Update: The operation for my friend and brother Marine Vietnam
Wounded Warrior Project Comment
First of I wish you and your family a happy and safe
Christmas. Thank you for sending the thing about WWP. I am a disabled vet and
then after the military was injured as a firefighter in Ma with a spinal cord
injury. The paralyzed vets suggested to call them because they have more
adaptive sports and things for wheelchair bound people to do and was basically
told to go shit in my hat because I wasn't a combat vet of operations OEF OIF. They
should change their name to selected wounded warriors. The worst part you look
at what they take in versus give out and it's awful. S/F Bro &Merry
Christmas --Ryan
The "Santa is
White" silliness
I haven't been running this silly pieces on either side.
Frankly, I don't have a problem with a Black Santa, a Black Barbie or a Black
Easter Bunny. But on Black Presidents, we need to step up our game--there are
thousands of better choices among patriotic, competent Black Americans than the
one we've got.
The Obamacare Train Wreck is getting worse:
Must Read: Obama and the Plumber
Obamacare Finds the
Poster Boy It Always Deserved. By Jim Geraghty, Morning Jolt
Hmm. Nope, nope, and nope, pal. Where to begin? That appears
to be a plaid adult onesie, and this is really testing my libertarian
live-and-let-live limits. I suspect there's a reason grown men don't usually
wear onesies. Probably something to do with zippers
and midnight trips to the bathroom, and how you really don't want
anything down there getting caught when you're half asleep and zipping up. By
the way, if you're in the market for a plaid adult onesie, apparently they
cost $69.95. What you wear to bed is your business, but that
seems like a lot of money for something you sleep in.
Insurers, consumers
await HHS guidance as deadline looms
Excerpt: Some frustrated consumers are sending premium
payments to insurers who have never heard of them. Others say they will pass up
federal subsidies and pay full price through insurers, while still others have
given up altogether on the promise of health insurance by Jan. 1.
Consternation and confusion over applications sent through
the federal HealthCare.gov website continue into the last seven days before the
Dec. 23 enrollment deadline. (Obama's on it. He's going to check out how the
Hawaii Exchange is working. ~Bob. That's a heck of a strategy for getting
insurance: "Pay and pray." -- Jim Geraghty, Morning Jolt)
Latest Obamacare
problems in state involve online issues for three insurers
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/latest-obamacare-problems-in-state-involve-online-issues-for-three-insurers-b99165634z1-236237521.html
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/latest-obamacare-problems-in-state-involve-online-issues-for-three-insurers-b99165634z1-236237521.html
Excerpt: In the latest round of difficulties with Obamacare
in Wisconsin ,
plans offered by at least three insurers temporarily disappeared from the
online insurance marketplace last week.
Before they came off the federal HealthCare.gov website
for about a day, some of the plans from one company posted incorrect
information about deductibles, according to the insurer.
Watchdog report of
tropical trip leads to MNsure director’s resignation
Excerpt: MNsure‘s top official resigned Tuesday
following a Watchdog Minnesota Bureau report that
she took a two-week Costa Rica vacation in late November, during the
rocky rollout of the state $150 million health insurance exchange.
Private exchanges:
Obamacare shopping still not ready
Excerpt: Private health insurance exchanges still are not
able to directly enroll consumers in subsidized health plans offered through
Obamacare even though the government has said problems doing so should have
been cleared up weeks ago.
Obamacare’s Silent Insurers. Do the people
running these firms have no backbone whatsoever? By Jonah
Goldberg
Excerpt: Still, it’s hard not to wonder how much more these
people are willing to take. Even an obedient dog will bite if you kick it
enough. Since Obamacare’s passage, the administration has constantly moved the
goalposts on the industry. For instance, when the small-business mandate proved
problematic in an election year, the administration delayed it, putting its
partisan political needs ahead of its own policy and the needs of the industry.
Decision time for Md. 's health exchange [Baltimore
Excerpt: Under those circumstances, the question raised by Rep. John Delaney, a Montgomery
County Democrat, about whether it would be better for Maryland
to scrap its effort to build its own exchange and instead join the federal one
has merit. Indeed, Gov. Martin O'Malley acknowledged on Monday that the option
— and all others — remain on the table.
Fewer shiny, happy
people: Cover Oregon
Excerpt: It’s no secret the health exchange in Oregon has been a
train wreck since it launched Oct. 1. But there might be one bright light amid
the darkness. You know those quirky, hipster ads with the “Live Long in Oregon ” jingle you can’t get out of your
head? They’re going away… for now. (Crazy idea, fellas: build a product and distribution system that works, then start advertising. -- Jim
Geraghty, Morning Jolt)
Penalties for not
buying insurance under Obamacare? Heck, 2 Colorado
Excerpt: Reps. Dan Nordberg of Colorado Springs and Jared Wright of Grand Junction announced
that they will introduce a bill to give a tax credit to anyone who gets fined
for not buying health insurance — at an amount equal to the federal penalty
under the Affordable Care Act for not purchasing insurance.
