November 21, 2013
— Purple Avenger [I stepped on this for the breaking filibuster story, so I'm bumping it back up-Drew]
The kerflufle is only about the website fustercluck. Once that's fixed, its all good.
...“This is a situation where the politics flows pretty clearly from the policy,” the senior official said, adding that the solution isn’t ultimately that complicated.“We’re focused on the implementation, because when that gets straightened out – and it will – the politics will straighten out too,” the official said...

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Posted by: Laughing in Texas at November 21, 2013 07:24 AM (eFYNk)
Posted by: Hobbitopoly at November 21, 2013 07:24 AM (fk1A8)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX (@Teresa_Koch) at November 21, 2013 07:25 AM (PZ6/M)
Posted by: 7 Days in May at November 21, 2013 07:25 AM (j6DTo)
Posted by: Bless Your Cold Black Hearts at November 21, 2013 07:26 AM (kkbgQ)
Posted by: Nancy Botox at November 21, 2013 07:27 AM (jtTKf)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at November 21, 2013 07:27 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at November 21, 2013 07:27 AM (rXcBX)
Posted by: Austin in TX at November 21, 2013 07:27 AM (3cp3C)
"All is well!! Remain calm!!" --Barack "Chip Diller" Obama
Somewhere, Valerie Jarret is preparing a private jet to Cuba...
Posted by: Conservative Crank at November 21, 2013 07:28 AM (sQ0LB)
Posted by: X at November 21, 2013 07:28 AM (KHo8t)
They really think people are made of money.
Posted by: Bless Your Cold Black Hearts at November 21, 2013 11:26 AM (kkbgQ)
Which is why they want to control people.
We want to control people.
People are made of money.
We need to control money.
QED
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at November 21, 2013 07:28 AM (fwARV)
There's Yellin's confirmation (apparently a slam dunk), Lurch's messing around with the Mad Mullahs in Iran, all that fiddling with the unemployment and "job creation" numbers, the upcoming "budget" issues (thanks for straightening that out, Paul Ryan!) and Hairy Reid's "nuclear" ranting about how the Senate does its thing....
Could there be anything else? Bet on it.
Or are we leaving the rest of the nation's collapse to Darrell Issa and his Intrepid Investigators?
Posted by: MrScribbler at November 21, 2013 07:28 AM (kaGpp)
And once hackers start using your payment and login information it will create a completely new stimulus!
Posted by: The Obama Administration at November 21, 2013 07:28 AM (P3U0f)
Posted by: Inspector Cussword at November 21, 2013 07:28 AM (eaIpn)
The unwashed are unappreciative of the benefits of common core and socialized medicine. And gun control. And the EPA. And the FDA.
And the middle class.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 21, 2013 07:28 AM (AX3vC)
Posted by: Flyguy at November 21, 2013 07:29 AM (2NG6u)
Posted by: Dang at November 21, 2013 07:29 AM (YWXTN)
Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing Obama's approval rating go straight down in stead of just down at a steep angle.
Posted by: Dang and his glowing schadenboner at November 21, 2013 07:31 AM (YWXTN)
I hope those eyeballs aren't connected to the tarded preverts at the NSA.
Posted by: ExSnipe at November 21, 2013 07:32 AM (57ubW)
I take comfort in the fact that they lie to the American public and themselves, equally.
Posted by: flounder at November 21, 2013 07:32 AM (Kkt/i)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at November 21, 2013 07:33 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: flounder at November 21, 2013 07:34 AM (Kkt/i)
Posted by: Bless Your Cold Black Hearts at November 21, 2013 07:37 AM (kkbgQ)
Sticker shock, guys. Most of the people who have supported Obamacare didn't realize it would affect them personally, negatively, financially. For them, redistribution was for the other guy--you know, Rich Uncle Pennybags from the Monopoly game. Next year, the employer mandate kicks in and millions more will lose those sweet, corporate-sponsored healthcare plans because it will be cheaper to dump those people onto the exchanges and pay the fines than it would be to meet the costs entailed by the ACA.
