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Jeff Sessions ( R )

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 03:34 PM) Well to be clear, I don't remember him saying insurance would cost less. The deal was it would, in the long run, keep cost growth rates lower. I'm not surprised the GOP would use it politically, of course they will. It is just sort of hilarious the WAY they are doing it. The website I get, that just is terrible. People not being able to keep their same coverage I get. I'm just saying it is funny the way it circles back - they moan about these people losing their existing insurance, and how can we do that to them... when the whole deal with ObamaCare is now they can actually get coverage that isn't a disaster. Obama screwed up this whole thing pretty badly. I was just pointing out a certain irony in one of the complaints. Obama had all these pie in the sky promises and many of them failed. Of course, I knew he was bulls***ting everyone, but not everyone is as wise and knowledgeable as me. As I predicted rates would go up, many plans purchased by individuals would be dropped, and people on dropped plans could very well have their doctors out of network. All of my predictions, as usual, came true.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 03:06 PM) Which leads to one of the great political hilarities in all of this. The GOP will harp over and over again about how people's plans are being cancelled and how awful that is... but they can now GET coverage in that situation. Without ObamaCare, poorly designed as it is, if private insurers dropped people they may not be able to get coverage at all. Basically, the GOP is complaining about ObamaCare-induced cancellations in a way that calls for ObamaCare. Obama said everyone could keep their coverage and insurance will cost less. People are being dropped and their rates are increasing. Of course the Republicans will make political hay out of that. It's the obvious political move.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 02:04 PM) I tried to add every caveat possible in there. Laugh all you want, here's the vote. It would have at least required disclosure of who is contributing to these super-pacs at some level. The vote was 51 Dems in favor, 44 Republicans against. One party really wants these bribes to be anonymous. The loop holes in that bill were incredible. It would have not done anything to fix the bribe situation. The Democrats don't want the bribe situation to end. Poor naive Balta, he actually thinks the Democrats don't take bribes. *sigh* Just like the Republican faithful that think the GOP doesn't take bribes.

QUOTE (Tex @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 01:47 PM) I find it interesting how much people believe the President should be personally involved in. What level of involvement should the President have had in designing and writing the code for the website? Did he personally look over the code and approve it? He should have put the right people in charge of execution of the software development. You know, actually be a leader and get things done. He failed to do so.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 01:06 PM) To be fair, one party has at least proposed things like the "disclose" act that, although weak, would at least have required some disclosure as opposed to the anonymous bribes we have right now. That bill, of course, was filibustered. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/06/obama-to-break/

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 11:25 AM) try to reduce some of the advantage of extremist candidates, who tend to benefit most from the money. From what I can tell, well connected establishment candidates rake in a lot more bribes than what I believe you are referring to as extremists. For example, Obama and Romney received record breaking bribes, much more than any third party "extremist" candidate. Unless you are referring to Obama and Romney as extremists. Even in primaries, the establishment guy usually outspends the challenger.

There is bipartisan support for increasing the flow of bribe money. See, the Democrats and Republicans can work together.

You need to take legal bribes out of politics. it's really the only way to fix it.

http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2013/11/08/r...care-exchanges/ So one person signed up, didn't pay, and had his information given to con artists . Well done Mr.President, well done. I can't even think of a more hilarious failure. Watching the Obozo circus is always good for a bunch of laughs.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 09:13 AM) Wonder how much of that is still Americans I would guess a small percentage. A small anecdotal story; I have been to McDonald's overseas and the customers appeared to all be locals with the exception of me. The menu was also different than a U.S. McDonald's, with a few things the same.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 05:34 PM) That can also only happen so much though. While it may well be possible to replace some mcDonalds employees with automation, you cannot outsource the entire operation. Automate and replace the rest with low cost guest workers that you get by lobbying congress. Attach a green card carrot, so like if they work at the place for 6 years they get a green card. Wages will go down. That would be the response IMO.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 10:52 AM) I never said Americans eat less fast food. I just said that other countries eat it too, but if they included it in these pictures, it would take away the point they are trying to prove. Every McDonalds I have been to in Europe has been packed at all times. something like 60% of McDonald's revenue comes from outside the U.S.

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 12, 2013 -> 05:05 PM) Tom Hanks could play him in the movie sounds like a good movie

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 12, 2013 -> 04:56 PM) HAHAHAHAHA You know what's hilarious? Ruining people's careers while still wasting a couple billion taxpayer dollars. After all, I might have to go back more than 3 posts to find you complaining about the government wasting money. But hey, it's wasted by this shutdown, who cares. I never said Boehner doesn't love wasting money. But you always say wasting money is good for the economy? So can we say the glass is half-full here as a bunch of money is being wasted?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 12, 2013 -> 04:23 PM) You literally can't. They've spent the last week evacuating the base. The money spent to get there was already spent, now the operations funds are being spent to send everyone home. The money for the year is lost. It was spent for nothing.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Oct 12, 2013 -> 03:02 PM) Went to Walmart after work saw a big sign on the front door saying people who use snap cards they are not working and sytem is down saw a lot of people complaining. Do not know If it is a glitch or part of Government shutdown. if it's part of the shutdown, the tea party will see that as a monumental win.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 12, 2013 -> 03:30 PM) this year's Antarctic research program i will fix that too, as a personal favor to you

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 12, 2013 -> 11:40 AM) You want that to get coverage? Open the rest of the government. sure i'll do that right away and i'll fix all of the insanely bad software Obama has paid a billion dollars for.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 12, 2013 -> 11:40 AM) In the House, 82 Democrats voted in favor of the Iraq debacle resolution, 126 voted against it. I see you've adopted the definition of a "majority" used by the U.S. Senate. Democratic Senate votes on Iraq war: 29 yea 21 Nay.

good point Grover.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 10, 2013 -> 01:54 PM) some additional information on the website boondoggles: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/bit...ver_talked.html complete system architectural failure? simply a minor issue according to the regime and the regime controlled media. nothing to see here.

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 11, 2013 -> 07:46 PM) How did Romney get in charge? it is very confusing. Obama ran as a man of the people. Romney was they outsourcer (according to the Obama campaign) and Obama would never do that (according to the Obama campaign). looks like Obama is completely full of s***. i am very surprised.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 10, 2013 -> 01:54 PM) some additional information on the website boondoggles: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/bit...ver_talked.html i think we can call this a success story for the regime, a lot of U.S. workers got jobs to work on it ("shovel" ready jobs). oh wait, it was almost entirely outsourced to India. nevermind.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 11, 2013 -> 02:44 PM) But they're generally pretty happy to roll over once they lose an election. That's how the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts were passed, that's why 1/3 of the Democrats voted in favor of the Iraq debacle. actually a majority of Democrats in the Senate voted for the Iraq war and more than a third in the house did.