October 21, 2013


— Gabriel Malor

Happy Monday.

President Obama is scheduled to give a speech in the Rose Garden at 11:25 this morning addressing Obamacare's rollout failure, probably because Democrats are shitting themselves over it. He will surround himself with people who have possibly applied or even possibly enrolled, though not anyone who has paid their first premium yet. Expect a blame game.

In preparation -- you may consider it a prebuttal -- read Megan McArdle on four things that people are getting wrong about the Obamacare rollout. These are pretty foundational things. Let's see if the President just glosses over them.

Virginia AG and Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli gave the GOP weekly address over the weekend, which was also on Obamacare rollout failure. "President ObamaÂ’s ideas are deeply flawed and the implementation of this law has been a national embarrassment."

David Freddoso has more on the distinction between Obamacare exchange enrollees and Medicaid enrollees, which too many news outlets are conflating. Freddoso, by the way, should be a daily must-read. His stuff is always timely, well-written, and insightful. Add his Conservative Intelligence Briefing to your list.

Contractors have weeks of work to do on Obamacare exchange websites. Can you believe it, that's the rosy estimate. "One specialist said as many as 5 million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the website runs."

Much of this was discussed on this week's podcast, which can be got just below.

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1 Good Morning Morons.  Today is Monday, October 21, 2013. On this day in 1797 The Frigate known as Old Ironsides was launched in Boston Harbor.

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:51 AM (zZbNF)

2 As usual Democrats want to "tax and spend" and Republicans want some phony cuts in the rate of increase.

http://tinyurl.com/pskwrxx

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:51 AM (zZbNF)

3 DAY 349 1,112 to go (1,183 to Inauguration Day 2017) Muzzies, Marxists, Maoists, Mau-Maus, MFM's, Moochelle, McCain's, McConnell's, MIRV's, mutants, malcontents, malthusians, maniacs, malignant medical mandates, martial law, miscreants, maladjusted masochistic multiculturalists, momzers, mamalukes, mooks, mopes, mariuoli, meeskeits, maricons, marauders, malodorous militants, menstruating mons veneri and miscellaneous meshugas notwithstanding.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 02:51 AM (uf1pv)

4 Robert Kennedy stole JFK's brain?

http://tinyurl.com/kr2xhyy

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:51 AM (zZbNF)

5 Democrat pollsters think the shutdown hurt Republicans.  Their phony lopsided polls are meaningless.  This is noting but pure spin. The 96 shutdown didn't hurt anyone because the public just didn't care.  It is the same thing this time.  And like 96 the MFM is spinning like hell.

http://tinyurl.com/papq7y6

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:52 AM (zZbNF)

6 The funeral industry gets a setback in LA at the Supreme Court.

http://tinyurl.com/ntyppch

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:52 AM (zZbNF)

7 Cruz gets 8 min standing ovation after returning to TX.

http://tinyurl.com/lgckdsm

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:52 AM (zZbNF)

8 The Navy has launched the latest generation of destroyers.  It has a much-reduced crew size, which worries me somewhat.  Automation is all well and good until you get into combat and start taking hits.  Of course I guess with today's weapons and aluminum hulls about one hit is all you are going to take anyway.

http://tinyurl.com/mwwxpz3

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:53 AM (zZbNF)

9 President Gloss-over.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 02:53 AM (uf1pv)

10 Stores are using the WiFi card in your phone to track you.

http://tinyurl.com/p6rz7d4

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:53 AM (zZbNF)

11 The corrupt State Department swept the sex scandals under the rug.

http://tinyurl.com/k6uftjd

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:53 AM (zZbNF)

12 Members of Congress are accused of using campaign funds from PACs to lead a lavish lifestyle.  It is against the law to use campaign funds for personal expenses but nobody ever gets prosecuted for this except JJJ.

http://tinyurl.com/n4dv6e9

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:54 AM (zZbNF)

13 Barky strikes again.

Posted by: Killerdog at October 21, 2013 02:54 AM (Oi60j)

14 ABC hates on Cruz.  He should have told the reporter to kiss his ass.

http://tinyurl.com/kcrlw9b

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:54 AM (zZbNF)

15 And speaking of Cruz the war between him and McShitty continues.

http://tinyurl.com/n7zkvp8

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:54 AM (zZbNF)

16 The liberal press is still pushing the phony AGW crap even though the last paper says there has been no warming since 1998.

http://tinyurl.com/mtvyqvo


Meanwhile others say the Age of AGW has come to an end.

http://tinyurl.com/lprf6gm

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:54 AM (zZbNF)

17 "In preparation -- you may consider it a prebuttal -- read Megan McArdle on four things that people are getting wrong about the Obamacare rollout. These are pretty foundational things. Let's see if the President just glosses over them." You cant polish a turd, son. You can't pick it up by the clean end either.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 21, 2013 02:54 AM (60Vyp)

18 The Washington Cathedral was used to push Gun Control Sunday.  Will they lose their tax free status for getting into politics?  Hahahahahaha

http://tinyurl.com/qhry25m

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:55 AM (zZbNF)

19 Kindle Daily Deals

http://tinyurl.com/mgx6zx6

And that's it

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 02:55 AM (zZbNF)

20 14 Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 06:54 AM (zZbNF) Cruz is a real mensch. He's also a brilliant debater and speaker. I hope he does not make the same mistake as Bush and not defend himself, or even better, defend himself by attacking (as respectfully as he can) those who talk shit at him.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 02:56 AM (uf1pv)

21 "Once it's working really well, I guarantee you they will not call it Obamacare" Preznit JEF, Sept 26, 2013.

Anyone else noticing the move away from 'Obamacare' back to the 'ACA'?
Can't have this steaming pile associated with the One.

Morning everyone!

Posted by: DishofRed at October 21, 2013 02:57 AM (Dmq63)

22 You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter. That's why Zero needs all the celebrity endorsements he can get - both for his presidency and his policies.

Posted by: Crankyjanne at October 21, 2013 02:57 AM (ZrCni)

23 I wonder if the press conference will start as late as Obamacare

Posted by: AE at October 21, 2013 02:58 AM (HYceo)

24 Obama reminds me of an old boss of mine. Great at politics and concerned over appearance. Buddy and I got stuck doing a project (mid-90's). After finishing it, her statement to us was "It looks crappy, but works and was finished on time." Yes, that was a compliment. Had it looked pretty, she would have been much happier. It didn't matter that it worked and made the user happy.

Posted by: Chris at October 21, 2013 02:58 AM (aBOfW)

25 Another speech? Ugggh

Posted by: Navycopjoe at October 21, 2013 02:59 AM (08XBV)

26 morning folks

Posted by: wing...why am I in this hand basket? at October 21, 2013 02:59 AM (dLNm7)

27 and a lovely morning it is

Posted by: wing...where are we going? at October 21, 2013 03:00 AM (dLNm7)

28 Hey Gabe: The headline's missing.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 03:01 AM (uf1pv)

29
Tech Surge Planned to Fix Obamacare Exchanges

Those changes included adding capacity and making software fixes to address some of the sign-up and log-in flaws, agency officials said. They also said they were “defining new test processes” to check on the site’s progress, and encouraging consumers to tell them of any problems they found by visiting healthcare.gov/connect.

Washington Post



"Encouraging consumers to tell them of any problems"?

Heavens!  I hope no one submits a false bug report that a programmer might spend hours working on.  That might delay the implementation of Obamacare or something.

Now, where did I put my wooden shoes....

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 21, 2013 03:02 AM (kdS6q)

30 Good Morning

Posted by: Joethefatman™ (@joethefatman1) at October 21, 2013 03:02 AM (MnSla)

31 20  Cruz is a real mensch. He's also a brilliant debater and speaker. I hope he does not make the same mistake as Bush and not defend himself, or even better, defend himself by attacking (as respectfully as he can) those who talk shit at him.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 06:56 AM (uf1pv)


It looks like he is doing a good job coming back on McShitty.  And he doesn't have Karl Rove telling him his business.

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 03:02 AM (zZbNF)

32 I'm sure the president is just as outraged as I am at that other guy who screwed up Obamacare. It always makes me feel better knowing the president feels the same way I do.

Posted by: forest at October 21, 2013 03:02 AM (stMuz)

33 31 It looks like he is doing a good job coming back on McShitty. And he doesn't have Karl Rove telling him his business. Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 07:02 AM (zZbNF) You're right, Vic. He comes across as very pleasant even when he eviscerates the arguments. i.e. - Candy Crowley.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 03:03 AM (uf1pv)

34 President Obama is scheduled to give a speech in the Rose Garden at 11:25 this morning addressing Obamacare's rollout failure,...


This worthless shit has had more air time on TV than any other President in history.

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 03:04 AM (zZbNF)

35 32 I'm sure the president is just as outraged as I am at that other guy who screwed up Obamacare. It always makes me feel better knowing the president feels the same way I do. Posted by: forest at October 21, 2013 07:02 AM (stMuz) He feels your pain... which is easy to do when using a knife.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 03:04 AM (uf1pv)

36 "One specialist said as many as 5 million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the website runs." The specialist, hired to consult on the re-write, interrupted the call to special order a new BMW for both he and his wife.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 21, 2013 03:05 AM (U2UQk)

37 Hoo-eee! More speech-ey-fyin' from Preznint "say stuff!"

I can hardly wait. So where's my free Doctor?

Posted by: I'm lighting my torch now... at October 21, 2013 03:05 AM (ULH4o)

38
The Illinois Supreme Court struck down a state law Friday that required online retailers, like Amazon, to collect sales tax if they have in-state Web affiliates, according to Associated Press.

The court decided the law violated federal rules, which prohibit putting a discriminatory tax on digital sales. It's the first time a high court has thrown out a law like this -- 18 other states have similar laws. In New York, the court upheld the law, spurring Amazon and Overstock.com to petition the Supreme Court.

Cnet



Finally a win for the Constitution and consumers. Of course, both parties are busy trying to pass the bi-partisan "Marketplace Fairness Act" this year to allow internet taxes, but you probably expected that.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 21, 2013 03:07 AM (kdS6q)

39

He will surround himself with people who have possibly applied or even possibly enrolled, though not anyone who has paid their first premium yet. Expect a blame game.

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And I would have gotten away with Democratcare if it hadn't been for you meddling Tea-partiers too!

Posted by: King Putt at October 21, 2013 03:16 AM (KlVdw)

40 States love them some sales tax.  With inflation they get an automatic increase and still they raise it very year here.



When I first moved here sales tax was either 3 or 4 percent.  It is now 8% on everything except prepared food and that is 10.5%. 

Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 03:20 AM (zZbNF)

41 38 -

I had  the thing explained to me by Roy Blunt, (R) Missouri.  There is nothing like being condescended to by a nitwit (who didn't write the reply himself, of course)  who is so blatantly self-serving, and then have him expect a  thank you and a check for his reelection campaign afterwards.