If the Democrats' longterm plan has been to use the ACA as an incremental step necessary to introduce a single-payer system similar to the British NHS, then that plan will almost certainly fail. I write 'almost certainly' because one should never underestimate the power of the Free Shit Army or the willingness of the Democrats to lie to achieve their goals.
Whatever happens, the healthcare system will be wrecked for years and many thousands of people will not receive the medical care they need, which means that ultimately many thousands of people will die who otherwise wouldn't. That's the bottom line here. But then, none of this has been about helping sick people in the first place. It's all been about the acquisition of State power.
Posted by: troyriser at November 21, 2013 07:42 AM (gNlvW)
Nobody has the balls to tell the Captain that the mess boys ate them.
Posted by: Jimbo at November 21, 2013 07:57 AM (V70Uh)
“We’re focused on the implementation, because when that gets straightened out – and it will – the politics will straighten out too,” the official said...
Sure! Because with a fully functioning website, it'll be that much easier for Americans (and foreigners!) to discover just how much Obama hates them and wants them to take it up the ass with higher premiums, higher deductibles, shitty coverage and fewer doctors.
I expect the politics will straighten themselves out pretty damn quick after that.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/b][/i][/u] at November 21, 2013 07:59 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Andy Dufresne at November 21, 2013 08:05 AM (Pr6hk)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra taunting. at November 21, 2013 08:06 AM (VtjlW)
Yes, once the website is working. People will love 0care. Sure, keep telling yourselves that. Roll with it.
Posted by: Minnfidel at November 21, 2013 08:06 AM (1cD5X)
Posted by: General Buck Turgidson Obama at November 21, 2013 08:06 AM (Pr6hk)
Posted by: joncelli at November 21, 2013 08:06 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:07 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: Mitt at November 21, 2013 08:08 AM (q4QfH)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 21, 2013 08:08 AM (oFCZn)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:08 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: phreshone at November 21, 2013 08:09 AM (Pr6hk)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at November 21, 2013 08:11 AM (7ObY1)
speaking of delusional...
Christie is about to address the GOP Governor's association.
But I'd rather watch the other Jumbo try to takeoff from a short strip in Wichita.
Posted by: soothsayer at November 21, 2013 08:11 AM (KeJAW)
Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at November 21, 2013 08:11 AM (EGPJQ)
Posted by: Paid for by Citizens for Clyde the Orangutan at November 21, 2013 08:12 AM (QF8uk)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at November 21, 2013 08:13 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 21, 2013 08:13 AM (32Ze2)
Posted by: The Fuse on the Employer Mandate Bomb at November 21, 2013 08:13 AM (8ZskC)
Christie just doesn't get it. He's laying out his campaign: his ability to "get things done" for the people.
Yeah, good luck with that, Chris Huntsman Crist Christie.
Posted by: soothsayer at November 21, 2013 08:13 AM (Ba6aP)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 21, 2013 08:14 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at November 21, 2013 08:14 AM (EGPJQ)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at November 21, 2013 08:14 AM (Tb01R)
Posted by: Tax Farmer (D) at November 21, 2013 08:14 AM (HUFR8)
Posted by: Paid for by Citizens for Clyde the Orangutan at November 21, 2013 08:14 AM (QF8uk)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:15 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: Paid for by Citizens for Clyde the Orangutan at November 21, 2013 08:15 AM (QF8uk)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 21, 2013 08:17 AM (ix+5k)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra taunting. at November 21, 2013 08:17 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:17 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at November 21, 2013 08:17 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Urban Hipster Doucherocket at November 21, 2013 08:18 AM (HUFR8)
Posted by: Bo the Whitehouse Webmaster at November 21, 2013 08:18 AM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 21, 2013 08:18 AM (BXhlo)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at November 21, 2013 08:19 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Cloward Piven, (D)emocrat about town at November 21, 2013 08:20 AM (HUFR8)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, upholstering his throne of skulls at November 21, 2013 08:20 AM (naUcP)
Posted by: Harry Reid at November 21, 2013 08:20 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:21 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: Mallfly at November 21, 2013 08:22 AM (bJm7W)
Posted by: t-bird at November 21, 2013 08:22 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Bo the Whitehouse Webmaster at November 21, 2013 08:22 AM (Dwehj)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:23 AM (bb5+k)
Phew!! Glad they've got their priorities straight.
