Looks like Colorado Sen. Mark Udall is the latest in a growing list of Democrats racing to put some distance between themselves and the Obamacare insurance cancellation debacle. He’s proposing a bill — the Continuous Coverage Act — to allow Americans in the individual insurance market to keep their coverage for two years. Former Pres. … Continue reading Who knew Obamacare would be so entertaining
I like President Obama. I voted for him twice. And despite how bad things look with the Affordable Care Act, I still believe he’s better than McCain-Palin would have been. But right now he’s got a helluva lot of ’splainin’ to do. When he kept insisting “if you like your insurance, you can keep your … Continue reading Obama’s got some ’splainin’ to do
The Washington Post today gives President Obama four Pinocchios for his oft repeated promise, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan.” That’s the highest number of Pinocchios on WaPo’s Fact Checker rating scale. Too bad it doesn’t go to five, because that’s what the promise deserves. … Continue reading Pinocchio in the White House
Healthcare.gov, the Obamacare website, has so far been an unmitigated disaster. Obviously there are serious programming problems that go far beyond a few “glitches” or bugs, beyond heavy traffic and server overload. Anyone who knows anything about IT development knows a complex program needs to be tested extensively before it’s rolled out. And that didn’t … Continue reading Brook’s law and the Obamacare website
For those wondering how their lawmakers stand on Pres. Obama’s proposed attack on Syria, The Hill has published a list. Unfortunately it does not include all senators and congressmen (my senators are not listed and my congressman is still on the fence), but apparently it is being updated as new information is obtained. I’ve written each … Continue reading Storm in DC: Where your lawmakers stand on Syria
I‘d almost tuned out the discussions about Syria and what appears to be an impending US intervention into a secular war that is none of our business. I’ve heard all the arguments on both sides. The president has made his pronouncement, and although he’s invited Congress to weigh in, it sounded for all the world … Continue reading Violence is not a solution
