August 10, 2013 – 8:39 am
Alas, I did not hear or watch Obama’s press conference, because I was doing something American’s in growing numbers aren’t, thanks to Obama’s policies, including ObamaCare: working a full time job (Daily Caller) President Barack Obama took his budget-crisis rhetoric out for a drive Friday, rolling right over the much-publicized call by three GOP Senators […]
August 7, 2013 – 9:20 am
The trainwreck continues (Reuters) The federal government is months behind in testing data security for the main pillar of Obamacare: allowing Americans to buy health insurance on state exchanges due to open by October 1 The missed deadlines have pushed the government’s decision on whether information technology security is up to snuff to exactly one […]
August 5, 2013 – 7:13 am
Remember the days when Obamacare was meant to be a way for the 30-45 million Americans with no health insurance to obtain health insurance? Good times, good times (NY Times) Cities and towns across the country are pushing municipal unions to accept cheaper health benefits in anticipation of a component of the Affordable Care Act […]
August 2, 2013 – 8:56 am
Some are calling this a waiver: it’s not. Senators, Representatives, and their aides and staff will still have to get their insurance through the Exchange (Politico) Lawmakers and staff can breathe easy — their health care tab is not going to soar next year. The Office of Personnel Management, under heavy pressure from Capitol Hill, […]
July 29, 2013 – 11:17 am
Another reason to hate Obamacare, as Detroit shifts its debt from itself and all the untenable promises it made onto the bulk of the American taxpayer (NY Times) As Detroit enters the federal bankruptcy process, the city is proposing a controversial plan for paring some of the $5.7 billion it owes in retiree health costs: […]
July 23, 2013 – 8:19 am
And then Hollywood and other entertainment will be surprised when their shows tank because people come to be entertained, not bombarded with political propaganda (CNN) President Barack Obama, hoping to pitch his signature health care law to younger Americans, will get some help from a cadre of Hollywood stars who have volunteered to help promote […]
July 20, 2013 – 1:39 pm
Did I say lower? Sorry, was just going with all the ObamaCare-Zombie talking points (Indystar) Insurance rates in Indiana will increase 72 percent for those with individual plans and 8 percent for small group plans under President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, according to the state’s insurance department. The spike in costs is due primarily to […]
July 19, 2013 – 8:57 am
Democrats up for re-election in 2014 hardest hit (The Hill) President Obama criticized Republicans on Thursday for “the same old song and dance†on ObamaCare, vowing to “blow through†their criticisms to implement his signature healthcare law. [WATCH VIDEO] Seeking to bolster his unpopular healthcare law in a speech from the White House, Obama contrasted […]
July 8, 2013 – 7:29 am
Rarely a day goes by without one of the big news sites complaining in some form or fashion about the coming hike in the student loan percentage. It could be an elected politician, a student group, or Obama, or simply the news outlet. Like today in The Politico Congress returns to Washington this week groping […]
July 7, 2013 – 8:47 am
What could possibly go wrong? (Washington Post) The Obama administration announced Friday that it would significantly scale back the health law’s requirements that new insurance marketplaces verify consumers’ income and health insurance status. Instead, the federal government will rely more heavily on consumers’ self-reported information until 2015, when it plans to have stronger verification systems […]