For a second there I considered they were concerned about all of those people who can no longer afford health insurance, even when attempting to purchase through the website.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 21, 2013 08:23 AM (JRmiD)
hey kids holidays, clothing for school ,vacations, trips to disneyland ever?
sorry but look i got you a great obamacare card with your name on it.
Posted by: willow at November 21, 2013 08:23 AM (nqBYe)
I can get away from these cop cars and helicopters. I just need to speed down the highway faster than them.
Posted by: every person who runs from the cops at November 21, 2013 08:24 AM (m2CN7)
Posted by: willow at November 21, 2013 08:24 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Paid for by Citizens for Clyde the Orangutan at November 21, 2013 08:24 AM (QF8uk)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at November 21, 2013 08:24 AM (HUFR8)
Posted by: Bo the Whitehouse Webmaster at November 21, 2013 08:25 AM (Dwehj)
Posted by: runningrn at November 21, 2013 08:25 AM (tgptb)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra taunting. at November 21, 2013 08:25 AM (VtjlW)
A Year!
with many more years to come of payments WAY past Obama being in office.
Posted by: willow at November 21, 2013 08:26 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: CarolT at November 21, 2013 08:26 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: runningrn at November 21, 2013 08:26 AM (tgptb)
Posted by: every person who runs from the cops at November 21, 2013 08:27 AM (m2CN7)
Posted by: DNC® People's Church of Liberal Progressive Fundamentalism at November 21, 2013 08:27 AM (HUFR8)
Um, OK, they feel Congressional Democrats' pain.
How big of them.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 21, 2013 08:27 AM (JRmiD)
Greatful Dead dudes...
Glad you like the picture EC. Goes well with your Hungarian strippers?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 21, 2013 08:27 AM (BXhlo)
Hey Purp!!! Here's a link to the live feed of that 747 Dreamlifter that landed at the wrong (short) airport and now has to take off today.: http://tinyurl.com/mxng3me
It all goes down @ 1300 ET and may warrant its own thread- should be hairy but awesome to watch
Posted by: DAve at November 21, 2013 08:28 AM (b7yum)
Bah. It's harmless.
Posted by: That Hemp Guy at November 21, 2013 08:28 AM (Dwehj)
For the ultimate AOS experience.
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at November 21, 2013 12:24 PM (HUFR
Needs Blago hair for that. Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra taunting.
Agggh! My eyes....
I covered his fall back in my FR days. I remember that hair....
Posted by: backhoe at November 21, 2013 08:28 AM (ULH4o)
Hungarian strippers wore something different.
Posted by: EC at November 21, 2013 08:28 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/b][/i][/u] at November 21, 2013 08:28 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:28 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at November 21, 2013 08:29 AM (HUFR8)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:29 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 21, 2013 12:14 PM (da5Wo)
Good news for AtC though. The Pats play the Browns this year on December 8.
So that's at least one win for the Browns.
Because if there is one thing the Pats do really well, it's that they sink to the level of the team they're playing.
So they got that goin' for them...which is nice.
Posted by: Sean Bannion[/s][/i][/u][/b] at November 21, 2013 08:30 AM (6T8Ay)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at November 21, 2013 08:30 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at November 21, 2013 08:31 AM (HsTG8)
Duke lacrosse lying rape victim and murderer, Crystal Mangum is on trial. The jury is currently deliberating and we'll soon know her fate.
Posted by: EC at November 21, 2013 08:31 AM (GQ8sn)
As long as Obama learned his lesson and can look back and laugh about I guess we're all good, eh? What's a few broken eggs to make such a sweet omelet.
Kinda like his discovery that there are no shovel-ready jobs after spending $1+ billion stimulus funds. It's like this presidency is one big teachable moment.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 21, 2013 08:31 AM (JRmiD)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:31 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: Joe Biden at November 21, 2013 08:32 AM (q4QfH)
legalizing marijuana, and the DEA is relaxing enforcement laws. It's
all part of the plan to keep us in a drug fueled stupor.
