You’re In Good (Liberal Activist) Hands, NYC

Mayor Bill De Blasio is taking a page from the Obama administration, and surrounding himself with hardcore liberal activists rather than people with real knowledge about running a city. Even the NY Times notices De Blasio Picks More Liberal Activists Than Managers for City Posts In Bill de Blasio’s City Hall, it seems more and […]

 




Without Taxpayer Subsidies, Obamacare Is Really Expensive

In other news, water is wet (Jacksonville Business Journal) Unless your coverage is subsidized by taxpayers, health insurance on the individual market is much more expensive under health care reform. That’s the takeaway from a new index compiled by eHealth Inc., which tracked how much people are paying for insurance through its private online health […]

 

Brewer Vetoes “Refusal Of Service” Bill

You could see this coming a mile away once the liberal pundit and media finger-wagging, reality challenged fools became involved (NY Times) Ending a day that cast a glaring national spotlight on Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have given business owners the right to refuse service to […]

 




11 Million Small Business Employees Could See Premium Hikes

Um, surprise? (Daily Caller) Obamacare is once again under fire after federal estimates that health insurance premiums will increase for 11 million people who work for small businesses, according to a report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). House Speaker John Boehner blasted the Obama administration over the report Monday, calling it […]

 





Obamacare Turns Mass. From Model To Mayhem

At one point, Massachusetts was the model for Obamacare. Whatever your opinion of a state run insurance program, with a requirement that people must purchase health insurance, it seemed to work. Most residents supported it. Most liked it. Roughly 98% of the citizens obtained health insurance. And under the stewardship of Republican governor, it wasn’t […]

 

Obama Tells Dems To Make Mid-terms “Sexy”

This is the world Obama lives in (The Hill) President Obama warned that Democrats often get into trouble during the midterm elections because state-level races aren’t as “sexy” as national presidential elections during a meeting with Democratic governors and party donors Thursday night. “We know how to win national elections,” Obama said. “But all too […]

 

Kay Hagan Is Bummed About Those Medicare Cuts She Voted For

She and other vulnerable Democrats finally realized that their Obamacare votes have consequences, so they wrote a letter (via NRO) (NRSC) Hagan’s ObamaCare “enacted $200 Billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage over 10 years” In 2009, Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) promised North Carolinians who depend on Medicare that she was going to “protect Medicare” and […]

 


Washington Post: Repeal All Stand Your Ground Laws

This opinion piece comes to us by way of hyper-lefty E.J.Dionne, who’s writing exactly what Lefties thing and proposing what they want. Well, want for Everyone Else. The minute they themselves need Stand Your Ground, they’ll scream to the high heavens for protection Repeal stand-your-ground laws The law is supposed to solve problems, not create […]

 


Bummer: Government No Longer Spending Gobs Of Money To Help Newly Insured

This is apparently a HUGE major issue, and, of course, Republicans are mostly to blame Who will help the newly insured? Newfound health benefits often come with newfound questions. But most states have either spurned or run out of federal funding for consumer assistance programs aimed at guiding Obamacare’s newly insured through the complexities of […]

 



NC Gov McCrory Asked About “Climate Change” In Wake Of Winter Storms

No, seriously (WRAL) Appearing on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” Sunday to talk about the winter storm that shut down the state last week, Gov. Pat McCrory sidestepped a pointed question about his position on climate change. The question from host Bob Schieffer came at the end of a segment on North Carolina’s response to […]

 


As Obama Whined About Drought In California, The Real Story Comes Out

I mentioned Saturday that Obama took a long fossil fueled plane trip all the way to Fresno, California to complain about “climate change” and announce a $1 billion “climate change” slush fund. Part of the trip was to whine about the drought in California. His “science” adviser, John Holdren ( a believer in Malthusian prophesy), […]

 

Team Obama Decides To Ignore Banking Laws Regarding Marijuana

Another day, another lawless pronouncement from the Obama administration (AP) The Obama administration on Friday gave banks a road map for conducting transactions with legal marijuana sellers so these new businesses can stash away savings, make payroll and pay taxes like any other enterprise. It’s not clear banks will get on board. Guidance issued by […]