ObamaCare May Devastate the Real Estate and Travel Industries.
By Stella Paul
Excerpt: Americans are among the most mobile people on
earth, but ObamaCare may soon start freezing them in place. Millions are losing
their health insurance policies and being forced onto the ObamaCare exchanges,
where most plans only provide local medical coverage. As Americans realize they
must pay for all non-emergency medical care when they leave their home county,
their decisions may have a profound impact on the real-estate market,
particularly the second home sector, and on the travel business.
Excerpt: What brings this to mind is a recent ruling by
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the matter. Under
current law, it is illegal for a drug manufacturer to offer to pay a copayment
for a Medicare or Medicaid patient in order to sell a drug. However, the
Secretary has ruled that it is legal for health plans sold in the new health
insurance exchanges to do that. Similarly, it will now be legal for hospitals
to not only waive deductibles and copayments, but actually pay the premiums
(for exchange-based insurance) for uninsured patients.
The End Of Obamacare:
Just The Beginning Of Better Health Care. By Tom Miller
Excerpt: The Obama administration detected faint signs of a
pulse last week in its dysfunctional health benefits exchange web site. But the
parade of dismal failures, broken promises, and unsuspecting victims under the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) will only grow longer. The White House insists that
Obamacare is not really as bad as it looks. Besides, says President Obama,
“[T]he only alternative that Obamacare’s critics have is, well, let’s just go
back to the status quo.” That, too, isn’t true.
ObamaCare Payment
Deadline Extended To January 10
Tea Party Terrorists still delaying "settled law."
~Bob
Tweet from dan holler @danholler
Max Baucus, who provided 60th vote for #obamacare
after being cut out of the process, gets his reward: Ambassador to China .
And in other news...
Inequality Does Not Matter. The poor and the
middle class are falling behind, and it has nothing to do with the 1
percent. By Kevin D. Williamson
Excerpt: There is in fact no such thing as income
distribution — “distribute” is a transitive verb, and here it has no real
direct object. What there is is the occurrence of income. The
argument that inequality causes income stagnation or decline for
those who have been worse off in recent years assumes that if the rich were
earning less then the middle class and the poor would be earning more, which in
most situations is not the case.
The Poverty of Income Inequality. By Daniel Greenfield
Excerpt: If you believe the left, the leading economic
problem that Americans face today is not a lack of jobs or the cost of living,
but a crisis of CEO salaries.
The crisis of income inequality, in which some people make a
lot more money than everyone else, is irrelevant in an economy where the
problem is not that incomes aren’t high enough, but that they don’t buy enough,
and that there still aren’t enough jobs at minimum wage or any other wage.
Police summon 10
suspects in Bien Hoa beer looting
Excerpt: The suspects were summoned to help police clarify
the evidence of the incident, Tran Tien Dat, chief of the secretariat of Dong
Nai police, told Tuoi Tre. Officers however admitted that these ten
suspects are only a few among the hundreds of people who looted a beer truck as
it capsized near the Tam Hiep roundabout in Bien Hoa on December 4.
Obama Administration
Violates another Court Order and More Veterans will Die
http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/12/obama-administration-violates-another-court-order-veterans-will-die/
http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/12/obama-administration-violates-another-court-order-veterans-will-die/
Excerpt: In contempt of a 2013 Circuit Court order (in
Harris v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs et al Eric Shinseki), the Obama
Veterans Administration recently filed a potentially illegal VA policy
guideline change with the federal registry. If approved, the VA will begin
stripping veteran’s legal rights, increase veterans disability claims denials
and make it more difficult for veterans to challenge unfair VA disability
ratings determinations. (Notice the salute to the veterans in the photo. --JB)
Nancy Pelosi:
Deporting Illegal Immigrants ‘Just Wrong’
http://conservativebyte.com/2013/12/nancy-pelosi-deporting-illegal-immigrants-just-wrong/
http://conservativebyte.com/2013/12/nancy-pelosi-deporting-illegal-immigrants-just-wrong/
Excerpt: According to a transcript of the interview, Pelosi said,
“Our view of the law is that… if somebody is here without sufficient
documentation, that is not reason for deportation,” before stating that it is a
“different story” if someone has broken another law or committed a felony. “So–
I don’t see any reason for these deportations.”(Stupid is as stupid does and
boy-o-boy...--JB)
While America sleeps: The crony Obama donors in charge
of DHS. By Michelle Malkin
Excerpt: Johnson, unlike his most recent predecessors, has
never actually held an executive position governing a state or managing a
complex organization. Let me summarize his relevant experience in border
security, port security, airport security or immigration enforcement: Zero.
Zip. Nada. News coverage instead stresses that Johnson is the “first
African-American” to hold the No. 1 position at DHS. Because, you know,
diversity will keep us safe. Here’s more you should know about Johnson: He’s a
lifelong beneficiary of the government/law firm revolving door, dating back to
the Clinton
years
Excerpt: The government has also spent well over a half
million dollars to buy
“likes” on Facebook, because the billions spent on Obamacare sure isn’t
getting them enough “likes” elsewhere.