Bonus: Moar tax farming!!
Posted by: Lizzy at November 21, 2013 08:32 AM (JRmiD)
Posted by: Urban Hipster Doucherocket at November 21, 2013 08:32 AM (HUFR8)
Posted by: Limp Dick Larry at November 21, 2013 08:32 AM (dtuXM)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at November 21, 2013 08:33 AM (HUFR8)
Uh, I hate to break it to you, but modern marijuana is much more powerful than the crap most of us tried in high school.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 21, 2013 08:34 AM (oJ5Fd)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at November 21, 2013 12:30 PM (7ObY1)
Uhh, ...whut?
Posted by: Urban Hipster Doucherocket at November 21, 2013 12:32 PM (HUFR
Can you lost your license for that equivalent?
Posted by: Mustbequantum at November 21, 2013 08:34 AM (MIKMs)
Posted by: D-Lamp at November 21, 2013 08:34 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: EC at November 21, 2013 12:29 PM (GQ8sn)
*puts on 3-D glasses*
Yesssss.....yessssss....
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at November 21, 2013 12:33 PM (HUFR
Now here's a Kate Upton jiggly video....
Posted by: EC at November 21, 2013 08:34 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: DAve at November 21, 2013 08:34 AM (b7yum)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 21, 2013 08:35 AM (ix+5k)
Posted by: t-bird at November 21, 2013 08:35 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at November 21, 2013 08:35 AM (HUFR8)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 21, 2013 08:36 AM (da5Wo)
Karla up in Canada participated with her then husband Paul in the murder of young girls. Karla even helped kill her younger sister for Paul. But she is out of jail living in anonymity with three children.
Meanwhile Zimmerman can't escape the Inquisition.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 21, 2013 08:36 AM (BXhlo)
Posted by: Abraham at November 21, 2013 08:36 AM (QF8uk)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 21, 2013 08:36 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at November 21, 2013 08:36 AM (/Crba)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at November 21, 2013 08:37 AM (HUFR8)
Posted by: backhoe at November 21, 2013 12:28 PM (ULH4o)
Do you mean FR as "Free Republic"?
I still look in there from time to time.
Posted by: D-Lamp
Yes- same nick. I did standalone posts as well as daily links & pics & quips on "The dark underbelly."
After Emmy died in June 2010 I just didn't have to heart to keep doing that and sort-of slipped away, over to Free Dominion. I'm one of its founders.
Posted by: backhoe at November 21, 2013 08:37 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 21, 2013 12:30 PM (6T8Ay)
I will no longer mock the Patriots, at least for the next 15 minutes.
Their owner responded to a friend's letter to him, asking for a personal note for his son's Bar Mitzvah.
It was hand-written by Kraft, was lovely, and clearly meant something to him. he even included some Hebrew!
The man is a mensch.
[rabid Boston sports hater watching the clock....]
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 21, 2013 08:38 AM (oJ5Fd)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at November 21, 2013 08:38 AM (/Crba)
MSNBC hosts relocated to West Wing today; @WeGotEd @Lawrence @ezraklein arrived for apparent meet w/President (Fox's @TheJuanWilliams too)
Posted by: kbdabear at November 21, 2013 08:39 AM (aTXUx)
Obama is relying on Ed Shultz and Lawrence O'donnell to save Obamacare... This is awesome!
Posted by: kbdabear at November 21, 2013 08:40 AM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 21, 2013 08:41 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: runningrn at November 21, 2013 12:25 PM (tgptb)
=========
Soma: "A gram is better than a damn!"
Posted by: Nighthawk at November 21, 2013 08:41 AM (OtQXp)
I know.
If you knew what it was like to be a Pats fan when the Sullivans ran the team, you appreciate Bob Kraft all the more.
He really is a class act.
Posted by: Sean Bannion[/s][/i][/u][/b] at November 21, 2013 08:44 AM (6T8Ay)
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Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX (@Teresa_Koch) at November 21, 2013 07:24 AM (PZ6/M)