The government has had three and a half years to construct the website, and two months to fix it after its disastrous first opening. Before I talk about the re-opening, here’s a hypothetical: let’s suppose that Healthcare.com really had been … Continue reading →
Fantasy? Soon-to-be reality? Then again, you could just go to a nearby store if you need something that quickly. Will people be tempted to shoot them down? How will Amazon avoid landing a drone on someone’s head? What about apartment-dwellers? … Continue reading →
Terrible numbers for physician participation in the Obamacare networks. “If you like your doctor, you can…” Oh well, how many people like their doctors, anyway?
Continue reading →…by moving the goalposts. I guess they’re counting on the fact that most of America isn’t paying attention to what the goal actually was, or is. [NOTE: More here. I’ll just add that the “Mission Accomplished” banner that Zombie references, … Continue reading →
…become an instrument of torture? But these are supposedly the Big Five for that purpose: (1) “I Love You” by Barney the Dinosaur (2) “Panama” by Van Halen (3) “The Real Slim Shady” by Eminem (4) “Copacabana” by Barry Manilow … Continue reading →
…but. Actually, I think I’ll just present this one without comment, except to say that it’s from August of 2009: By the way, the video is still up at whitehouse.gov, under a heading that reads “Health Insurance Reform Reality Check.” … Continue reading →
Towards the end of this recent post I wrote: I was thinking today that Obama and his helpmates lie so often and so globally and reflexively that I wonder if they can even discern when they are lying and when … Continue reading →
For me, it’s Leftover Friday. Each to his own. But since it’s in my interest to promote shopping at Amazon through the neo-neocon portal—I’ll point out that Amazon has a ton of special deals for Black Friday and lasting through … Continue reading →
Perhaps the most important Obamacare lie will turn out to be the one about Medicaid: The biggest lie of all is that 15-30 million additional people who will be enticed or shoved onto Medicaid will receive quality health care. In … Continue reading →
I’m all for keeping fit, but Robert Durbin is a bit extreme. He’s 64 and lost 70 pounds seven years ago by radically transforming his health habits, going on a rigorous diet and exercising. He had already quit smoking and … Continue reading →
…when they said the Obama administration lied about its deal with them. It’s a sad thing that, on hearing those Iranian claims, I was already inclined to believe their version more than Obama’s. That’s how little meaning his word has … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repeat of a previous post] I wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving. Here’s some corny American pictorial propaganda in honor of the occasion, one of my favorite holidays: This painting was not originally created … Continue reading →