Yay, Sox!
A lot of happy fans in New England tonight. And by “New England,” I mean north of Hartford. Hartford is the dividing line. The weather even changes south of Hartford.
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Rate shock and what “everybody” knew—and lies
An excellent article by Megan McArdle: It’s absolutely true that every policy wonk who was writing or speaking about the law in 2009 and 2010 understood that it would mean premiums going up for at least some people, many of … Continue reading →
Pelosi provides Obama’s perfect defense for lying about “If you like your…”
It came to me last night—Obama’s perfect defense: They had to pass the bill so that I could find out what was in it. Who knew that Nancy Pelosi was actually talking to President Obama?
Continue reading →Romneycare, Obamacare: same or different?
[NOTE: I wrote the gist of this piece last night and was just polishing it up for publication when I noticed that Obama is giving a speech in Boston that apparently advances the “Obamacare was a Republican idea” argument I … Continue reading →
If you like your Etsy you can keep it
Not.
Continue reading →I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords
Such as Sally Kohn. Kohn’s is the kind of mind that feeds on control of others—for their own good, of course—while simultaneously dripping venom. Here’s a short excerpt from Kohn’s piece at CNN, entitled “A Canceled Health Plan is a … Continue reading →
Join the celebration: it’s National Candy Corn Day
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a post from 2008.] No doubt all of my readers, being unusually well-informed people, were already aware that today is National Candy Corn Day. But did you know it is estimated that in this … Continue reading →
Chris van Winkle Matthews wakes…
…from his 20-year slumber, and learns that we have always been at war with Eastasia. I guess it was 60 Minutes told him so.
Continue reading →Obama could keep his promise if he wanted to
Here’s a great piece by Ace describing how NBC’s story exposing Obama’s complicity in the re-writing of the Obamacare grandfathering regulations for health insurance proves that he knew he lied to the American people in his oft-repeated promises about keeping … Continue reading →
A lie is just a truth that wasn’t precise enough…
…saith the Democrats. Much better than “fake but accurate,” don’t you think? If there were a prize for creativity in making excuses for boldfaced lying, I believe the current crop of explanations for Obama’s oft-repeated “If you like your [fill … Continue reading →
Obamacare girl has disappeared…
…from the website: She is no longer, as of this weekend, the face of the health law’s Web site. In her place are four bright logos, each representing a different way to apply for insurance coverage: Online, over the phone, … Continue reading →
More ruminations on Obama’s Big Lie: you can keep it
Let me say first that anyone who believed Obama was telling the truth when he promised “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan” was naive. And that’s an understatement. Not just naive; gullible. … Continue reading →