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1. #1
   On March 9th, 2011 at 10:27 am, Virginia Patriot said:

   Equal protection?

   Pfffft, such an archaic concept…..

2. #2
   On March 9th, 2011 at 10:31 am, stillontheroad said:

   My question to all this is – is this a on-going attempt to completely destry this huge mistake all to introduce Single Payer, like Zippy has always planned?

3. #3
   On March 9th, 2011 at 10:34 am, mondamay said:

   Harry Reid’s state is seeking waiver protection from the same law their illustrious Senator and champion of publicly funded cowboy poets everywhere fought so hard to pass?

   What can I say? He voted for it, before he voted against it, before he voted against it again, before he…where was I?

4. #4
   On March 9th, 2011 at 10:35 am, plymouthacclaim said:

   Dude, Where’s My Waiver?

   Oh yeah, it’s called “The Constitution of the United States.”

5. #5
   On March 9th, 2011 at 10:36 am, ruffages said:

   OK…so who exactly DOES Obamacare now apply to?

   Thought so.

6. #6
   On March 9th, 2011 at 10:45 am, Maggie in Indiana said:

   This what burns ny britches, if it’s so good for the country and it’s going to make healthcare so damn affordable why is everyone getting a free pass on it? there is more to this than the surface shows. except digging deeper into this monstrosity is scary and it takes a big shovel.

7. #7
   On March 9th, 2011 at 10:47 am, swmntman said:

   Anybody else get the feeling that all they really want is the tax revenue? All kinds of entities are getting waivers but I’ll bet individuals are still responsible for the taxes. The Heritage Foundation shows the details:

   http://blog.heritage.org/2010/04/15/obamacare-taxes-deep-impact/

8. #8
   On March 9th, 2011 at 10:47 am, J S Ragman said:

   When it comes to Obamacare, the only effective, not to mention fair, waiver is total repeal.

   Not to be snippy, Doug, but when has either effective or fair mattered to Democrats?

9. #9
   On March 9th, 2011 at 10:48 am, ShoreDor said:

   Was it not Maine’s own RINO Senator Olympia Snowe who voted for cloture on obamaocare?

   What else did they promise her?

10. #10
    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:51 am, peteee said:

    before you know it, there will be 300 million waivers, and two or three dopes out there who have to follow this monstrocity. lets just scrap the whole thing now, and get that 100 billion we blew on it back.

11. #11
    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:52 am, TooMuchTime said:

    OK…so who exactly DOES Obamacare now apply to?

    48% of the American public.

12. #12
    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:52 am, mondamay said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:48 am, ShoreDor said:

    Was it not Maine’s own RINO Senator Olympia Snowe who voted for cloture on obamaocare?

    Way to remember those inconvenient facts!

13. #13
    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:52 am, TigerLady said:

    All kinds of entities are getting waivers but I’ll bet individuals are still responsible for the taxes.

    This administration is a huge slight of hand. If everyone gets a waiver what’s the point? Who else but the tax payer to foot the bill while Obowmao gives waivers to his support groups.

14. #14
    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:55 am, mondamay said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:52 am, TigerLady said:
    This administration is a huge slight of hand.

    I can’t tell that any actual care takes place under the bill anyway. It looks like just a huge off-loading of Medicare patients onto Medicaid. Hence the “savings”.

15. #15
    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:56 am, ErinF said:

    Thankfully, Lympie Snowejob has some competition this coming election. Please consider supporting a true Constitutionalist and get rid of queen rino once and for all.

    http://www.damboiseforsenate.com/

16. #16
    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:57 am, TooMuchTime said:

    Was it not Maine’s own RINO Senator Olympia Snowe who voted for cloture on obamaocare?

    What else did they promise her?

    Taxpayer funded plastic surgery.

17. #17
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:01 am, BK said:

    OK…so who exactly DOES Obamacare now apply to?

    Those who the administration seeks to punish.

    Taxpayers, healthy people, non-cronies….

18. #18
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:02 am, ShoreDor said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:57 am, TooMuchTime said:
    Taxpayer funded plastic surgery.

