Andrew McCarthy speaks Truth to [GOP Establishment] Power … It is repeatedly said that the crusade to defund Obamacare was delusional, that it never had a chance. That is an overstatement. Hail Mary passes are tried because they occasionally work. A lot of things have to go right, and the success rate is low. But a Hail Mary is a ray of hope when the clock nears zero, when something
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October 19, 2013
“Core assumptions of “win elections, then repeal” require the suspension of disbelief.” [Darleen Click]
October 17, 2013
President Prevaricator … [Darleen Click]
Chicago Tribune — Yes, really. Last spring, President Barack Obama said “there will still be, you know, glitches and bumps” in the rollout of the new system. But what we’re seeing now is no glitch or bump. There is a growing mountain of evidence that Obamacare has fundamental problems in design and implementation. The Community Organizer says Shut up … And now that the government is reopened and this threat
October 1, 2013
It’s October 1st! Is your ObamaCare working? [Darleen Click]
Apparently, as expected. Kansas Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp says he faced a lot of problems when he tried to sign up for an Obamacare exchange early Tuesday morning. According to Huelskamp’s office, the Kansas Republican attempted to sign up at midnight on Tuesday, the day the exchanges open. “We have been warned time and time again that ObamaCare is not ready for prime time. Well, it turns out that is
August 30, 2013
“Oh yeah, they are so loving this.” [Darleen Click]
Michael Ramirez: *Making ObamaCare a reality will require massive computing power to track, store and process the millions of individual cases. But in Illinois, contracts to compute that state’s cases – valued as high as $190 million – are being awarded without competitive bidding. —– *Aetna Inc has decided not to sell insurance on New York’s individual health insurance exchange, which is being created under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform
August 21, 2013
ObamaCare scores another victory: UPS to drop coverage for 15,000 spouses [Darleen Click]
On the march to single payer United Parcel Service Inc. plans to remove thousands of spouses from its medical plan because they are eligible for coverage elsewhere. The Atlanta-based logistics company points to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, as a big reason for the decision, reports Kaiser Health News. The decision comes as many analysts are downplaying the Affordable Care Act’s effect on companies such as UPS, noting that
August 17, 2013
Obama already legislates from the White House [Darleen Click]
So why shouldn’t he just rewrite the Constitution, too? President Obama on Saturday offered one of his strongest defenses to date of his signature domestic achievement, lambasting Republican critics of his health care law as obstructionists who are playing politics with the well-being and economic security of millions of Americans. In blunt terms, Mr. Obama used his weekly address to describe health insurance as a “right” and distinguished states that
July 19, 2013
Hobby Lobby wins injunction against HHS mandate [Darleen Click]
Just in WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a federal court granted Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. a preliminary injunction against the HHS abortion-drug mandate, preventing the government from enforcing the mandate against the Christian company. This victory comes less than a month after a landmark decision by the full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled 5-3 that Hobby Lobby can exercise religion under the First Amendment and is likely to win
July 9, 2013
Oh, we’re not ‘over-budget’, we’re just flexible. [Darleen Click]
So testilies Jay Carney in regards to the Obama Admin request to increase ObamaCare subsidies 107% The cost of subsidies for those seeking government aid through ObamaCare has increased dramatically, critics say – even before a single dollar has been collected. Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah wrote a letter to the administration asking why the president is already requesting 107 percent more than three years ago to pay for