Sorry Roy, you'll never get another dime, or another vote from me again.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 21, 2013 03:22 AM (BeSEI)

42 Surprised that SCOAMF is going to be on before Rush. The latter usually fisks these things con gusto.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 03:23 AM (uf1pv)

43 20 Cruz is a real mensch. He's also a brilliant debater and speaker. I hope he does not make the same mistake as Bush and not defend himself, or even better, defend himself by attacking (as respectfully as he can) those who talk shit at him. WPosted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 06:56 AM ========================================== Or try to "make friends" with them. McVain, Reid et al are playing for blood. Stay strong Cruz, and never assume that just because you haven't read an attack yet in any given week that they are doing anything other than catching their breath.

Posted by: MTF at October 21, 2013 03:24 AM (Wp/g8)

44 41 Sorry Roy, you'll never get another dime, or another vote from me again. Posted by: BurtTC at October 21, 2013 07:22 AM (BeSEI) Two black eyes and a bloody nose are hard to put in an envelope.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 03:24 AM (uf1pv)

45 You're right, Vic. He comes across as very pleasant even when he eviscerates the arguments. i.e. - Candy Crowley.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 07:03 AM

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I take issue with this.  That assumes that Candy Crowley is capable of making arguments.  She's dumber than a box full of empty boxes.

Posted by: WesternActor at October 21, 2013 03:25 AM (bx8EK)

46

6 "The funeral industry gets a setback in LA at the Supreme Court."

 

Louisiana is a hot bed for the funeral industry. 

 

I played some stocks in the early '90s when a few companies used junk bonds to buy up funeral homes in clusters, then use one central facility to do all the embalming and prep.  Good plan that made money. 

 

On top of that, the concept of pre-paid funerals created a shit-pot load of cash that companies could manipulate.  Stewart Enterprises and SCI were a couple of the big ones.

 

 

Posted by: jwest at October 21, 2013 03:25 AM (u2a4R)

47 42 Surprised that SCOAMF is going to be on before Rush. The latter usually fisks these things con gusto. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 07:23 AM (uf1pv) ===================== He might have an early tee time.

Posted by: MTF at October 21, 2013 03:26 AM (Wp/g8)

48 43 Posted by: MTF at October 21, 2013 07:24 AM (Wp/g I get the feeling that Cruz does not want to make friends. He just happens to have very good manners and pleasant demeanor. Happy warrior and all that. Go Teh Ted!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 03:27 AM (uf1pv)

49
Human breast milk is sold for babies on several online sites for a few dollars an ounce, but a new study says buyer beware: testing showed it can contain potentially dangerous bacteria, including salmonella.

The warning comes from researchers who bought and tested 101 breast milk samples sold by women on one popular site. Three-fourths of the samples contained high amounts of bacteria that could potentially sicken babies, researchers found.

There are many milk-sharing sites online, including several that provide milk for free. Users include mothers who have difficulty breast-feeding and don't want to use formula and people with adopted infants.

AP



Apparently hospitals have the common sense to pasteurize their milk donations, but the internet exists to help thin out the human herd.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 21, 2013 03:27 AM (kdS6q)

50 45 I take issue with this. That assumes that Candy Crowley is capable of making arguments. She's dumber than a box full of empty boxes. Posted by: WesternActor at October 21, 2013 07:25 AM (bx8EK) You are correct to a point. Crowley is an ass, but the people on our side usually curl up in a fetal position when allowing the left/MFM to frame the debate. If you do not allow this - as demonstrated by Newt vs Juan Williams at the Florida debate - they crumble. You just have to be consistent.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 03:29 AM (uf1pv)

51 I'm sure he will blame Bush for the failure of the roll out!

Posted by: Fred at October 21, 2013 03:30 AM (XMHbu)

52 51 I'm sure he will blame Bush for the failure of the roll out! Posted by: Fred at October 21, 2013 07:30 AM (XMHbu) Sequester. Sasquatch-quester. Whatever.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 03:32 AM (uf1pv)

53

Those changes included adding capacity and making software fixes to address some of the sign-up and log-in flaws, agency officials said.

 

 

 

 

 

And  Jack  Meoff  stands  ready  to  sign-up  as  soon  it's  ready.

Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at October 21, 2013 03:33 AM (rXcBX)

54 The liberal press is still pushing the phony AGW crap even though the last paper says there has been no warming since 1998. Watched a pretty good science show last week about continental drift and subsistence. It even showed some footage from Alaska which showed how parts of the coastline are sinking. Nice graphic footage of trees that used to be six feet above the shoreline now in the water. Because the planet is 'recycling' one plate under the other. Sometimes the ground lifts, sometimes it slips down. So I read one of the phony balony Drudge links this morning about AGW and lo and behold read this... And there are geopolitical ramifications, too: an Alaskan village on the verge of being "wiped out" by rising sea levels has already filed a $400m lawsuit against oil and coal companies. But the liberals paint us as 'anti-science' extremists because we don't drink their kool-aid (or Flavor-Aid).

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 21, 2013 03:36 AM (U2UQk)

55 When they had staffers and lobbyists surround the JEF wearing lab coats in the rose garden when Ocare was signed, no one asked who they were. I am sure today's "props" will be paid OFA shills. Who have not signed up for shit. Will our incurious press care?

Posted by: Thunderb at October 21, 2013 03:36 AM (zOTsN)

56

Morning, ‘rons and ‘ronettes.  Thanks for the morning briefing, Gabe and Vic.

 

 

Before he ended his career with trash like The Thing With Two Heads and Frogs, Ray Milland was a talented, well-respected actor.  His finest performance was probably as Don Birnam, the alcoholic writer of 1945s The Lost Weekend.  One bravura sequence has Milland, desperate for a drink, staggering down Third Avenue with his typewriter, looking for a pawnshop.

 

 

The scene was filmed on location early on a Sunday morning.  Milland walked uptown, dirty and unkempt, while the camera – concealed in a bakery truck – followed him.  None of the people the actor passed seemed to realize what was going on until, somewhere in the eighties, Milland reached a pawnshop and began hammering on its gates.  As he did, a young woman ran up to him and cried, “Mr. Milland, may I have your autograph?”

 

 

Milland, knowing the take was ruined, gave her a sidelong look.  “IÂ’m not Mr. Milland.  IÂ’m just a guy who needs a drink bad and trying to pawn my typewriter.”

“Who do you think youÂ’re kidding, wise guy?” the woman snorted.  “I been a fan of yours from away back.”  Sidling up to him, she went on, “WhynÂ’t you come over to my place?  I got a quart of SeagramÂ’s Seven which is lookinÂ’ for a guy like you.  The bars donÂ’t open till one.”  Milland then realized the woman thought he really was an alcoholic and wondered how he was going to get out of the situation. 

 

 

Fortunately for him, director Billy Wilder came up, told the woman they were making a movie, and showed her the camera in the truck to prove it.  But she still remained a hard-boiled, skeptical Noo Yawker until Wilder took down her name and address and promised her a screen test.

 

 

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 21, 2013 03:36 AM (zF6Iw)

57 Questions: How much did this software disaster cost?
Has the government gone after funds for non performance? If not, why not?
The administration continued to report "all is well, on schedule for October 1".  Are these people being held accountable?
Where is the money coming from for the "tech surge"?  Are taxpayers paying for it? How much will that cost?


Or, the press could just ask "How much will this system help sick people when it is working?"

Posted by: Die Trying at October 21, 2013 03:38 AM (w7J/R)

58 Morning!  I am starting to fear that Cruz is taking on too many at once.  He is principled and believes strongly in what he is doing, and that conviction should draw out allies willing to help. 

I see major risk of being isolated and ruined by the array of his growing enemies.  The established national politics of DC; lobbying, payola, political hacks, the Democrat Socialists and the MSM and the entrenched GOP that want nothing to do with changing the metrics in DC.  I wish him well though as he has so quickly stepped up to fight the good fight.

Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 03:39 AM (/jHWN)

59 forgot to mention, thanks Vic and Gabe for getting the morning going.

Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 03:40 AM (/jHWN)

60 I'm thinking of calling it Tip-of-the-Iceberg-Care. Remember folks, it hasn't really even started yet. Go long on popcorn shares.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 21, 2013 03:42 AM (N/Sup)

61 Maybe we'll have our first Chad sighting in weeks. He kind of dropped off the planet.

Posted by: NCKate at October 21, 2013 03:43 AM (NeQSe)

62 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 21, 2013 07:36 AM (zF6Iw)

My favorite scene in "The Lost Weekend" is when he is at the opera (La Traviata), and is fantasizing about the pint (or flask) in his overcoat pocket.

The aria being sung is: "Libiamo ne' lieti calici," or "Let's Drink From The Joyful Cup!"

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 21, 2013 03:46 AM (oJ5Fd)

63 Morning all. Was in a shitty mood before I got to work, just to find out the TV/Internet was down. I got it back up after 15 minutes on the phone with Fios thank G-D. obama going to blame the evil Republicans today for obamadeath's problems I bet

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 03:51 AM (t3UFN)

64 Out of the box prediction: Obama will use this roll-out embarrassment to shield himself from his terrible law.

Posted by: HoboJerky, Hash Hunter at October 21, 2013 03:51 AM (E8IHS)

65 The corrupt State Department swept the sex scandals under the rug.

http://tinyurl.com/k6uftjd


>>>>The Post also revealed allegations that former Naples Consul General Donald Moore romped with call girls and had torrid affairs with Italian employees.

***


Meh...when in Rome.

War on wimmin© and other assorted loose shit.

Happy Monday ya'll...Bleh.





Posted by: dananjcon at October 21, 2013 03:52 AM (wmU4G)

66 Iran has no one to fear Op-ed: President ObamaÂ’s advisors believe, as he does, in appeasing enemies and brutal dictators http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4443298,00.html Great article and spot on

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 03:52 AM (t3UFN)

67 I see major risk of being isolated and ruined by the array of his growing enemies. The established national politics of DC; lobbying, payola, political hacks, the Democrat Socialists and the MSM and the entrenched GOP that want nothing to do with changing the metrics in DC. I wish him well though as he has so quickly stepped up to fight the good fight.
Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 07:39 AM

You have a Hot Air button on your computer, y'know....

This kind of thing smells of people yammering about "Optics" and "Message" and worrying about whether the friggin' Democrats will be offended by the Unfairness of the Loyal Opposition and not invite Boner to play golf with them.

Fuck "metrics." And fuck "major risks," too. The basic issue that is at stake is the survival of the country: can it exist without money, without jobs and without a Constitution? Choom Boy thinks so. When laws are being broken and the "system" has been co-opted by America-hating greedheads, the only issue is to rein in the criminals. We change the "metrics in D.C." with the complete and final political destruction of the country's enemies. By any means necessary.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 03:52 AM (kaGpp)

68 Out of the box prediction: Obama will use this roll-out embarrassment to shield himself from his terrible law.

Posted by: HoboJerky, Hash Hunter at October 21, 2013 07:51 AM (E8IHS)

**


ACA would have worked but Republicans!!11!!