    Good thing lunch isn’t far off, cause I just lost my breakfast.

19. #19
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:05 am, 123upnorth said:

    17% of patients without a family doctor

    Emergency room waits of more than 4 hours for non-serious conditions and more than 8 hours for serious circumstances.

    Only one doctor in Emergeny Room with 15 – 20 patients waiting to be seen.

    Wait of 3 – 6 months to see a specialist.

    Wait of 4 – 8 weeks to get a diagnostic test. Wait of 2 months or more to get surgery after waiting to see the specialist and waiting to get diagnostics.

    Shortage of equipment available for treatment as well as outdated equipment.

    Hospitals running lottery draws to raise money to buy equipment that is sorely needed.

    People dieing on waiting lists before their surgery dates arrive.
    Politicians, other well-connected individuals, police officers, fireman, those receiving disability payments etc. all being pushed ahead of ‘regular’ patients etc.

    Reduction in the number of medicines made availabe to patients.

    Etc. Etc. Etc.

    People of MM: I am no fortune teller, but I can guarantee what I wrote will come true in America under a heavily government run healthcare system.

    How do I know?

    I’m Canadian – it happens in my country every day.

20. #20
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:05 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    Everywhere you look things are falling apart. No leadership anywhere. Both parties are at war with the voters.

21. #21
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:05 am, Iowa Guy said:

    Just in: the Cowboy Poets Union Local 17 just applied for a waiver.

22. #22
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:11 am, Bereans43 said:

    It would be interesting to correlate the waivers with those organizations’ political contributions. Does anyone doubt that those with waivers are large democrat contributors!!!!

23. #23
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:14 am, jlhudg23 said:

    Maybe Dingy Harry is hoping to cut healthcare costs by closing the whore houses brothels.

24. #24
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:17 am, swede said:

    TooMuchTime said:
    Was it not Maine’s own RINO Senator What else did they promise her?
    Taxpayer funded plastic surgery.

    When we find out money from this bill will fund abortions – which you know it will – I’m going the civil disobedience route. No money from me for child abuse/prostitution and infanticide. That’s the line for me. Still hopeful this monster will be defunded and die of starvation.

    Go Michelle Bachmann et all. Posted this yesterday, but it’s worth repeating. Sorry for the size.

    Dear Stephen,

    This week, my colleagues and I were shocked and appalled to find a provision in the Obamacare bill which appropriates $105 billion towards its funding- a complete and fraudulent circumvention of the legislative process.

    In the bill, instead of following the rules and letting the next Congress go through the appropriations process, Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats appropriated billions of dollars in funding for Obamacare without holding a single hearing, or even allowing Members of Congress a chance to read the bill. I guess this is what Nancy Pelosi meant when she said “we have to pass the bill, so you can find out what is in it.” Even Democrats in Congress were surprised to hear this shocking news.

    Without further action, the bill will be funded, and our efforts will have failed.

    I’ve drafted a petition, and recorded a special video message, to ensure that ObamaCare is defunded. I urge you to immediately take a minute to sign this petition and watch the video by following this link. We must immediately send a message to every Member of Congress that even a single dollar more of federal spending is unacceptable until Obamacare is defunded.

    On Tuesday, I will meet with Members of Congress to discuss immediate plans to rescind this existing funding, and return Obamacare’s fate to the hands of the people, who overwhelming rejected it in November’s elections. At Tuesday’s meeting, I will challenge Members of Congress to stand against the undemocratic actions of the Reid-Pelosi-Obama apparatus, and vote against any additional government spending until Obamacare is completely defunded.

    I need to know you are 100 percent behind my efforts to expose the back-room dealings and secretive tactics Pelosi and Obama have tried to use. I need to know you want Obamacare defunded once and for all. Follow this link right away to sign the petition to defund Obamacare!
    In November, the American people clearly and emphatically cast their ballots against Obamacare and the big-government agenda advanced by Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. We must stand our ground to defund Obamacare, and we must move quickly to make sure that no taxpayer money is spent on our watch. By signing my petition, you will tell Congress where you stand: against the undemocratic and secretive actions of Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats, and for our shared Constitutional conservative values.

