posted by: Liberal 1


Well, asshole.. you forgot one important point.  You dicks no longer have 60 votes in the Senate.  Had Scott Brown been elected a month earlier, you wouldn't have had this win either.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at March 24, 2010 11:15 AM (f9c2L)

Ya don't think we can't flip a RINO? Done it before, will do it again.

133

And do you mind explaining to me how you are going to "repeal" this bill?  I know you (me too) are angry about all this.. but if we come across as idiots who have nothing to say but empty calls (yes.. empty.. you need 2/3 majority to override a veto) for "repeal" how likely do you think it will be to get elected so we can actually do something about it?

You already know. Take back the House and Senate, then the Presidency. That is probably the only way. But it can be done. And going "socialist lite RINO" will only slow the pace of socialism. I want to turn the ship, not hit the iceberg at a slower speed.

134
In the end, there will be only financial chaos.

Nope, kinda like setting up the family budget where the "out" is bigger than the "in."   Already there.
Getting ready for the next step.........now, where did I put that brick?

135

My conclusion: 1) These bastards have nearly half the American people bamboozled. 2) Time to find a piece of land in the middle of nowhere and learn to be self-sufficient.

3) Once again, they didn't read the bill before they voted on it.

4) They don't understand Econ 101.

136

I'm speechless.

Posted by: Mal at March 24, 2010 11:30 AM (Z+qzA)

got a friend who is supposed to be in that

137

Ya don't think we can't flip a RINO? Done it before, will do it again.

Not after 2010.

138 Ya don't think we can't flip a RINO? Done it before, will do it again.

Well, quite frankly, no.

But that isn't even necessary in an election year.  You libtards really think you have enough votes for immigration "reform", don't you?  Well, lemme give you a prediction.. they will talk and talk about how we need reform.. and try to paint conservatives as "racists", but not one of your buddies in Congress will dare bring up immigration as a bill this year.  We are running 18% unemployment, yet you dipshits want to legalize 20 million illegals and welcome them into the workforce?  and bestow free healthcare on them?  in an election year?  Thanks for the chuckle.. I needed a good laugh this morning.

139

 and how Eisenhower was sure when he desegregated the armed forces with an EO.

That was Truman. Order #9981, July 1948. How fucking stupak can you get?

140 Posted by: fartbubble at March 24, 2010 11:31 AM (gAmQ1)

Even better, Stalin is presented as a national hero with his image all over the place.

141 147

Ya don't think we can't flip a RINO? Done it before, will do it again.

Not after 2010.

Posted by: harleycowboy at March 24, 2010 11:34 AM (JKGfQ)

One more time, give votes to felons and illegals, +25 million Dem voters by Fall 2010. Now try to stop us.

142 @92

After reading that transcript, the insurance companies just need to do one thing to torpedo this shit: Work up their 2011 rates in Sept/Oct, and for the 200-300% increase, provide the section numbers of the bill and the amount of the premium increase it causes. Then they need to send that out to all of their clients, posts national ads, have spokesman with the numbers on every news program they can get on, every radio, television, newspaper, etc. They need to be super transparent on their costs. Hell if people know now how much of their premium went to which covered areas people may well have been in a different boat.

143 I think a tan tax is racist. It violates the equal protection clause. Some people don't need to tan. It's anti-ginger

144

One more time, give votes to felons and illegals, +25 million Dem voters by Fall 2010. Now try to stop us.

Posted by: Liberal 1 at March 24, 2010 11:40 AM (LdYLm)

Eventually you'll run out of other people's money. 

145 154

One more time, give votes to felons and illegals, +25 million Dem voters by Fall 2010. Now try to stop us.

Posted by: Liberal 1 at March 24, 2010 11:40 AM (LdYLm)

Eventually you'll run out of other people's money. 

Posted by: Tami at March 24, 2010 11:48 AM (VuLos)

That's the idea.

146 Kerncon,
I've been thinking along the same lines..

But I don't think anyone has really considered all of the ways insurers can really make life hell for people over the next few years and be able to blame it all on the new regulations.

Take in-program and out-of-program coverage, for instance.  An insurer can simply drop all relationships with providers of really expensive specialties.  The patient would still be liable for a fairly high percentage of the costs.

There's most likely many ways private insurers will be able to work around the regs to make this healthcare utopia we've been given less than ideal..

147

105 I don't want this to sound the wrong way, but, can I get some recommendations on good sites to read first thing in the morning?  What do you guys hit when you get to work?