Posted by: dananjcon at October 21, 2013 03:53 AM (wmU4G)

69 New York Mayor Bloomberg to be awarded the 'Jewish Nobel Prize' By JPOST.COM STAFF 10/21/2013 12:11 Bloomberg attributes his success as a Jewish leader to his parents. Ah BULLSHIT. Bloomberg didn't even know he was Jewish until Rudy took him to Israel. What a joke. Jino for sure. As a matter of fact if you look Jino up in the dictionary, they have a picture of bloomberg

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 03:54 AM (t3UFN)

70 Did anyone notice that TFG has a speech about the disaster that is the 404Care rollout right when Microsoft has a disaster rollout of the Win8 update?  I'm guessing that Apple didn't take too kindly to TFG's references to them, but that Billy Gates said, "Sure!  We'll play along...as long as you convert all of the gov's OSs to Win8."

Posted by: Country Singer at October 21, 2013 03:55 AM (L8r/r)

71 Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 07:52 AM (t3UFN)

Even the French are confronting the Iranians more forcefully than we are.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 21, 2013 03:56 AM (oJ5Fd)

72

Cruz will get the Palin treatment:

 

Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it. - Alinsky

 

The leftists made Palin toxic and conservatives fell for it.  They'll do the same to Cruz.

Posted by: jj at October 21, 2013 03:56 AM (gWO5X)

73 Cruz will get the Palin treatment: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it. - Alinsky The leftists made Palin toxic and conservatives fell for it. They'll do the same to Cruz. Posted by: jj at October 21, 2013 07:56 AM (gWO5X) Cruz will fight back and tell them to go fuck themsleves

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 03:57 AM (t3UFN)

74 Speaking of Ray Milland, check out "The Uninvited" for a good Halloween movie. One of the first in the Haunted House genre, it's from the mid 40's.

Posted by: lowandslow at October 21, 2013 03:57 AM (IV4od)

75 Posted by: Gran at October 21, 2013 07:43 AM (mw0FO) Ah, Elvin Bishop and Manfred Mann; part of the musical landscape of senior year in high school...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 03:59 AM (uf1pv)

76 The leftists made Palin toxic and conservatives fell for it. {{Citation needed}}

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 21, 2013 03:59 AM (U2UQk)

77 Its not a health insurance plan ...... its lifetime employment plan for tech savy contributors.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President For Life at October 21, 2013 04:00 AM (TLfwE)

78 54 -

Not that long ago we lived in an age where peer-reviewed  scientific journals helped push the boundaries of knowledge.

No longer.

Today those same journals are not "peer-reviewed" in  the same manner of trying to challenge published research to be better, more thorough, more scientifically  sound.  All too often the purpose is to publish biased research, in the name of an agenda.

As we're busy watching other fronts of this war, they have usurped science.  We didn't get where we are by accident, and when the world crumbles back into the dark ages of magic and superstition, and  a massive dying off of the human race, this will be the beginning of it. 

Posted by: BurtTC at October 21, 2013 04:00 AM (BeSEI)

79 @68 MrScribbler,  Well, I don't read Hot Air so I didn't see the similarities in my comment to their mindset, and don't read too much into my comment because I completely support fighting back and doing so to win, not to just fight.

I just voiced something I thought of watching Cruz being interviewed by ABC and the scrunt reporter over and over again trying to be as DC political and crass... it frustrated me because she just wouldn't accept what Cruz was saying.  I hope for the best... but it will take a lot of our support and others to step up to protect his back. 

Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 04:01 AM (/jHWN)

80 While I love Palin and she's no dummy, Cruz is an intellectual heavyweight and has argued cases before the SCOTUS. I have a very positive feeling about him.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 04:01 AM (uf1pv)

81 Ray Milland will forever be linked with Rosy Grier...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 04:02 AM (uf1pv)

82 While I love Palin and she's no dummy, Cruz is an intellectual heavyweight and has argued cases before the SCOTUS. I have a very positive feeling about him. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 08:01 AM (uf1pv) Ditto

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 04:02 AM (t3UFN)

83 "citation needed" - "republicans" would have been a much better choice of words

Posted by: jj at October 21, 2013 04:03 AM (gWO5X)

84 78 Its not a health insurance plan ...... its lifetime employment plan for tech savy contributors. Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President For Life at October 21, 2013 08:00 AM (TLfwE) All they need ever do is get it partially fixed so that they can be forever on the government teat.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 04:03 AM (uf1pv)

85 Prediction - today Obama will pretend to take responsibility for the shoddy-as-shit rollout of his signature program. He'll say minor things along the lines that "I've always said this wouldn't be a smooth rollout, and there have been some glitches along the way, but I've ordered the agencies responsible to perform a full review of the system...." As far as the MSM is concerned, that's the end of the story. Anyone breathing a critical word of Obamacare after 12:00 today will be castigated as racist and piling on our beleagured genius Prezzie who is saddled with the burden of working with people so much less accomplished than he.

Posted by: @JohnTant at October 21, 2013 04:03 AM (PFy0L)

86 Hey who here wants to go to the Superbowl with me and watch the NY Jets play someone

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 04:03 AM (t3UFN)

87 Cruz will get the Palin treatment: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it. - Alinsky The leftists made Palin toxic and conservatives fell for it. They'll do the same to Cruz. Posted by: jj at October 21, 2013 07:56 AM (gWO5X) Cruz will fight back and tell them to go fuck themsleves Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 07:57 AM (t3UFN) Yeah, that worked so well for Palin, after all. As long as the media is 100% against us, the opposition will keep winning.

Posted by: Pttdu Apiptix at October 21, 2013 04:03 AM (GXWXg)

88 Cruz will fight back and tell them to go fuck themsleves Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 07:57 AM

Ya think? He seems to be that kind of guy, but I'm a little concerned that the Karl Rovers, Prince Rebuses and Bitch McConnells of the party will sink their claws into him.

One guy can't do it on his own. He needs other people to stand with him. Jebbie Bush can raise more money than Cruz can, and get all the face/microphone time he wants with ease.

Hope you're right, though.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 04:03 AM (kaGpp)

89 Hope you're right, though. Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 08:03 AM (kaGpp) I don't know if I am right? Seems I've been wrong more than I have been right lately, but if I am wrong, we are fucked so I have to try and stay optimistic or drunk

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 04:05 AM (t3UFN)

90 I have to try and stay optimistic or drunk Good policy, either way

Posted by: Pttdu Apiptix at October 21, 2013 04:07 AM (GXWXg)

91 Yeah, that worked so well for Palin, after all. As long as the media is 100% against us, the opposition will keep winning. Posted by: Pttdu Apiptix at October 21, 2013 08:03 AM (GXWXg) Ronald Reagan. 1980, 1984. No internet, no talk radio, National Review. Now, we have a real potential candidate or two.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 04:07 AM (uf1pv)

92 I had lunch last week with some friends from work I'd not seen in awhile.  One of them started talking about Cruz and tea partiers and though he was not overly political, his opinions were clearly MSM shaped.  Nothing but cynicism and hyperbole.  When I challenged his view, he quickly backpedaled and said he hated politics, didn't really pay attention and just picked up on stuff on the side.   Sadly, I think he represents a large percentage of normal folks ... they don't really pay attention, but what they pick up is the stupid shit the media constantly pushes.  ( like what they did to Sarah Palin ).

Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 04:08 AM (/jHWN)

93 "I have worked tirelessly on this roll-out and focused like a laser on its success but this week I learned that some of the people involved with the website were republican spies that sabotaged my work and made costs for individuals and families to go up dramatically."

Posted by: Bronco Bama at October 21, 2013 04:08 AM (VWfCN)

94 it will take a lot of our support and others to step up to protect his back.
Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 08:01 AM

As happens all too often these days, Choom Boy has me in a foul and combative mood today.

Instead of protecting each others' backs, I'm wanting to see fronts turned toward the enemy.

In the battle to keep the country from falling to the barbarians, people like Poppin' Fresh, with their concern that someone out there might not like us if we stand for what's right, are nothing more than REMFs.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 04:09 AM (kaGpp)

95 Heh. Sometimes Carney is ABSOLUTELY correct. White House press secretary Jay Carney said last week, later adding that there’s more to Obamacare than one Internet portal. “It’s important to remember the website alone is not the Affordable Care Act.”

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)--also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 21, 2013 04:11 AM (659DL)

96 Instead of protecting each others' backs, I'm wanting to see fronts turned toward the enemy. Exactly. Stop playing defense and attack attack attack

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 04:11 AM (t3UFN)

97
Good news everyone!

Experian Sold Consumer Data to ID Theft Service

An identity theft service that sold Social Security and drivers license numbers — as well as bank account and credit card data on millions of Americans — purchased much of its data from Experian, one of the three major credit bureaus, according to a lengthy investigation by KrebsOnSecurity.

http://tinyurl.com/nxk9dq9



And guess which credit bureau the Obamacare Exchange is using for ID validation?  Come on, guess!

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 21, 2013 04:13 AM (kdS6q)

98 Press conference today should be.....ah.....interesting to say the least. Obama has no one to blame for this so my fearless prediction.....he will blame the media for over hyping a few problems and the media, like the little battered bitches they are, will respond with "he's right....if we quit talking about it he would stop beating us."

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President For Life at October 21, 2013 04:13 AM (TLfwE)

99 I wonder if Prezzie will also find a way to blame the shutdown... "As you know, the Republicans succeeded in shutting down the government for a few weeks. This impeded our ability to roll out a fully functional website and removed the ability of thousands of people to sign up for affordable health care. Rest assured that my first priority after I got the government running again was to assign a task force responsible for correcting these glitches."

Posted by: @JohnTant at October 21, 2013 04:13 AM (PFy0L)

100 Chairman Obama will blame the rollout failure on the "distraction" from the shutdown. Count on it.

Posted by: Eisenhorn at October 21, 2013 04:14 AM (OjQYm)

101 Damn, beat me to it, John

Posted by: Eisenhorn at October 21, 2013 04:15 AM (OjQYm)

102 Exactly. Stop playing defense and attack attack attack Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 08:11 AM

If your opponent is someone like Adlai Stevenson, you can afford to be a nice guy and spout platitudes. When facing an unprincipled, inept, vengeful goon like Choom Boy, it's essential to hunker down and carry the battle to him.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 04:15 AM (kaGpp)

103 Press conference today should be.....ah.....interesting HA! A. They'll pre-select. B. "Mr. President, would the roll out have gone smoother without the shutdown? "

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)--also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 21, 2013 04:16 AM (659DL)

104 @100.....also, since the state's have a hand in this, don't forget to blame the Republican Governors.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President For Life at October 21, 2013 04:16 AM (TLfwE)

105 Washington Piscataways shootout Chicago Bears http://tinyurl.com/msbbsjd

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:17 AM (MhA4j)

106 Obama reminds me of an old boss of mine. Great at politics and concerned over appearance. Buddy and I got stuck doing a project (mid-90's). After finishing it, her statement to us was "It looks crappy, but works and was finished on time." Yes, that was a compliment. Had it looked pretty, she would have been much happier. It didn't matter that it worked and made the user happy. Posted by: Chris at October 21, 2013 06:58 AM (aBOfW) My boss' boss is like that. I need (and have needed for some time) about $100,000 for network infrastructure improvements. I can't get it. I can get all the money I want for shiny sh*t that the public can see. It doesn't help that I have a useless boss who is so worried about losing his job that he just takes whatever the guy shoves up his squeakhole and says, "Thank you!"

Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at October 21, 2013 04:17 AM (rpnNZ)

107 To those who say the Affordable Care Act is a failure, I present to you today a diverse group of Americans, Jack Meoff, Ben Dover, Juan McCain, and Ho Lee Fuk who were able to successfully navigate a feature rich interface. Not just once, but multiple times were they able to sign up and receive benefits. I reject the premise of nay-sayer Republican extremists that the Internet is ripe with fraud.

Posted by: The Precedent [/i] at October 21, 2013 04:17 AM (U2UQk)

108 Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President For Life at October 21, 2013 08:13 AM

I think he's gonna announce that the ChoomCare website will now feature lolcats, "like" buttons and Craigslist ads.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 04:18 AM (kaGpp)

109 .....also, since the state's have a hand in this, don't forget to blame the Republican Governors. ------------ Exactly: "Also, the hard work of the HHS departments in charge of implementing this law was greatly hindered by those states who spent their efforts fighting a duly passed law in the courts instead of using those resources to get their exchanges running smoothly."

Posted by: @JohnTant at October 21, 2013 04:18 AM (PFy0L)

110 "Mr. President, would the roll out have gone smoother without the shutdown? " ..."Mr. Present, would the roll out have gone smoother had you been there, done it yourself?"

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:18 AM (MhA4j)

111

Or, the press conference could take a truly Orwellian approach:

 

Good news citizens... thanks to our efforts the number of times you have to log on has decreased from 20 to 30 and your costs have gone down from $200 a month to the bow affordable level of $375 per month!

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President For Life at October 21, 2013 04:19 AM (TLfwE)

112 Another speech? Ugggh Posted by: Navycopjoe at October 21, 2013 06:59 AM (08XBV) You said it! When will the SCOAMF take some questions? Last time I heard bits of his speech, it was a lecture. He said we should stop listening to talking heads on the radio and bloggers. I considered TOTUS a talking head. Is SCOAMF going to stop listening to his teleprompter? That would be a speech to watch.

Posted by: CarolT at October 21, 2013 04:20 AM (z4WKX)

113 Surprised that SCOAMF is going to be on before Rush. The latter usually fisks these things con gusto. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 07:23 AM (uf1pv) Why should he be scared of anything Rush has to say? Anyone who listens to him already knows what a steaming pile of horse manure this already is, and the MFM isn't going to report any of it anyway.

Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at October 21, 2013 04:20 AM (rpnNZ)

114 Its not a health insurance plan ...... its lifetime employment plan for tech savy contributors. Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President For Life at October 21, 2013 08:00 AM (TLfwE) ***** Heh. I used to joke that the American economy consisted largely of insurance agents selling each other insurance policies. I'm revising that to say that the economy largely centers around IT guys providing tech support to insurance guys.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 21, 2013 04:20 AM (N/Sup)

115 112. surprisingly expected

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:21 AM (MhA4j)

116 SCOAMF: "All the great things about the internet were invented by Al Gore... and me. All the crappy stuff is because of the private sector and greedy Jooz, er, the 1 percent."

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 04:22 AM (uf1pv)

117 114 Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at October 21, 2013 08:20 AM (rpnNZ) If SCOAMF could give a shit about Rush, why does he keep mentioning him every damn day? The guy truly does live rent free in his empty head.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2013 04:23 AM (uf1pv)

118 J.J......the great and powerful Obama does not share credit.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President For Life at October 21, 2013 04:23 AM (TLfwE)

119 Stayed a little late at the school bus stop to chat with some neighbors. It was interesting. Anecdotal but one og the neighbors a very liberal woman who hates the "Republican Party and everything they stand for". Which according to her is homophobia, denying equal rights and pay to women and Racism - but I digress. She works for a big hospital in Boston and just learned that her medical insurance "is not compliant with the affordable care act". Now it was an unbelievably great deal for a family and her kids doctor was out of the network so she paid a bit more for that but a really good deal. Guess what? Premium has tripled and they can only use doctors from the hospital. Se was shocked, shocked, shocked. I asked her why. What did she think was going to happen. "But they said if you liked your plan and your doctor you could keep them". I said I had heard the president say that but anyone who paid attention would have to have figured out this was too big of a takeover for it not to effect everyone. But nothing penetrates She said it is the greedy insurance companies that are to blame. Sigh

Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 21, 2013 04:24 AM (1ThpN)

120 114. No doubt the reiteration from TOTUS, "Don't listen to anyone but me, me, me, me me." ...curses on free speech and any who speak v. administration's "One Voice"

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:24 AM (MhA4j)

121 Questions: How much did this software disaster cost? Has the government gone after funds for non performance? If not, why not? The administration continued to report "all is well, on schedule for October 1". Are these people being held accountable? Where is the money coming from for the "tech surge"? Are taxpayers paying for it? How much will that cost? Or, the press could just ask "How much will this system help sick people when it is working?" Posted by: Die Trying at October 21, 2013 07:38 AM (w7J/R) If they went after these companies, they would all spill their guts about the warnings they gave that there was absolutely no way it could be done by October 1. They'll have e-mails and memos and all kinds of proof. We can't be having that.

Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at October 21, 2013 04:24 AM (rpnNZ)

122 You said it! When will the SCOAMF take some questions?  Posted by: CarolT at October 21, 2013 08:20 AM

When he's put on trial. Which should have happened five years ago.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 04:25 AM (kaGpp)

123 119 nor blame Bus!

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:25 AM (MhA4j)

124 Before he ended his career with trash like The Thing With Two Heads and Frogs, Ray Milland was a talented, well-respected actor.

--

Another great story, MPPPP.  Ray Milland was a great actor.  But, I have to take issue with the Frogs slam.  Heh.  I remember seeing this at the drive-in when I was 9.  For nostalgic reasons, I still love it.  Even admit to owning the DVD.  It's pure hilarity now. 

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 21, 2013 04:26 AM (XB5Ak)

125 @124....ha.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President For Life at October 21, 2013 04:26 AM (TLfwE)

126

77 "The leftists made Palin toxic and conservatives fell for it."

 

I remember when Palin and her family ran through the aisles of expensive stores in Manhattan, knocking people over while they grabbed all the clothes they could.  Then they made the taxpayers pay for everything.

 

That embarrassed a lot of conservatives here. 

 

 

Posted by: jwest at October 21, 2013 04:27 AM (u2a4R)

127 1. Where are all the poor people trying to sign-up for Obamacare getting their free high-speed internet service?

2.  If they wanted young healthy people to sign up - why didn't they build a iPhone/Android app to do the sign-up?  What's with this web crap.

Posted by: Jean at October 21, 2013 04:27 AM (CMlD4)

128 Alfred Nobel (boom) Posted by: Gran at October 21, 2013 07:43 AM (mw0FO) I Once wrote a spur of the moment essay for a GSAT on the accomplishments of Alfred Nobel and why his refinement of dynamite was one of the great achievements of his time. Probably shocked the shit out of the essay readers, but got an A on that portion of the exam. Too bad they have tarnished his legacy with the bogus award of the Peace Prizes in recent decades. Still look forward to seeing the Science and Medicine awards, however.

Posted by: NoLongerintheBellyoftheBeast at October 21, 2013 04:28 AM (D/mKE)

129 She said it is the greedy insurance companies that are to blame. So...Obamacare empowers greedy insurance companies. Including nonprofits like Kaiser Permanente. Up next, nosebleeds. Who has one?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)--also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 21, 2013 04:28 AM (659DL)

130 "But nothing penetrates She said it is the greedy insurance companies that are to blame. Sigh" ...as if there isn't enough blame to Redistribute Equitably. Mark Twain pointed out how much easier it is to fool people than to get people to admit they've been fooled. Pride, fall. All is vanity.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:29 AM (MhA4j)

131

You said it! When will the SCOAMF take some questions?
Posted by: CarolT at October 21, 2013 08:20 AM

 


When he's put on trial. Which should have happened five years ago.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 08:25 AM (kaGpp)

 

Unfortunately, our gutless Republican "leadership" is:

a) too frightened of blacks and

b) too frightened of setting a precedent

 

to arrest the dog-eating crackhead for his crimes.

 

President Poppins' inauguration speech would be the shortest in history:  "Ladies and Gentlemen, our long national embarrassment is over.  Gentlemen of the Secret Service, arrest Mr. Obama."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 21, 2013 04:29 AM (zF6Iw)

132 When he's put on trial. Which should have happened five years ago. Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 08:25 AM (kaGpp) You are being an optimist again! HeÂ’ll take the Fifth after talking about himself, just like Lois Lerner did.

Posted by: CarolT at October 21, 2013 04:29 AM (z4WKX)

133 "One specialist said as many as 5 million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the website runs." Jurassic Park only had 2 million lines of code total.

Posted by: BrokenNewsMike at October 21, 2013 04:31 AM (XYUuL)

134

Posted by: jwest at October 21, 2013 08:27 AM (u2a4R)

 

It's too early in the morning to be an  idiot  nickelfucker, jwest.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 21, 2013 04:31 AM (zF6Iw)

135 But nothing penetrates She said it is the greedy insurance companies that are to blame. Sigh

--

Then why didn't the greedy insurance companies long ago do away with policies that didn't cover everything comprehensively?  Since they're so greedy, and all.  They could've been raking in all that extra premium money all along. 

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 21, 2013 04:31 AM (XB5Ak)

136 It will be interesting to see how the GOP strategy of relentlessly attacking the only people in the Party (Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul) that people get excited about plays out.

Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at October 21, 2013 04:31 AM (QXlbZ)

137 they ruined the health care system for 90% of us to make 10% sign up and they will not anyway. great plan, just great

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 04:31 AM (t3UFN)

138 Gabe: FYI

That link for Conservative Intelligence Briefing comes out as:

"http://minx.cc/www.conservativeintel.com/"

Which results in a 404 error.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at October 21, 2013 04:32 AM (lAZep)

139 they ruined the health care system for 90% of us to make 10% sign up and they will not anyway. That 10% is now 30% BTW.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)--also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 21, 2013 04:33 AM (659DL)

140 it's essential to hunker down and carry the battle to him.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 08:15 AM (kaGpp)

Not just to Obama....the entire Democrat Party apparatus should be fair game.

The Republican party should have talking points for every national politician so that they hammer the same points every day.

A unified effort will do more to push back than even the most aggressive single politician.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 21, 2013 04:33 AM (oJ5Fd)

141


>>>>Which results in a 404 error.