Five Turkish police
commissioners removed after graft inquiry
Excerpt: ive Turkish police commissioners were sacked a day
after the sons of cabinet ministers and prominent businessmen close to Prime
Minister Tayyip Erdogan were detained in a corruption probe, a local news
agency said on Wednesday. The heads of five departments in the Istanbul police force, including its
financial crimes, organized crime and smuggling units, were removed from their
posts, the Dogan news agency said, without identifying its sources.
Excerpt: FP Exclusive: U.S.
intelligence officials believe Iranian commandos participated in a deadly raid
on an Iraqi compound housing the Iranian dissident group Mujahadeen-e Khalq and
then spirited seven members of the group back to Iran , FP's Yochi Dreazen reports.
Boehner Video Strikes Back at Obama, Dems. By Adam O'Neal
Excerpt: Speaker John Boehner, in a new YouTube video titled “Mr.
President, What Are You Waiting For?,” pushes back against claims from the
White House and Senate Democrats that the Republican-led House is
obstructionist and opposed to governing.
Lobbying, Cronyism
and Section 1705 Loan Guarantees: Why the Department of Energy should stop guaranteeing
loans for green energy projects. By Victor
Nava and Julian
Morris
Excerpt: So why did the DOE systematically make loan
guarantees to companies that are financially unsound? We found that many
recipients had close ties to those in charge of approving the loan guarantees.
Moroever, we found that the DOE allocated funds broadly in proportion to
applicants’ lobbying expenditures. In other words, it is likely that loan
guarantees were allocated not on the merits of the projects but, rather,
according to the degree to which the applicants were able to use political
connections
Excerpt: While denying rumors of a purported meeting between
the US and the newly formed
Islamic Front, a Syrian jihadist group that cooperates with al Qaeda's branches
in Syria , US Secretary of State John Kerry
said today that such a meeting is possible.
Southern Discomfort: U.S. Army seeks removal of Lee, ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
Excerpt: The U.S. Army War College, which molds future field
generals, has begun discussing whether it should remove its portraits of Confederate generals — including those of Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. (Generals Lee and Jackson are two of the
most successful military leaders in our history and they normally were
outnumbered. We also study Rommel and Napoleon along with many other leaders.
--Don.)
At least 205
Christians Killed by Fulani Herdsmen in Benue
State , Nigeria
Excerpt: Reports of Christians attacked in central and
northern Nigeria draw more
attention, but in more southerly Benue state
Islamic extremists killed at least 205 Christians in the last six months alone,
sources said.
Muslim family makes
teen wear burqa to cover broken nose, bruises
Excerpt: A Muslim teenage girl has been removed from her New Zealand
home after authorities discovered she was being severely beaten by relatives
who made her wear a burqa to cover up her injuries.
Senate Dems Vote To
Cut Pensions For Veterans Instead of Welfare For Illegals…
Excerpt: A final effort by Senate Republicans to halt cuts
to pensions of military retirees failed late Tuesday, after Democrats
blocked an amendment to the controversial budget bill….A provision in the
already House-passed bill would cut retirement benefits for military retirees
by $6 billion over 10 years. Sessions wanted to instead eliminate an estimated
$4.2 billion in spending by reining in an IRS credit that illegal immigrants
have claimed.
The best and worst
media errors and corrections in 2013
Chart: What causes
mass shootings?
Carry Permit Holder
Fends Off Crowbar-Wielding Intruder
Black Student Hangs
Two White Men From Tree – Calls It Art
Excerpt: The men were reportedly actors and were in no real
danger during the project, which took place during the day in early December
while students were on campus. The men were hung from a tree with a thick rope.
... Tuskegee Institute tracked the number of lynchings in the United States .
They found that there were 4,743 lynchings in the US from 1882 to 1968. A majority of
the lynchings took place in the Democratic South. One in four of the
victims were white. (About the two-year total of blacks murdered by blacks in Chicago , I think. ~Bob)
Record High in U.S.
Excerpt: Seventy-two percent of Americans say big government
is a greater threat to the U.S.
in the future than is big business or big labor, a record high in the nearly
50-year history of this question. (Tea Party nuts I suppose. ~Bob)
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-pakistan-suicide-bombing-mosque-20131218,0,2434001.story#axzz2nrvSQgzh
Excerpt: Five security personnel were killed and 34 wounded
Wednesday evening when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden mini-truck
into a mosque near a checkpoint in Pakistan ’s North Waziristan Agency,
officials said.
Women are
"Biggest Losers" in Arab Spring, By Abigail R. Esman
Excerpt: The Arab Spring, with the rising tide of hope for
democracy and change it ushered in, has turned to autumn. For women it has
become an Arab Winter, dark and cold and growing more perilous by the day. And
nowhere is the situation worse than it is in the country where hopes for
democracy and freedom were the highest: Egypt .
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