Author: William Teach

The Washinton Post Notices That There Are Lots Of Losers In Obamacare

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Bloomberg’s Megan McCardle notices that consumers were sold a lemon (too bad Obama’s Consumer Protection Agency can’t do anything about that bad actor, Barack Obama), based on a New Yorker article which states that most people will either be winners or unaffected. What’s the reality? (Washington Post) Americans who face higher :­insurance costs under President […]

 

HHS Head Sebelius Brings Up Tickle Me Elmo In “Affordable” Care Act Discussion

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Well, she was speaking to low information voters/Democrats, so she had to keep the speech at a very simply level (National Journal) Kathleen Sebelius brushed off questions Friday about reports saying only six people signed up for coverage on the first day of the Obamacare website’s operation. Speaking at a library in Memphis as part […]

 

Bummer: Dull Leaves “Spectre Of Climate Change”

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Obviously, we’re doomed or something (Post Gazette) Unusually warm October weather and less September rain explain why leaves failed to produce brilliant splashes of gold, orange, red and purple, with many remaining green into the first week of November. It also raises the spectre of climate change. Every year has seasonal variations, but some scientists […]

 

D.C Court Of Appeals Strikes Down Contraception Mandate

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One thing to remember, the contraception mandate isn’t really a mandate in terms of being in the law: HHS made the rule that employers must provide free contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients through their health insurance plans (The Hill) A federal appeals court on Friday struck down the birth control mandate in ObamaCare, concluding the requirement […]

 

Team Obama Mid-range Estimate Says 51% Of Employer Health Plans Will Be Cancelled

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You know how I’ve been mentioning that the individual market health insurance cancellations are just the beginning? That we’ll start seeing plans offered through companies being cancelled? Well, I’m not the only one who’s saying this (via Ace) (Forbes) Section 1251 of the Affordable Care Act contains what’s called a “grandfather” provision that, in theory, […]

 

Bummer: Fenway Park Could Be Victim Of “Climate Change”

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Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox for winning the World Series. Your park is dooooooooomed! (Environmental News Service) Boston’s 101-year-old Fenway Park — where the World Series was won by the Boston Red Sox tonight for the first time since 1918 — is at increased risk of flooding due to climate change, warns the National […]

 

Possible New Liberal Talking Point: Those Insurance Cancellations Aren’t Real Cancellations

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Democrats are desperately looking for a way to minimize the impact of the millions of health insurance cancellations in the face of (NMP) Obama’s constant “promises” regarding the ability to keep your insurance. The LA Times’ Jon Healy notes One of the arguments made for the 2010 healthcare law was that it attacked the problem […]

 

Bummer: Peer Reviewed Paper Finds Medieval And Roman Periods Were Warmer Than Present

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Nothing those of us who live in Reality Land didn’t already know. Of course, Warmist, or, should we call them the New Climate Deniers, will do their little dance and claim that those warm periods were completely different. Back then, natural processes drove the climate. The sun, moon, gravatic forces, volcanoes, oceans, water vapor, etc […]

 

Obama’s “Annoyed” And “Agitated” Over Healthcare.fail Issues

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Good news for all you folks who have lost your insurance that you like, or are facing the prospect of losing your insurance: Obama’s annoyed that it’s difficult for you to obtain more expensive health insurance through the Exchange (The Hill) An agitated President Obama has expressed frustration to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen […]

 

European Union Banning Large Size Vacuums

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This is all an attempt to save the world from Bad Weather due to the statistically insignificant temperature increase of 0.14F since 1997 and miniscule 0.28F since 1990 (No Tricks Zone) Incandescent light bulbs have already been removed from the shelves. Next being removed are larger size vacuum cleaners. Germany’s online flagship daily the Frankfurter […]

 

Healthcare.fail Undermines Obama’s Vow On Government…Says NY Times

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Boy howdy, this is a new line of criticism regarding the “glitches” surrounding the Exchange website. Personally, I’m pretty darned impressed that Michael D. Shear found a way to criticize that none else had thought of (NY Times) The implicit promise of Barack Obama’s presidency, delivered during the 2008 campaign and again repeatedly since then, […]