 

Try it a few more times

/sarc

Posted by: Bigby's Latex Gloves at October 21, 2013 04:33 AM (3ZtZW)

142 Nobel " Still look forward to seeing the Science and Medicine awards, however. " Awarded Dr. More-O. as if we're not already over saturated... His island's ready to tip over.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:33 AM (MhA4j)

143 Can you believe it, that's the rosy estimate. "One specialist said as many as 5 million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the website runs."


Told you we'd be beset by velociraptors.

Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at October 21, 2013 04:35 AM (Gk3SS)

144 That 10% is now 30% BTW. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)--also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 21, 2013 08:33 AM (659DL) Only because people are getting thrown off their old plans

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 04:35 AM (t3UFN)

145 It will be interesting to see how the GOP strategy of relentlessly attacking the only people in the Party (Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul) that people get excited about plays out. The Stupid Party should stop that bull and embrace these men. They are the only ones that have given us hope that the oner republicans are just dems calling themselves republicans. But The Stupid Party will do as it always does, the wrong thing.

Posted by: CarolT at October 21, 2013 04:37 AM (z4WKX)

146 Marco Rubio (DIABLO-Florida) endorses Bitch McConnell.

http://scoamf.us/FZ

Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at October 21, 2013 04:38 AM (QXlbZ)

147
"One specialist said as many as 5 million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the website runs."




A million lines of code printed out would be 18,000 pages. That's a stack six feet tall (on typical 20 pound paper).,weighing 180 pounds.

So, five times that.


Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 21, 2013 04:38 AM (kdS6q)

148 Marco Rubio (DIABLO-Florida) endorses Bitch McConnell. http://scoamf.us/FZ Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at October 21, 2013 08:38 AM (QXlbZ) Rubio is a sell out. Very big dissapointment.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 04:38 AM (t3UFN)

149 As to Sen. Cruz?

I hate to rain on anybody's parade but haven't we been down this road before?

Wasn't Rubio the dark haired Cuban that was a staunch Conservative and would save the Senate from it's self made perfidy?

Yeah. How'd THAT work out?

Then there was Fatboy Christie talkin' smack back at the Teachers, the Teacher's Union and Reporter's and how (even though he had his own zip code) would be just the thing for Conservative Republicans and would stand up to the evil Libs.

(and Ann Coulter revealed herself to be a chubby chaser and tried to get him in the debacle known as the 2012 election?)

Yeah. How'd THAT work out?

So color me skeptical about Mr. Cruz goes to Washington being anything other than another slickly crafted populist politician standing up and acting like David and Goliath while meantime knowing the fix is in and who has no real intention of doing sh!t about anything and who we eventually find out has a silly putty spine.

Talk is cheap and when you look closely, he didn't DO anything other than talk.

/let the flaming begin by those desperate in their search for the great white hope of conservatives.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at October 21, 2013 04:39 AM (lAZep)

150 "they ruined the health care system" The Economy. If you like your dollar, you can keep your dollar. Aside from insurance, if it's your doctor you want to keep, what are you to your doctor? Insurance is not "providing" you with squat but bills due. Whatever insurance used to be, a new day has dawned and it isn't just regarding insurance unless we recognize ALL that insurance has become to/in everyday life. What, our every waking moment and pervasive nightmare dreams through sleep as well? We are born to serve Insurance?

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:39 AM (MhA4j)

151 Daniel Greenfield has excellent column up today on Cruz and fighting the left.    A tidbit.. 

"Cruz is still a product of a system in which there are rules. And that system is as unfit for challenging the left-wing radicals running things as trying to play a game of chess against an opponent who feels like moving the pieces any which way he feels like and always claims to have won. "

and " The United States has never really had full-bore left-wing radicals running it before. It does now.  Media outlets breathlessly report on Tea Party radicalism, which consists of wanting to undo the judicial activism of the last century. Meanwhile Obama and his cronies just ignore any law they don't like and rule by fiat."

The whole thing is excellent.  http://bit.ly/Hd6vcZ

Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 04:39 AM (/jHWN)

152 The Republican party should have talking points for every national politician so that they hammer the same points every day. A unified effort will do more to push back than even the most aggressive single politician. Posted by: CharlieBrownÂ’sDildo at October 21, 2013 08:33 AM (oJ5Fd) CBD, You are expecting too much! They only have taking points against Cruz & Lee. That only pisses me off so much that I may change my registration to independent instead of R. Here is MA itÂ’s officially unenrolled.

Posted by: CarolT at October 21, 2013 04:39 AM (z4WKX)

153 Rubio's endorsement won't move anyone's needle.  He's lost his star power.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 21, 2013 04:40 AM (XB5Ak)

154 Tech experts: "We had to rewrite the code to find out what was in the code."

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 21, 2013 04:40 AM (N/Sup)

155 As long as the media is 100% against us, the opposition will keep winning.
Posted by: Pttdu Apipti

Don't worry about the media, no one is watching anymore.  Turn out the base, divide theirs - simple math.

Posted by: Jean at October 21, 2013 04:41 AM (CMlD4)

156 Bitter Clinger, if you hate everyone that is acceptable. Just don't present it as being original or constructive. Kthanxbai

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)--also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 21, 2013 04:42 AM (659DL)

157 Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 06:53 AM (zZbNF)

I worked for the DDG 1000 program about 3 years ago. I consider the manning concept flawed, but it is a decision that was part of the conceptualizaiton of the class. We managed to argue up from 120 to 130 people, but it was rough going.

Worked with MCPON Hagan on occasion. Good man.

Posted by: Buck Farack, Gentleman Adventurer at October 21, 2013 04:43 AM (ylG8S)

158 Obamacare enrollees are going to be in the Rose Garden for the speech. Since there are so few of them, I bet they could ALL be invited, with room to spare.

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 21, 2013 04:43 AM (KL49F)

159 A million lines of code printed out would be 18,000 pages. That's a stack six feet tall (on typical 20 pound paper).,weighing 180 pounds.

So, five times that.


Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix

Damn high-level languages.  Write it in assembly and it fits in a small notebook.

Posted by: Jean at October 21, 2013 04:45 AM (CMlD4)

160 The president has diacovered the secret to job creation.  If it ain't broke, hire someone to break it, then hire someone tp fix it. Kudos sir.  you're finally rotating to jobs.

Posted by: tail end charlie at October 21, 2013 04:46 AM (S6NrW)

161 Obamacare enrollees are going to be in the Rose Garden for the speech. Since there are so few of them, I bet they could ALL be invited, with room to spare. Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 21, 2013 08:43 AM (KL49F) Here in NJ, as DRs we are NOT allowed to us testimonials in any of our advertisement, since it is such bullshit and everyone knows it. I guess not so much for the obama. Classless asshole

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 04:46 AM (t3UFN)

162 Cruz could be a complete phony, but until the evidence says that is so, then he is genuine.

Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 04:46 AM (AO9UG)

163 I hope that every fucking IT worker that knew what a clusterfuck 404Care would be has kept hard copies of every caveat he or she raised on this trainwreck because this will take years to resolve and the special needs Preznit will be looking to pin the blame anywhere but on his empty noggin. It would be nice if little Johnny Boehner could push away from the nineteenth hole and have a high exposure dog and pony show with some people who've probably endured identity theft from the dogshit website; but that would make him act like an opposition leader and the last person to do that, Newt, got no support by the party when the donk sham lawsuits started pouring in.

Posted by: Captain Hate on his iPhone at October 21, 2013 04:47 AM (7l7My)

164 150. Yeah. How'd THAT work out? Cheap talk. VOTING RECORD Cruz consistently opposed ObamaCare, will not vote to fund ObamaCare, and consistently opposes amnesty for illegals. Rubio got the insider Bush family endorsement PRO-AMNESTY the pivot point. Rubio gets official insider funding wiggle room on all other fronts, so long as he stays chained to the amnesty and open border point. So long as Cruz remains consistent in constitutional integrity, don't be the one shooting him down, whether in the back, cheap side shot or to his face.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:47 AM (MhA4j)

165 Rubio's endorsement won't move anyone's needle. He's lost his star power.
Posted by: Lady in Black

I'd much rather see Ted Cruz's dad on a road trip thru Kentucky, not specifically endorsing anyone.

Posted by: Jean at October 21, 2013 04:47 AM (CMlD4)

166 Meanwhile some Jets fan the other day punched a Patriots fan who was a girl. Asshole and he did not even deck her

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 21, 2013 04:47 AM (t3UFN)

167 "One specialist said as many as 5 million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the website runs."



In the March, 1996 issue of Computer Watts Humphrey published crude rules of thumb for estimating software projects.

A million lines of code will occupy 67 people (including testers, tech writers, developers, etc) for 40 months, or 223 person-years.

A million lines of code costs $20m to $40m.

http://tinyurl.com/khwm97p


So five time those too.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 21, 2013 04:48 AM (kdS6q)

168 Obamacare enrollees are going to be in the Rose Garden for the speech. Since there are so few of them, I bet they could ALL be invited, with room to spare. Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 21, 2013 08:43 AM (KL49F) They could hold it in the President's private bathroom and have plenty of room for the media.

Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at October 21, 2013 04:48 AM (rpnNZ)

169 164. little Johnny Boehner could push away from the nineteenth hole ... sink him in his chosen black hole.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:49 AM (MhA4j)

170 You just know Wikileaks is waiting for the first Obamacare data security breech. Data security issues abound in that mess.

Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at October 21, 2013 04:49 AM (ij5FU)

171 60 I'm thinking of calling it Tip-of-the-Iceberg-Care. Remember folks, it hasn't really even started yet. Go long on popcorn shares.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 21, 2013 07:42 AM (N/Sup)


Just the Tip (TM) Care.

Posted by: Buck Farack, Gentleman Adventurer at October 21, 2013 04:49 AM (ylG8S)

172 Has anyone called this Obama's Katrina yet? Heck of a job, Kathy ...

Posted by: Janetoo at October 21, 2013 04:50 AM (/TVdO)

173 It's too early in the morning to be an idiot nickelfucker, jwest. He likes that meme. I see that he has repeated it at another blog, too (Outside the Beltway). But before he assigned the cost to the RNC. So he's engaging in slow but steady revisionism, by now claiming the taxpayers funded her clothing. Like every tard leftist.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 21, 2013 04:51 AM (U2UQk)

174 here we go:

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)--also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 21, 2013 08:42 AM (659DL)

I NEVER said I hated any of those guys.

I just said that they somehow triggered this avalanche of oohs and aahs from conservatives about how strong and smart and how they were taking the liberals to the wood shed and that we needed them to be the Republican leadership and wow how great that would be.

And then they revealed themselves as to what they really were and what they really stood for and it wasn't what they were getting praised for by conservatives.

So seeing Mr. Cruz getting that same idolization treatment lately, I thought I'd mention the other times when that happened and turned out to be a false alarm.

I hope he IS what he claims/acts like.

I would be quite happy to see him influence some of the other Senators instead of the Turdle McConnel.