Stripper clubs full of preexisting conditions with large breasts.

148 Would anyone be surprised if Obama gave all illegal aliens a blanket Presidential Pardon?

149

That's the idea.

Posted by: Liberal 1 at March 24, 2010 11:52 AM (LdYLm)

Ok, I've been hit by a sockpuppet.  I need to fix my radar.

150 158 Would anyone be surprised if Obama gave all illegal aliens a blanket Presidential Pardon?

Posted by: davidt at March 24, 2010 11:54 AM (4JjTO)

He could do it, but if they stay here, they are breaking the law from that point on.  It's worthless without residency or citizenship.

151 138 The second thing was Stupak and the EO. He said EO does have force of law and how he was sure that Lincoln believe he had force of law when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation and how Eisenhower was sure when he desegregated the armed forces with an EO.

This guy obviously knows NOTHING about the law or history. Especially about the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln stated that he thought the order WAS Unconstitutional which is why it only applied to the Confederacy. Also, that is why the congress passed the 13th amendment.

Hey, Stupak, didn't you think to have a conversation with Ben Nelson about pizza before you went full asshole?  We will not forget.

How would this EO be anything different than a line-item veto, which was ruled unconstitutional by the SC?

I think it's worse than the line-item veto because it overrides something in legislation that was duly passed.  It's an ex-post-facto action.  The line-item veto at least has the virtue of being done with the legislation (and has the benefit of splitting off stuff from odious omnibus bills). 

152

One more time, give votes to felons and illegals,

Illegal to do so.

153

4) They don't understand Econ 101.

Posted by: harleycowboy at March 24, 2010 11:31 AM (JKGfQ)

Math is haaaaaaaaard.

How does that Laffer curve go up and then down again?  Convexity confuuuuuuses me.

154 @156)
They're on the ropes, and they will eventually have to drop non-mandated coverage to stay in business anyway (well that or just fold). They need to come full-force with layman's term cost-analysis. I doubt the efficacy, because too many people just don't understand economics, or math

155 Doc Gooden falls off wagon again, hard:

http://tinyurl.com/yccnxhq

156 The Mortgage Bankers Association's index decreased 4.2 percent in the week ended March 19. Although purchases were up slightly, refi's are down big time. In addtion, there is no employment expansion either.

157 Dumbest bank robbers evah!

http://tinyurl.com/y9h325m

158 @165 I was lucky and got a pretty good refi I'm closing on Friday. The crap bits is we want to move as soon as possible, and selling the house may not go well =\

159 69 Rushbabe:

RE: Beck-  Love him or hate him, the man is compelling.  Yesterday's TV show in the 1st 20 minutes outlined how the concept of social justice is wealth redistribution is Marxism, sold to Americans under the guise of Christian morality.  And oh how ironic, given that marxism stamps out religion in order to make government the new "god".

I was alone and nonetheless, stood up and clapped.  It was a brilliant analysis.
And yes, he's getting more death threats.   They can't stand the truth, those peaceful socialist wankers.

160 That was Truman. Order #9981, July 1948. How fucking stupak can you get?

I am almost certain they said Eisenhower but there is no way to verify because it came from the TV show.

But in the end, does it really matter which president it was? If I am not mistaken the armed forces were desegregated way back in the early 1900s and that was reversed by an EO from DEMOCRAT Wilson.  So undoing Wilson's EO with a new EO is a no-brainer and nothing like undoing a legislative act.

161 I remember studying history back in the day and wondering what it must've been like to be a southern European in the 8th and 9th centuries and seing the remains of the granduer of the Roman empire right before your eyes and knowing that you'll never have a chance at a lifestyle anywhere close to what they had. I never dreamed that my grandchildren, hell maybe even my children,  would be like those people.

162 Doc Gooden falls off wagon again, hard:

http://tinyurl.com/yccnxhq

Posted by: Chris R at March 24, 2010 12:14 PM (AO4qz)

on a positive note, at least it wasn't crack again

163

RE: Beck-  Love him or hate him, the man is compelling. 

Never listened to him but his statement in that USA Weekend story that Reagan wasn't really a Republican came off as pretty fucking stupid.  On the other hand, James Cameron hates him and I hate Cameron with the burning passion of a million suns, so I suppose he must be doing something right.

164 173 From watching Beck, i'm betting he was trying to say that Reagan was a conservative first and not one of today's republicans. I missed it though and could be wrong