    Please take action before it is too late!

    Finally, I ask that you share this petition on Facebook, and forward this email to your friends and family to spread the word. It is our charge to stop this unconstitutional government take-over of our lives!

    Sincerely,
    Michele Bachmann

    About 100K signitures so far.

    Petition is here.

25. #25
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:20 am, 123upnorth said:

    Will care get better in Canada’s single-payer system?

    NO WAY!!!!

    Health care spending is growing at a rate of between 1-3% per year, while demand is growing at about 6%.

    Total spending in Canada will be approximately $191 Billion – Government portion of that is 135 billion, personal private spending by patients(medicines, dentists, chiropractors etc.) is $56 Billion as these services are not covered (if you have a life threatening illness, you can’t pay for private care, but if you need your teeth cleaned and a cavity filled, you can pay out of pocket – WTF? Does that make any sense to anyone?

    So, in other words, we pay in taxes $3970 per person to the government which then provides such inferior levels of healthcare. We also pay another $1647 in private medical expenses for the services I mentioned above etc.

    That is per person, so for a family of four, the government is collecting and paying out $22800. And as I said, 17% of the people can’t even get regular care from a family physician!!

    Now, don’t you think that for the $5700 I outlined above, I could get some pretty good healthcare in a fully privatized system?

    I think I could at least get a family doctor, don’t you guys?

    I think I could at least see a specialist and get an MRI in a short period of time.

    But, not in a government run system!!!!

    Here is the link:

    http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2010/10/28/Healthcare-spending-growth-slows-in-Canada/UPI-47541288290786/

26. #26
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:30 am, ShoreDor said:

    I just signed the petition, Swede. Michelle Bachman is on fire over this issue and there is NO WAY she’s backing down.

27. #27
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:46 am, Adkhiker said:

    “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” – Wizard of Oz.

28. #28
    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:59 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    If history is written truthfully, the Pelosi – Reid – Obama regime will go down as the bigget failure evah!
    Repeal everything they did!

29. #29
    On March 9th, 2011 at 12:04 pm, lather said:

    Repeal would be nice, but I’m rather enjoying this death-by-a-thousand-cuts thing they’ve got goin’ on.

    Speaking of Obamacare and hyperactive government, does everyone realize that Atlas Shrugged the movie is coming out on April 15?

    Yippee!!!!

30. #30
    On March 9th, 2011 at 12:06 pm, stillontheroad said:

    Atlas Shrugged the movie is coming out on April 15!!

    Saw a couple of trailers and looks like the Producers held true to the book.

31. #31
    On March 9th, 2011 at 12:10 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:05 am, Pasadena Phil said:
    Everywhere you look things are falling apart. No leadership anywhere. Both parties are at war with the voters.

    Obama has abdicated his power of leadership to his cronies. Have you noticed, whenever a decision needs to be made, whether it is about the oil spill, Libya or the budget, he has dozens of meetings, fiddle-farts around, gets his speechwriter to load TOTUS, and then, weeks too late, TOTUS talks to the people. He is definitely a puppet. He has NO leadership skills. We desperately need a LEADER!! Even the budget that he supposedly submitted was undercut by the dems in the Senate. Even his own party doesn’t respect him as a leader. They have finally decided they just need to trudge on without him. He has voted “present” for the duration of his presidency. “Here’s “my” budget cuts, folks. Now leave me alone. I’m going golfing”.

    I KNOW, with every fiber of my being, that if we had been able to elect a good solid republican in 2008 (no, NOT McCain), our country would be very prosperous right now!! And I have a strong feeling that the Middle East wouldn’t be on fire either.

    Do not let the GOP force another McCain on us!! Send them a message, loud and clear that we won’t be taken in again. And don’t give any money to them unless they back a solid conservative. Give to individual candidates, not the GOP.