I'm just not ready to dance in the streets and strew flowers in front of Mr. Cruz as he takes his triumphant walk for having done, essentially, nothing only talk.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at October 21, 2013 04:51 AM (lAZep)

175 NGU, that controversial call at the end of the Pats/Jets game is getting the full Zapruder film treatment up in New England. Even allegations that the NFL changed it's rules website after the fact. I can't link, but there's a good story at Barstool Sports dot com. To me it doesn't matter, they're not going to change the result now, just fodder for the conspiracists.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 21, 2013 04:51 AM (ZshNr)

176 RE: Obamacare rollout as Katrina - Let's think up metaphors for the FEMA trailers... heh heh heh

Posted by: Janetoo at October 21, 2013 04:51 AM (/TVdO)

177 Good Morning Morons. Today is Monday, October 21, 2013. On this day in 1797 The Frigate known as Old Ironsides was launched in Boston Harbor. Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2013 06:51 AM (zZbNF) Mornin'. My great-great grandfather was one of the naval architects for Old Ironsides. He was a Quaker and got ex-communicated for his work designing warships.

Posted by: Mainah at October 21, 2013 04:51 AM (659DL)

178 159. Yeah. As many skittles as the unicorn can stand on the head of a pin.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:52 AM (MhA4j)

179

"Virginia AG and Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli gave the GOP weekly address over the weekend, which was also on Obamacare rollout failure. "President ObamaÂ’s ideas are deeply flawed and the implementation of this law has been a national embarrassment."

 

 

So?  Cuccinelli wants to stick women in burkas and stone homosexuals in soccer stadiums.  I heard it on the internet.

Posted by: J. Random FisCon at October 21, 2013 04:52 AM (YYJjz)

180 You just know Wikileaks is waiting for the first Obamacare data security breech. Data security issues abound in that mess. Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at October 21, 2013 08:49 AM (ij5FU) If you sign up for it, you are adding another pinch of poison to the USA's tea.

Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 04:53 AM (AO9UG)

181

It is 7:50 PM in Pattaya, Thailand.  Pale Germans, Brits and Aussies tread the streets in madras shorts, striped golf shirts and sandals.  Tattoos adorn their arms and more will be created on the Walking Street.  The moon is full.

Creatures of the night are emerging. 

Posted by: Mr. Dave at October 21, 2013 04:53 AM (agc/8)

182 Cruz could be a complete phony, but until the evidence says that is so, then he is genuine.

Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 08:46 AM (AO9UG)

Words every con man smiles over when they hear it said of them.

The time to be wary is BEFORE the envelope changes hands not after.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at October 21, 2013 04:53 AM (lAZep)

183 58 Morning! I am starting to fear that Cruz is taking on too many at once. He is principled and believes strongly in what he is doing, and that conviction should draw out allies willing to help.

I see major risk of being isolated and ruined by the array of his growing enemies. The established national politics of DC; lobbying, payola, political hacks, the Democrat Socialists and the MSM and the entrenched GOP that want nothing to do with changing the metrics in DC. I wish him well though as he has so quickly stepped up to fight the good fight.

Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 07:39 AM (/jHWN)


The ruling class will try to alinsky anyone threatening the status qou.



Posted by: Temper Tantrum at October 21, 2013 04:54 AM (AWmfW)

184 The ruling class will try to alinsky anyone threatening the status statist qou. FTFY

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 21, 2013 04:55 AM (U2UQk)

185 My great-great grandfather was one of the naval architects for Old Ironsides. He was a Quaker and got ex-communicated for his work designing warships. Posted by: Mainah at October 21, 2013 08:51 AM

Too bad he's not still around. I'll bet he'd have some great stories about Vic!

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 04:55 AM (kaGpp)

186 Rubio was naive, and that's his only real fault. He got to Washington and McVain et al tried to co-op him into the good 'ol boys club and he temporarily fell for it. All those congratulatory "leadership" meetings and blandishments to "govern effectively" got to him. I hope it's temporary, and that Rubio comes back from the dark side. Cruz is obviously different, and not nearly so naive, though equally obviously he may not toe your individual line on what is "conservative" every damn step of the way.

Posted by: MTF at October 21, 2013 04:56 AM (Wp/g8)

187 O-Care will never be Katrina because Katrina was a complete fabrication of the media, hand in hand with the Democrats spinning for maximum effect... and it has become a term for something that failed, when in fact, it is the epitome of a media spin-meme that becomes historical fact.... with few tenants of fact when you dig a little.  Just like most of what has been fed the general public for what is a scandal, Valerie Plame, versus what is not, Fast n' Furious.

Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 04:56 AM (/jHWN)

188 I get a 404 at The Conservative Intelligence Briefing link.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 21, 2013 04:56 AM (aDwsi)

189 183 Cruz could be a complete phony, but until the evidence says that is so, then he is genuine. Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 08:46 AM (AO9UG) Words every con man smiles over when they hear it said of them. The time to be wary is BEFORE the envelope changes hands not after. Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at October 21, 2013 08:53 AM (lAZep) I am wary, but I'm not cynical. There is a difference, you know.

Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 04:56 AM (AO9UG)

190 Cruz has done more in nine months, then the party has done in the last four, Joyner's site is a nazgul nest, made worse by his Renfield Mataconis,

Posted by: jeffrey pelt at October 21, 2013 04:56 AM (2kpL8)

191 So seeing Mr. Cruz getting that same idolization treatment lately, I thought I'd mention the other times when that happened and turned out to be a false alarm.

I hope he IS what he claims/acts like.

I would be quite happy to see him influence some of the other Senators instead of the Turdle McConnel.

I'm just not ready to dance in the streets and strew flowers in front of Mr. Cruz as he takes his triumphant walk for having done, essentially, nothing only talk.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at October 21, 2013 08:51 AM (lAZep)


You only need to see cruz enemies to understand that he's doing right.

All politicians can do is "talk".

Posted by: Temper Tantrum at October 21, 2013 04:57 AM (AWmfW)

192

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at October 21, 2013 08:51 AM (U2UQk)

 

Yeah, the "knocking people out of the way" bit was what gave it away.  Very Coddington Van Voorhees IV of him.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 21, 2013 04:58 AM (zF6Iw)

193 Lincolntf, makeup call for the tuck rule

Posted by: Jean at October 21, 2013 04:58 AM (CMlD4)

194 Oops--- my 187 was a reply to Bitter Clinger

Posted by: MTF at October 21, 2013 04:58 AM (Wp/g8)

195 192 Temper Tantrum at October 21, 2013 08:57 AM (AWmfW)

Well and ignore the law behind closeddoor s...

I don't see any evidence of Cruz jedi hand-waving away court rulings.

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 04:58 AM (9jfyN)

196 I defended Malor yesterday so I may as well quadruple down on stoopid and defend jwest: I'm pretty sure he was mocking some of the Palin h8torz here.

Posted by: Captain Hate on his iPhone at October 21, 2013 04:58 AM (7l7My)

197 Morning folks. Keep waiting for this house of cards to fall down, I think they might be using glue. Sigh :/

Posted by: Spypeach at October 21, 2013 04:59 AM (ZsBwc)

198 187 Rubio was naive, and that's his only real fault. He got to Washington and McVain et al tried to co-op him into the good 'ol boys club and he temporarily fell for it. All those congratulatory "leadership" meetings and blandishments to "govern effectively" got to him. I hope it's temporary, and that Rubio comes back from the dark side.


Cruz is obviously different, and not nearly so naive, though equally obviously he may not toe your individual line on what is "conservative" every damn step of the way.

Posted by: MTF at October 21, 2013 08:56 AM (Wp/g


Rubios problem isn't naivety , it's the phoniness when he betrayed his voters.

He thought he had them in a bag.

Posted by: Temper Tantrum at October 21, 2013 04:59 AM (AWmfW)

199 178. Once upon a time, my parents took us to see and board Old Ironsides. I was in elementary school, and as short as I was still, shocked how low the ceilings and door frames were. "Hardships" PBS/BBC have been broadcasting reruns of their British/European naval history. The canons below deck were in a crawl space. Tough times, battles.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 04:59 AM (MhA4j)

200 OK, so if Cruz is a "phony" and a "con-man," who else is there to fight for liberty? Who is the real champion?

Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at October 21, 2013 04:59 AM (QXlbZ)

201 194 Jean at October 21, 2013 08:58 AM (CMlD4)

Which was only a rule when Tom Brady needed a Xmas gift...

I've watched the NFL a lot of my 41` years...only saw the Tucks rule once.

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:00 AM (9jfyN)

202 Okay... My daily bitch at those employed by my employer (the federal government).

Today, my boss' boss' boss (SES) called a meeting.  In opening, she asked us all how our 'furlaxation' was.  A few sentences later, she used the word 'furloughcation.'

HOLY FUCK, CUPCAKE!  ARE YOU SERIOUS?!  I'm young.  I've only just started working in the civilian world, and have very little in savings.  I couldn't AFFORD to be out of work for nearly three weeks.  Back pay?  Cool.   My mortgage is due NOW.

Yes.  I'm a leech.  Yes.  I'm paid by the taxpayers.  Yes, I hit my savings account (hard) to pay the mortgage, and yes I'm glad both that I'm back at work and that I'm going to be paid for the time I was forced to miss.  (For the record, I'm torn on this issue.  I didn't do any work, so I don't think I should be paid, but I didn't ASK to go home either.)

Maybe it makes me a RINO.  Maybe it just means I can do math.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at October 21, 2013 05:00 AM (fwARV)

203 So I'm in the process of enrolling for insurance with a start date of 1/1/14 due to my current carrier moving out of SC.
Just checked with BCBS of SC and the crappiest plan, where I pay 50% of everything after my $5000 deductible will cost me $590.73/month. I am currently paying $380 for much, much more.
So thank you adorable care act for making me lose my current insurance (Medical Mutual of OH probably didn't want to deal with SC claims) and charging me more for less. This is the bronze plan. The closest to what I now have is Silver 3 plan, lower deductible but will cost me $687.26
By the way BCBS's website works great. Maybe the feds should have used their's as a model.

Posted by: never enough caffeine at October 21, 2013 05:01 AM (Qp3K5)

204

Maybe if he had put the quote marks, Captain, who knows anymore.

Posted by: jeffrey pelt at October 21, 2013 05:01 AM (2kpL8)

205 If it was, the officials should be fired. I think it was a screwy call, and if Dan Dierdorf has never seen it, it has probably never happened. But I like to think it was neither corrupt nor malicious, just really bad.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 21, 2013 05:03 AM (ZshNr)

206 Rubios problem isn't naivety , it's the phoniness when he betrayed his voters.He thought he had them in a bag. Posted by: Temper Tantrum at October 21, 2013 08:59 AM (AWmfW) Rubio counts as the pretty boy facade of a "nice guy" compassionate-social-insider Bush poster boy. Watch Rubio and Jeb's son coalesce.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 05:03 AM (MhA4j)

207 That overtime penalty call against the Pats was just nuts. I love how the announces are trained and disciplined to say WTF in a TV-correct way. Of course, anything that sets off the New England sports chimps is always worth the hilarity. I bet MIT just got a grant from the Boston Globe to work out all the physics involved.

Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 05:03 AM (AO9UG)

208 201 OK, so if Cruz is a "phony" and a "con-man," who else is there to fight for liberty? Who is the real champion?

Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at October 21, 2013 08:59 AM (QXlbZ)


My friend , do I need to introduce myself?

Posted by: Jeb Bush at October 21, 2013 05:04 AM (AWmfW)

209 Maybe it makes me a RINO. Maybe it just means I can do math.

Maybe it means you have the wrong gubmint job.

I doubt anyone disagrees with the contention that any government needs employees. There are jobs that need doing, just as in the private sector. The consensus around here seems to be that we could very well do without the excess drones and seat-holders.

Unless you work directly for Congress or Choom Boy, in which case fuck you.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 05:04 AM (kaGpp)

210 203 Washington Nearsider at October 21, 2013 09:00 AM (fwARV)

It's a game to the SES who are politcal WN.

My foster dad is a retired SES-5 Republican...never nutshot Clinton despite a personal loathing for him.

I'm sorry you faced duress.

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:05 AM (9jfyN)

211 Watch Rubio and Jeb's son coalesce.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 09:03 AM (MhA4j)


TMI!

Posted by: Temper Tantrum at October 21, 2013 05:05 AM (AWmfW)

212 Great. So by actively recruiting folk from the food stamp program, the costs are going to go down? Of course not. Obama knows that, every thinking person knows that. The sole purpose is to inflate sign-up numbers, which the MSM will crow about, without noting that that for every sign-up, the expense increases.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 21, 2013 05:05 AM (aDwsi)

213


>>>HOLY FUCK, CUPCAKE! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! I'm young. I've only just started working in the civilian world, and have very little in savings. I couldn't AFFORD to be out of work for nearly three weeks. Back pay? Cool. My mortgage is due NOW.

 

Just relax. The FSA defaults all the time on home loans and nobody tosses 'em out becoz the banks have to realize their losses when they do.

Posted by: Bigby's Latex Gloves at October 21, 2013 05:06 AM (3ZtZW)

214 210 MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 09:04 AM (kaGpp)

If you launched EPA into orbit the nation would be better off...

"WAHH DIRTY WATER!"

uh yeah like the states don't have EPAs....

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:06 AM (9jfyN)

215 I may as well quadruple down on stoopid and defend jwest: I'm pretty sure he was mocking some of the Palin h8torz here. The police jwest acted stupidly. Borderline snark should always have a '/s' to reveal authors intent. The clothing purchase was one of the leftist memes that never got a good examination, but was taken as fact. http://nymag.com/thecut/2009/11/sarah_palins_stylist_outs_hers.html

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 21, 2013 05:06 AM (U2UQk)

216 212. tmi?

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 05:06 AM (MhA4j)

217 Gabe, bad link for www.conservativeintel.com

Posted by: flounder at October 21, 2013 05:07 AM (Kkt/i)

218 I really want to forgive Rubio without being a naive asshole. He was very good on FNS yesterday countering that pursed lipped shithead, Chris Wallace's, claim that the Repubs solely caused the shutdown. I'd prefer to put the lion's share of the blame for that shamnesty dogshit on that senile quisling McStain.

Posted by: Captain Hate on his iPhone at October 21, 2013 05:07 AM (7l7My)

219 Obama and his puppetmasters and his minions will not rest until we all kneel before Zod and admit that two plus two equals five. Ted Cruz is the rare man with a seat in the game who doesn't give a rat's ass about the consequences for saying that two plus two will always equal four.

Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 21, 2013 05:07 AM (V3kRK)

220 214 Bigby's Latex Gloves at October 21, 2013 09:06 AM (3ZtZW)

Mortgages and fiscally responsible behavior being cultivated?

Marty where we're going we don't have that we have Free Shit!

//.Doc Brown Scoamf to the Future

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:07 AM (9jfyN)

221 My friend , do I need to introduce my son? fify Posted by: Jeb Bush at October 21, 2013 09:04 AM (AWmfW)

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 05:08 AM (MhA4j)

222 If childish Republicans had only cooperated instead of digging their heels in to defy the adults in the Democrat party, the healthcare signup websites would have worked properly, since my hired experts have told me the code spoiled by sitting unused.

Posted by: Choom Choom Cheroo knows better than you at October 21, 2013 05:10 AM (eAY4A)

223 Monty on the sidebar...

Monty...hope you're well...

need Doom! stat

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:10 AM (9jfyN)

224

O/T, a suggestion for AtC from the Imperial Couturier:

 

http://tinyurl.com/n6ql3ky


 

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 21, 2013 05:12 AM (zF6Iw)

225 "Electistrategery" -Jeb Bush

Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 05:12 AM (AO9UG)

226 220 Dr. More-O has effectively isolated and transformed the USA as his own island of mutant experimentation. More-O It's what the Dr. ordered.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 05:12 AM (MhA4j)

227 With Ace out--where can we send linkages, post ideas, dinosaur pron?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)--also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 21, 2013 05:12 AM (659DL)

228 Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ. I went to a retreat this weekend. A recurring theme of it was that Christians are intended to worship God and praise him anyway. We are created to be priests unto God blessing Him, and so we should say Hallelujah! anyway. This is not a church hymn but it's a wonderful gospel song (I don't know if she wrote it) sung by Candi Station, a gospel singer Hallejuah, anyway! The words: http://www.lyrics.net/sublyric/759 The music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Cuh65MN9g So I'm going to spend more time blessing and praising God today. :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 21, 2013 05:13 AM (23Kgq)

229 Regarding the call in the Patriots game, the enneffell shows on Fox, CBS and NBC were adamant that the rule was put in place at the behest of the players association and the league was taking heat for not having called it yet. And that they were right to call it. I got no dog in this fight because I hate both teams and Goodell.

Posted by: Captain Hate on his iPhone at October 21, 2013 05:14 AM (7l7My)

230 Remember how this shit was passed?  By reconciliation and it had to be revenue neutral by budget rules, so we got a bullshit CBO confirmation based on the young and healthy actively signing up.  Fraud up and down the line.  Even at that not a single Republican, no matter how crooked, stupid and spineless, voted for ACA. 

Posted by: Mr. Dave at October 21, 2013 05:14 AM (agc/8)

231 Just relax. The FSA defaults all the time on home loans and nobody tosses 'em out becoz the banks have to realize their losses when they do.

Posted by: Bigby's Latex Gloves at October 21, 2013 09:06 AM (3ZtZW)

Indeed.

The only problem is, I'm posting here, not at HuffPo or Kos...  The FSA and I don't exactly see eye to eye...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at October 21, 2013 05:15 AM (fwARV)

232 If the nutty Conservatives hadn't pulled their stupid shutdown stunt the MFM would be all ObamaFail all the time. - GOP9000

Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 05:15 AM (AO9UG)

233 230 Captain Hate,

eh "maybe" I'm getting past my NFL addiction....

lotta upsets on Saturday

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:17 AM (9jfyN)

234 lotta upsets on Saturday Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 09:17 AM (9jfyN) Good morning. Yes, It was an awesome Saturday of football.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 21, 2013 05:17 AM (XIxXP)

235 Our oldest brother was an idealist, uncompromising and vocal in his opposition. Mom was so concerned that the Establishment was going to come down on him, one day she even got me & James to go try to talk him into quieting down and coming home for a 'long rest.' That was a big fail. Mom overheard him say, 'I have no mother,' and she passed out! He just wouldn't go along to get along, and the Establishment did take him down. That's what they do. And nobody ever heard of him again.

Posted by: Jesus' other younger brother at October 21, 2013 05:18 AM (Bpn3R)

236 At least the Broncos lost. That was a tasty one, indeed.

Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 05:18 AM (AO9UG)

237 The FSA defaults all the time on home loans and nobody tosses 'em out becoz the banks have to realize their losses when they do.

A guy I know stayed in his house for two years without making a mortgage payment. His lawyer told him he probably could have stayed another two years.

Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at October 21, 2013 05:18 AM (QXlbZ)

238 I'd prefer to put the lion's share of the blame for that shamnesty dogshit on that senile quisling McStain. Posted by: Captain Hate on his iPhone at October 21, 2013 09:07 AM

But you can't. Rubio stood up on his own hind legs and went full-amnesty without linking arms with that senile old fuckstick. IMO, he has no excuse. For whatever demented reason, he wants his Brown Brothers to get a free ride into the country.

Again IMO, we waste too much time griping about Teh Maverick, and don't pay enough attention getting rid of the Democrats who pull his strings. Put his Big Issues to rest, and he'll dry up and blow away like a tumbleweed.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2013 05:18 AM (kaGpp)

239 MFM would be all ObamaFail all the time.

Only a racist would want our beloved and magical President to fail.

Posted by: Chris Matthews, Race Detective at October 21, 2013 05:19 AM (eAY4A)

240 By reconciliation and it had to be revenue neutral by budget rules, so we got a bullshit CBO confirmation based on the young and healthy actively signing up. Yes, the young and healthy. The ones that grew up with computers, web site, smart phones. There are millions of them, yet single and double digit enrollments in states. ObamaCare is doomed to failure, but not before extracting every last dollar of expendable income from the middle class in the process. Can I trademark 'Crash of 2014' now before the rush begins?

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 21, 2013 05:20 AM (U2UQk)

241 232 Wasghington Nearsider,

Well depending on your slot 95% of your peers do...

I figure had I accepted the IRS job offer of auditor I would be a  gallon a day wino by now....

Like my NARFE Local President Father in Law said rest his soul, "there's a lot of stupid in these halls..."

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:21 AM (9jfyN)

242 If it's the case that it was a new rule, I guess the timing of the enforcement is the thing. Usually, at least in the NHL and NBA, when there's a new rule or a new emphasis on calling an existing penalty, they usually call it like crazy in pre-season or early in games to get players and coaches and officials all on the same page. This one was game-changer in OT which always brings the microscope. I'll have to tune into NFLTV later and get the rest of the story.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 21, 2013 05:21 AM (ZshNr)

243

>>>>The only problem is, I'm posting here, not at HuffPo or Kos... The FSA and I don't exactly see eye to eye...

 

It doesn't matter. This is the world we live in / these are the ands we're given etc listen to some phil collins and chill

Posted by: Bigby's Latex Gloves at October 21, 2013 05:22 AM (3ZtZW)

244

“Our team is bringing in some of the best and brightest from both inside and outside government to scrub in with the team and help improve healthcare.gov,” the administration said in a 600-word post that was published Sunday on the Web site of the US Department of Health and Human Services. “We’re also putting in place tools and processes to aggressively monitor and identify parts of healthcare.gov where individuals are encountering errors or having difficulty using the site.”

First off, why the fuck didn't this happen the first time around.

Secondly, 'best and brightest'?  Yeah.  Top Men, I'm sure. 

Remember - at the same time the Administration was monkey fucking this website, NASA was driving a robot.  On fucking Mars. 

