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Al Franken has a problem: DEAR REPUBLICANS: My boss is not my doctor. My health care choices are none of my boss’s business — and none of yours, either. Seriously — what’s wrong with you guys? Signed, Al Franken & YOUR NAME + OTHERS HERE He thinks allowing individual employers to decide how to best [...]

Every so often a friend says something that says what I want to say so much better than I ever could.  In this case it’s CMC Sand.  I’ve quoted her here before.  In essence, the Obama administration has filed its response to a Michigan lawsuit challenging Obamacare.  They are saying the commerce clause supports what [...]

This doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone I’m sure: In his defense of supporting Obamacare, Congressman Phil Hare states very assuredly he doesn’t care about the Constitution on this issue. Mainly because we’re assured of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But none of that really matters because people are going bankrupt paying [...]

Here’s the headline story: Last week, telecommunications giant AT&T, which employs more than 280,000 people, announced it would take a $1 billion, non-cash, first-quarter loss because the bill ends an exemption on benefits for retirees. Likewise, the largest maker of earth-moving equipment, Caterpillar, claims it will take a $100 million charge. Deere & Company, the [...]

HT: JR

Health Insurance reform passed the House this evening.  That’s late Sunday night for those not in the Eastern Time Zone.  I’m not going to belabor how horrid this thing is.  I just ask people to do one thing.  Make a note right now of what benefits you have and how much you’re paying to get [...]

I’ve decided rather than bitching and moaning about Obamacare passing or not, which inevitably it won’t, and if it does, won’t do squat to fix anything, I’m gonna take the high road and fix it all myself.  If anyone listens, the simplicity will amaze you. First of all, a lot of problems have festered since [...]

Seriously: It just amazes me that all these people are fighting over whether to pass this health care reform and no one, including Nancy Pelosi, has any clue what’s in it. But, regardless of the fact no one knows what this thing will do, or not do, Obama has staked his presidency on it at [...]

OK, so here’s the beef C-Span, and a few other people have: C SPAN Health Care Letter This stems from: President Barack Obama and congressional Democratic leaders agreed Tuesday to bypass a conference committee and keep negotiations to reconcile the Senate and House health care reform bills a closed-door affair. They concluded that the House [...]

TMZ.COM is running a very peculiar picture: In case it’s not too clear, that’s SUPPOSEDLY John F. Kennedy chillaxin while FOUR, count em, FOUR, babes frolicking naked.  Cool huh?  Well, under some circumstances it would most definitely be.  However, SUPPOSEDLY, at this time, his wife was in the hospital struggling to deliver a still-born baby.  [...]