Shutdown Hangover
Did they do it just because they could? Or did they do it because all their supporters are featured on those Survivalists shows and they are anxious as hell to go to the bunkers and play with their ammo?
I saw this morning that Ted Cruz is donating his salary to charity during the shutdown. Big Stinking Deal. Ted Cruz is a millionaire. His wife works for Goldman Sachs. He ought to be donating his salary every day.
I am going to tell you one damn thing. If Democrats back down and give the Republican Party the legislation that was passed by the duly elected congress, upheld by the Supreme Court, and then re-argued in the 2012 Presidential election, then I’m burning my Democrat card.
What is next? Are they coming after Medicare? Social Security? Veteran’s benefits? Child labor laws? Your firstborn?
I heard a rumor this morning from one of my Washington DeeCee sources that goes like this: the GOPers are thinking of keeping the government closed for approximately 2 weeks. And then of course we will hit the debt ceiling which means if we don’t raise it, we will likely send the economy into a depression. The fire is ratcheting up!
If you didn’t see The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart was at his best. Skip Bill O’Reilly because he’s just like Arby’s.
Thanks to John for the graphic.
The most depressing part was the cliche dominated response of the tv-news jocks. Has surrendering one’s ability to think become a requirement of the job? Oh for a successor to Edward R. Murrow with the courage and the honesty to call a spade a spade. Please, may we have talking heads with the intelligence and historical awareness to articulate where this Republican short-sightedness is leading the country.
1The Republicans have taken a firm stand in water that is way over their heads.
I’m entertained beyond belief.
2Thanks for the link to Jon Stewart. As always, he says with humor in a few minutes what I have to wade through tons of political commentary to find. Nonetheless, here’s a worthwhile article
3that explains how the mainstream media keeps our citizens uninformed & misinformed.
That “worthwhile article” (above) is from Bill Moyers website.
4Anyone see INEQUALITY FOR ALL yet? and is anyone game to go protest outside Ted Cruz’s office in Austin?
5Uncle Dave, Jon Stewart is about the closest to Edward R. Murrow we have right now, and I stay up at night to watch him just because he makes me believe that *somebody* in this country still has the good sense and the courage to be honest with us.
I have a degree in journalism (which I tried to teach in the tradition of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite–yes, I’m old), but I’m hugely embarrassed by the “mainstream media” and its lack of courage today.
6Does anybody watch who shorted the market ? Last time, Eric Cantor made a bunch shorting dollars. The R’s. have a fantasy trifecta. Screw Obama, get rid of ACA and make money doing it.
Goldman Sachs must be making a ton.
7Shutdown polling has grim news for Republicans. 72% oppose GOP shutdown strategy to block ObamaCare, including 44% of Republicans. Three-in-four independents (74%-19%) object.
But even worse, conventional wisdom that Republicans’ shutdown could not harm them in the midterms because only older white people vote in midterms, especially in the midterm of a president’s second term, is not as sure of a bet as the beltway has assured the GOP.
A new Quinnipiac poll shows voters picking a generic Democrat over a generic Republican 43% to 34%, which they point out is the widest Democratic margin measured so far.
8This article explained it best for me http://tinyurl.com/mw48vvo
Assuming both sides want the government to continue, then just passing a CR can’t be considered a concession on the part of the Repubs.
On another note, I watched the Bill O’Reilly part and John asked him what would be a fair compromise on ACA. He said that it should be implimented, but individuals should be able to get a one year waiver. Here’s the thing, that’s already how the law works. There are a number of exemptions to the penalty for not signing up. https://www.healthcare.gov/exemptions/
Which means, again, we are already doing what the Repubs are asking for, and yet, they are saying, again, we won’t give an inch!
Not to mention that the CR that the house passed is for sequester levels of spending, which is another huge concession.
9The Repugs are ridiculously criticizing President Obama for negotiating with Iran, but not with them. So they have openly acknowledged that they actually are the American Taliban and this is their jihad against America.
10Stand firm, President Obama and Democrats. Don’t even think about negotiating with these terrorists. Hope this is their last stand.
Well, I had my first encounter with a person on the ACA this morning. The lady was ticked off because her son has to buy insurance because his company won’t give it to him. She also knows that Obamacare is going to kill her. How? All she said was “I know it will”. With nutcases like that voting for nutcases like Cruz, there is a problem.
11Yes, I saw Jon Stewart last night and I did sit through O’Really’s lip-flapping crap! Jon really doesn’t let Bill-o pull a lot of his nonsense on his show … they can hardly even have a “reasonable” conversation simply because TPers and RWNJs never have sense enough to just shut up and they don’t have anything of any intelligence to say anyway!
12Friday night would have been the ideal time to introduce teabaggers to the medicinal benefits of smoking pot. Instead of being drunk and surly they could have shared a bong or two and joined Dems sittiing around scarfing down munchies.
13I think it is important to remember the full name of the law: Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
It is not so long ago that women couldn’t get maternity care on a non employer policy. 30 years ago I was denied health insurance at all because I was of childbearing age. Literally ‘want insurance spay your wife’
That is all gone now because of the PP part of the act together with coverage limits, recission, pre-existing conditions and a bunch of other nasty little tricks.
Repealing the act repeals patient protection, the requirements for percentage of premiums to be spent on medical care & a bunch of other good stuff people don’t even know is part of it in effect now.
The GOp wants birth control, pap smears, mammograms, reconstructive surgery, maternity care and all other womens health issues gone while of course keeping prostate care & the beloved blue pills.
You have got to wonder why they hate women & children so much.
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