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at October 21, 2013 05:22 AM (fwARV)

245 235 Old Sailor's Poet...

it's morning?

damn...

heh

Texas Football at the High School level is awesome....

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:23 AM (9jfyN)

246 "One specialist said as many as 5 million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the website runs." That could work out to a year or more. Even with a boatload of programmers, you still have to have proper controls over the commits[*], and then of course testing the results. [*] you wouldn't want someone to shove a backdoor into the code. For instance.

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at October 21, 2013 05:23 AM (1hM1d)

247 “We’re also putting in place tools and processes to aggressively monitor and identify parts of healthcare.gov where individuals are encountering errors or having difficulty using the site.” If only there was some method of simulating these kinds of things before deploying a complex new system...

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)--also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 21, 2013 05:24 AM (659DL)

248 Top Men...  top men

Posted by: Yip at October 21, 2013 05:27 AM (/jHWN)

249 248 Circa,

heh "you er have uh nothing to ah fear from your stuttering um clusterfuck of a ah miserable failure."

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:28 AM (9jfyN)

250 I got no dog in this fight because I hate both teams and Goodell. Posted by: Captain Hate on his iPhone at October 21, 2013 09:14 AM (7l7My) I don't dispute the call, it's a rule, and it was bound to be called at some point. I just wish it wasn't the patriots that had to be the team involved in the calll. And of all the teams to beat the Pats, it had to be the Jets? grumble grumble grumble. harumph.

Posted by: Mainah at October 21, 2013 05:28 AM (659DL)

251 247 IRA Darth Aggie,

"testing?" bwahaha

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:29 AM (9jfyN)

252


>>>[*] you wouldn't want someone to shove a backdoor into the code. For instance

 

Thats the entire point of the code. All the healthcare mumbo-jumbo is just a screen to get past everybody's viruscanners.

Posted by: Bigby's Latex Gloves at October 21, 2013 05:29 AM (3ZtZW)

253 EVERYONE GETS EVERYTHING! FOR FREE!!

Posted by: Headlines the LIVs want to see at October 21, 2013 05:29 AM (eAY4A)

254 I have not slept well in a month or so and have no idea why, but I shall be consistent and blame Baroque. With my sleep deprivation, similar to when I had newborns, I think I shall volunteer to code obarfycare and help fix the tech sites. I will code the program fixes in Fortran and Pascal and place in permanent dead loop which will return to WH website to begin again.

Do any of you sleep worse with full moon? Maybe I am becoming a were-wolverine. I am a mess with lots to do and no energy to do it. #whine

Posted by: ChristyBlinky, Redneck Queen of Tea Party, Eleventy District at October 21, 2013 05:29 AM (baL2B)

255 ObamaCare code is derived from our most advanced island anti-tipping software. It will work fine if half the people move to the West Coast and half to the East Coast.

Posted by: eman at October 21, 2013 05:29 AM (AO9UG)

256 #243 I've bitched for years about that pudgy pile of shit, Goodell, and the drooling retards on the almighty Competition Committee, fucking around with the rules too much and putting extremely difficult to enforce shit in place. Having garbage like making contact within five yards is extremely difficult to police when you're watching for eleventy billion other infractions. If the league really wanted to help the zebras out, they'd allow holding.

Posted by: Captain Hate on his iPhone at October 21, 2013 05:30 AM (7l7My)

257 Contractors have weeks of work to do?  I doubt it....

In my last incarnation as an employee of Big Corporate America, I worked for a software company that builds compliance software for the financial industry.  The software ensured institutional compliance with myriad federal & state statutory and regulatory schemes across the entire 50 states and the US Territories.  The software was complicated, and my job was to write requirements for the engineers and coders, and to functionally test the software to those requirements in the Quality Assurance phase. To be clear, though: I was not and am not an engineer or coder. I do, however, own a degree in mathematics; I have experience coding, and I understand the logic and process methodology of coding.

All of that to get to this: From the news reports, from analysis of independent, qualified experts, and based on my own experience, there is no chance the exchange will be fully functional in a couple of weeks. The size of the undertaking is breathtakingly, staggeringly immense.  Even "moderately functional" (which is a euphemism for "running on five cylinders" or "running inconsistently and buggy") would be a stretch.  My suspicions? The site may be cobbled together to limp along within three to six months, but won't operate as intended for the better part of a year yet - maybe longer than a year.

Posted by: Jazz at October 21, 2013 05:31 AM (roO4n)

258 253 Bigby's Latex Gloves,

not to mention the more asinine the system the more graft ready it is...

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:31 AM (9jfyN)

259

News dump is up.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 21, 2013 05:31 AM (zF6Iw)

260 Remember - at the same time the Administration was monkey fucking this website, NASA was driving a robot. On fucking Mars. I remember when my son graduated high school. Big awards ceremony he didn't want to go to, but the school insisted he show up. Bring the family, too, they insisted. So we went though nobody wanted to. He and a good friend of his got the two biggest scholarships. The 'other' friend went to eventually work for NASA, on the Mars Rover project. My son writes software for a large educational entity, stuff that has millions of users, millions of transactions. Stuff that works from day one and gets his name in the newspaper. But we're from Pennsylvania where people 'bitterly cling' to our guns and Bibles. The UnPeople.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 21, 2013 05:32 AM (U2UQk)

261 >>Sadly, I think he represents a large percentage of normal folks ... they don't really pay attention, but what they pick up is the stupid shit the media constantly pushes.....

On Saturday my 10 yr old son said something like, "Is stupid Cruz going mess up the government again?" Took me for a loop because we've talked about the shutdown at a high level (though without naming names except for Obama), and he is not a fan of Obama (usually says, "Obama sucks!" when he's on TV).

And then I spied the wretched TIME for Kids handout he got at school, with the shutdown on the cover, and I knew where his Cruz antipathy came from. Argh!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 21, 2013 05:32 AM (JRmiD)

262 255 Christy Blinky,

sister

Posted by: sven10077 at October 21, 2013 05:32 AM (9jfyN)

263 ** Automation is all well and good until you get into combat and start taking hits. ** As clearly demonstrated an age ago in Star Trek III, of all things. Not the finest of the series, but some brutally clear combat lessons there. Sometimes it takes sci-fi to show us the simple realities of combat. :p

Posted by: perturbed at October 21, 2013 05:35 AM (TXq4O)

264
The site may be cobbled together to limp along within three to six months, but won't operate as intended for the better part of a year yet - maybe longer than a year.
Posted by: Jazz




They spiked -- err indefinitely delayed -- the Spanish language site last week.  And all that takes is running the site through Google Translate and some proofreaders.

Can't imagine how long real bug hunting will take them.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 21, 2013 05:36 AM (kdS6q)

265 5 million lines is far too much.

You are collecting infromation, setting up an account.  Then using that information to pull from a collection of available plans from a database of insurance plans based on location.  You then interface with whatever financial information the US govt have to figure the subsidy to attach and display on the account.  Store the user's choice and send to billing and the insurance company via whatever interface or method you've decided on.

You should be re-using a lot of code here, I don't see where you should even come close to 5 million at all....

Posted by: Reality Man at October 21, 2013 05:37 AM (obXkJ)

266 #266 I think you're ignoring how different all the systems are with which 404Care has to interface. I did contract work for DFAS and was stunned with how antiquated the system was and how we were expected to process absolute garbage from the VA. The IT world can get some massive things done, like the Y2k compliance, if the task is very straightforward and repetitive. This is neither.

Posted by: Captain Hate on his iPhone at October 21, 2013 05:47 AM (7l7My)

267 Heh. 'Listen to some Phil Collins'. That reminded me of the lyrics for 'Air of Night'. I would use it as the background for Obamacare Fail political ads. "Well if you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand I've seen your face before my friend, but I don't know if you know who I am Well I was there and I saw what you did, I saw it with my own two eyes So you can wipe off that grin, I know where you've been It's all been a pack of lies.."

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 21, 2013 05:47 AM (aDwsi)

268 Another heavy workload for TFG:

10:30 am || Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
11:25 am || Delivers remarks on the Affordable Care Act.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 21, 2013 05:54 AM (JRmiD)

269 TFG golfed again yesterday - thank Gaia the long national nightmare of a shutdown is over and he can get back to the work of the people.
And the middle class.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 21, 2013 05:56 AM (JRmiD)

270 @270 And the children. Don't forget the children.

Posted by: Gran at October 21, 2013 05:58 AM (mw0FO)

271 #267, you might be right, it's that 5 million sounds like an awful lot.

Posted by: Reality Man at October 21, 2013 06:00 AM (obXkJ)

272 She said it is the greedy insurance companies that are to blame. Sigh

Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 21, 2013 08:24 AM (1ThpN)

 

And they evidently found the right party in D.C. who would enable that greed.  But I think she is right to a certain extent because of the previous law preventing insurance companies from selling insurance across state lines. Bet the all big companies donated heavily to both parties to keep that law intact.   And, as I recall, not too many companies raised a rucus over the ACA.  Not like they did when Cankles had the same bright idea.

 

By the way, she can still go to the doctor she prefers, she just has to pay for it herself now.

Posted by: joanne at October 21, 2013 06:10 AM (s/quq)

273 229. FenelonSpoke, and peace be with you. Hosea “They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up. 14:9Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. http://tinyurl.com/m7ay88c Joel 2 The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it? "Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” The Day of the Lord Is at Hand http://tinyurl.com/mxptrja text: Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), private chaplain to Queen Victoria Irish tune: REMEMBER THE POOR Saints, angels and men hallelujah shall sing, And the rich shall remember the poor. http://tinyurl.com/l427jkr

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 06:11 AM (MhA4j)

274 274. Queen Victoria's private chaplain, Charles Kingsley referenced the starving population of Ireland as ‘white chimpanzees’ during the great Irish potato famine. As an author, Kingsley consistently emphasized the superiority of English mercantile values, virulent anti-Catholicism, and racist attitudes against native peoples. During 1846, Ireland produced enough wheat, barley, oats, pigs, eggs and butter to feed the entire population. But these were needed to pay the rents or were too expensive for penniless people to buy. Those tenants who failed to pay their rents were evicted—about half a million over the total period. In 1847 there was nothing to plant and so nothing to eat. The following quotation is from "How British Free Trade Starved Millions During Ireland’s Potato Famine," written by Paul Gallagher and published in The American Almanac May 29, 1995. The Irish population was officially 8.1 million in 1845. Some 1.5 million human beings died of starvation and disease in Ireland in four years, while more than one million attempted to emigrate; of these. about 500,000 died—usually of typhus—in passage or in quarantine camps in Canada and New England. When it was “over”, the British officials directly in charge of “lrish famine relief”, particularly acting Treasury Minister Sir Charles Trevelyan, congratulated themselves and were decorated as Queen Victoria made her gala 1848 visit to Ireland. http://tinyurl.com/7gmtvgp

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 21, 2013 06:44 AM (MhA4j)

275 oops

Posted by: testing at October 21, 2013 06:47 PM (MnSla)

276 oops

Posted by: testing at October 21, 2013 06:47 PM (MnSla)

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