 

Bummer: Obama’s Colorado Solar Auction Bombs

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Perhaps companies are extremely reticent to dump their money into projects that have a poor rate of financial return (Washington Times) So much for the White House dream of solar selling like hotcakes. The first federal auction run by the Bureau of Land Management to sell chances to build solar power projects on public land […]

 

Sebelius Plays Blame Game With Obamacare Website Failures

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We shouldn’t be surprised in the least. Remember, Kathleen Sebelius was a governor who played petty political games after the devastating Greensburg, Kansas tornado. Now, Democrats and Team Obama are attempting to get their talking points together so as to magically Blame Republicans for the failure of the Obamacare rollout (Fox News) Health and Human […]

 

Insurance Cancellations Soar Above Obamacare Applications

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It seems to be a daily thing, finding out that some insurance company is sending out notices of cancellation due to provisions of the Affordable Care Act (Daily Caller) Hundreds of thousands of Americans who purchase their own health insurance have received cancellation notices since August because the plans do not meet Obamacare’s requirements. The […]

 

Finally, Someone In Obama Admin Has Been Held Accountable And Fired

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Our long national nightmare is over (Daily Beast) A White House national security official was fired last week after being caught as the mystery Tweeter who has been tormenting the foreign policy community with insulting comments and revealing internal Obama administration information for over two years. Jofi Joseph, a director in the non-proliferation section of […]

 

Bummer: Website For Unpopular Obamacare Legislation Could Tarnish Obama’s Legacy

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No, really, so says the lapdogs at USA Today Health care website problems jeopardize Obama’s legacy (Subhead) Law is Obama’s top legislative achievement; its problematic rollout has put it in danger As his administration scrambles to fix the online enrollment process under the Affordable Care Act, President Obama is facing a challenge that threatens to […]

 

September Jobs Report Once Again Fails To Meet Expectations

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Just remember, as the administration always stresses, “it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report”. So, don’t be concerned that yet another jobs report underperforms (Business Week) Payrolls climbed less than projected in September, indicating the U.S. economy had little momentum leading up to the federal government shutdown. The jobless […]

 

Guy Who Threatened Ted Cruz Inspired By Democrat Websites

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So, not just some random (and typical) liberal wackjob (Daily Caller) Troy Gilmore, Jr., who identifies himself as having served in the U.S. Navy, is under FBI investigationfor possible violent threats on Twitter against Republican senator Cruz. The FBI has communicated with Gilmore as part of the investigation and is monitoring for possible violence inspired […]

 

Bummer: The Initial Consumer Experience Of Healthcare.gov Didn’t Live Up To Expectations

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As Obamacare ramps up with huge numbers moved to Medicaid and Medicare, along with those who will obtain insurance through the Exchanges (eventually), consumers should be prepared for lots and lots of failed expectations. Unless your expectation is poor service, poor care, byzantine dealings in order to use your insurance, lots of out of pocket […]

 

Team Obama Really Psyched Over 476K Obamacare Applications

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The administration is trumpeting this as a Big Win.. RT this–>FACT: Nearly a half million #Obamacare applications have been filed: http://t.co/brbc34mIvd — HHS (@HHSGov) October 20, 2013 …but won’t say how many have actually obtained insurance (ABC News) Last week, President Barack Obama gathered some of his top advisers in the Oval Office to discuss […]

 

Many Doctors Not Thrilled With Obamacare Coverage

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We’ve been talking about the massive failures of the Exchange websites, which are part of the reason there have been so few completed applications where people actually obtain health insurance. But, what happens when people actually get the insurance? How do docs feel about this? (NY Post) New York doctors are feeling queasy about ObamaCare […]

 

Even Obama’s Hometown Paper Says Obamacare’s A Mess

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When we’re talking about Obamacare, the “Affordable” Care Act, the massive failure of the websites are simply a result of how bad this law is. How unwieldy. And the perfect symbol of failure. Here’s the Chicago Times Editorial Board (Chicago Tribune) If you’ve tried to sign up online for health coverage under the problem-plagued Obamacare […]