Civilization Is Doomed From “Climate Change” Or Something

But not immediately. It “could” happen sometime in the future (Huffington Post) Civilisation is almost inevitably doomed, a Nasa-funded study has found. Human society is founded on a level of economic and environmental stability which almost certainly cannot be sustained, it said. The study used simplified models of civilisation designed to experiment with the balance […]

 

Are You Ready For Obamacare March Madness?

Yet another event Team Obama plans to ruin (CNN) As hoop heads across the country prepare for the Big Dance, President Barack Obama’s administration is banking on a new March Madness-focused campaign to help boost Obamacare enrollment. To coincide with the start of NCAA basketball tournament, a White House official says the administration is launching […]

 

NY Times: Democrats Worried About Obama Factor

Alternate headline: NY Times, Democrats whine like 4 year olds over Republican groups daring to spend money against them. This article, which appears on page A1 of the New York edition is highlights three things, namely that Democrats are concerned about Obama’s falling poll numbers, that Conservative groups are outspending Democrats (the nerve!!!!!), and that […]

 


Obama: Hey, We’ve Got Enough Enrollments To Ensure Obamacare Survives

He’s pretty casual in throwing out the supposed enrollment figure, though strangely unable to provide the risk pool mixes (Washington Post) President Obama said Friday he was confident enough Americans had enrolled under the Affordable Care Act to make the program “stable.” In an interview with WebMD (transcript here), Obama said the fact that 4.2 […]

 


Pelosi Claims Democrats Won’t Run From Obamacare

That’s incredibly easy for her to say, being in an ultra-safe seat. She should perhaps consult with those in not so safe seats, especially in the Senate (Real Clear Politics) Nancy Pelosi said her Democratic colleagues should not shy from the Affordable Care Act in their 2014 midterm campaigns, arguing that Republicans “are wasting their […]

 






Hooray, Obamacare Slightly Reducing Uninsured Rate

This is one of two stories the media is crowing about, the other being CNN’s poll about approval for Ocare “rebounding” (IBT) The uninsured rate among all major demographic groups in the U.S. is going down, but Hispanics are still among the least insured in the country, a new survey found. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, […]

 

Union: Obamacare Will Cause More Income Inequality

This is not the first time Unite Here, a prominent union that supports those in the the hotel, food service, laundry, warehouse, and casino gaming industries, with major links to SEIU and other far left unions, has slammed Obamacare (though they were a big supporter of it initially, and certainly got out the vote for […]

 

DHS Has Advice For Border Agents: Run Away

I suppose this is the kinder, gentler version of keeping our border secure and stop those crossing our border (Daily Caller) Top administration officials have directed 21,000 border patrol officers to retreat whenever illegal immigrants throw rocks at them, and to avoid getting in front of foreign drug-smugglers’ vehicles as they head north with their […]

 

What Say To An “Individual Shared Responsibility Payment” To The IRS?

Of course this must be about Obamacare (Townhall) Here’s your Orwellian Phrase for the Week: Individual shared responsibility payment. Yeah… Go ahead and try to wrap your brain around that amalgamation of contradictory concepts. The phrase is not gleamed from some glossy DNC spin-office, or a Harvard professor’s latest psychobabble posing as an academic paper. […]

 


Syria, Other Middle East Nations Take Advantage Of Obama Weakness

If your foreign policy is one of weakness, of inattention, of fantasy, what do you think will happen? (Washington Post) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is taking advantage of the rift between Russia and the United States over Ukraine to press ahead with plans to crush the rebellion against his rule and secure his reelection for […]

 

Poll: Majority Support Keystone XL

As usual, the hardcore enviro-weenies/Warmists are on the wrong side of the debate (Politico) Nearly two-thirds of Americans back the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, according to a new poll. Sixty-five percent of Americans say Keystone should be approved and 22 percent are opposed, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Republicans […]

 

Suprise! Uninsured Barely Signing Up For Obamacare

Wasn’t the stated purpose of the “Affordable” Care Act to make sure that the 30-45 million Americans without health insurance receive health insurance? How’s that working out? (Washington Post) The new health insurance marketplaces appear to be making little headway in signing up Americans who lack insurance, the Affordable Care Act’s central goal, according to […]

 



Are You Excited To Learn About Health Code V9542XA?

You should, because it’s part of the increase from 17,000 health codes to 155,000 (Weekly Standard) Ever considered suicide by jellyfish? Have you ended up in the hospital after being injured during the forced landing of your spacecraft? Or been hurt when you were sucked into the engine of an airplane or when your horse-drawn […]

 

Robert Gates: Stop Being Mean To Obama Regarding Ukraine

Robert Gates deserves our attention and our respect, but I think he’s missed a few things (Washington Post) As the Ukraine crisis deepened, Sen. John McCain responded by criticizing President Obama’s “feckless” foreign policy, while Sen. Lindsey Graham called Obama “a weak and indecisive president [who] invites aggression.” These sharp comments brought to mind a […]

 

Team Obama May Announce New Obamacare Delay

And it’s all about attempting to protect Democrats for the mid-terms New ObamaCare delay to help Democrats in midterm elections The Obama administration is set to announce another major delay in implementing the Affordable Care Act, easing election pressure on Democrats. As early as this week, according to two sources, the White House will announce […]

 



WP: “Obama’s Foreign Policy Based On Fantasy, Unicorns, And Pixie Dust”

OK, I added those last two for effect. We could have also inserted golfing, incompetence, poor training, poorer knowledge, terrible advisers, and a general inability to care about what’s going on. Yesterday I noted the Washington Post editorial board stated that Ukraine is a test for Obama’s “smart power”. Today President Obama’s foreign policy is […]