32. #32
    On March 9th, 2011 at 12:12 pm, letget said:

    I read someplace today, I can’t find it now, that bhocare is going to the 11 court of appeals. They filed yesterday, probably within the seven day time frame Judge Vinson ruled. The article said it will take months to get the judges to get to this. bho and team are going to drag this out as long as possible to see to it the SC doesn’t get to rule on this unconstitutional crud.
    L

33. #33
    On March 9th, 2011 at 12:13 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 11:59 am, Dexter Alarius said:
    If history is written truthfully, the Pelosi – Reid – Obama regime will go down as the bigget failure evah!
    Repeal everything they did!

    If history is written truthfully, the Pelosi-Reid-Obama regime will be recorded as spending the rest of their lives in prison as the traitors they are.

34. #34
    On March 9th, 2011 at 12:37 pm, Azygos said:

    It’s become a bill of attainder.

35. #35
    On March 9th, 2011 at 12:51 pm, rambler said:

    Bhocare gives people the illusion of having health insurance without a guarantee of having any health care personnel accepting it for care given. May the people who created it and voted for it suffer the severest consequences from it.

36. #36
    On March 9th, 2011 at 12:57 pm, Zesty said:

    Iowa Guy, Cowboy Poets Union Local 17 applied for that waiver on the grounds that their horseshoe-floating coffee is now outlawed. Not acceptable.

37. #37
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:07 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    Atlas Shrugged the movie is coming out on April 15!!

    Saw a couple of trailers and looks like the Producers held true to the book.

    Hollywood sources are proud to announce that Barack Obama and his teleprompter will be delivering a message that will be shown in all theaters before the movie. We all know that Mr. Obama is a true lover of capitalism, self-reliance, and limited government.

38. #38
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:08 pm, paperino said:

    To Azygos: it started out as a writ of attainder. The original wording in the bill was “fine” to be assessed to people that would not go along with the individual mandate. Someone must have figured that out and the word “fine” was eventually changed to “tax”.

39. #39
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:09 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    bho and team are going to drag this out as long as possible to see to it the SC doesn’t get to rule on this unconstitutional crud.

    …in the hope that one of the conservative justices dies (or is “suicided”) so Obama can appoint another racist socialist to the court before they make any ruling.

40. #40
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:22 pm, headbodyandtail said:

    Didn’t liberals argue that the personal mandate was required so that everyone would pay in enough to make the numbers add up? (I disagree with this logic, but that was their argument). I wonder if the CBO took into account the number of people that would be exempted when they crunched the numbers (somehow I think they either ignored it or underestimated it).

41. #41
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:23 pm, SignPainterGuy said:

    Repeal EARLY ! Repeal OFTEN ! Repeal NOW !

42. #42
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:26 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    …in the hope that one of the conservative justices dies …

    This is the one thing that worries me for the next 18 months.
    I fervantly pray to God for the safety and good health of Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito and (gulp) Kennedy.

43. #43
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:30 pm, NCDad said:

    GAWD, TooMuchTime! *retch*

44. #44
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:31 pm, letget said:

    Dexter Alarius#42,
    I also pray for these Justices. We do not need bho naming any other SC Judge.
    L

45. #45
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:38 pm, Zesty said:

    And by the way, I aspire to the ability to down cowboy coffee, as I hold cowboy poets in the highest regard. Not sarcasm.

46. #46
    On March 9th, 2011 at 1:44 pm, Zesty said:

    Indeed, may we retain the conservatives on the Court that we have! And, extremely pressing, may the dems be forced to give up the sneaky hundred bil in the bill before we entertain ANY more talk of a budget. And then, of course, repeal the evil thing.

47. #47
    On March 9th, 2011 at 2:50 pm, Hiraghm said:

    Why does that picture of the signing ceremony make me think of a NAMBLA meeting?

    Oh, because I’m cynical and really, really dislike everyone in that picture who’s above the age of consent.

48. #48
    On March 9th, 2011 at 2:54 pm, Hiraghm said:

    Question:

    Congress passed, and the President signed, a bill, which a judge has now ruled was unConstitutional.

    All Congressmen/Senators and the President took oaths to uphold and defend the Constitution.

    If they voted for and signed into law an unConstitutional bill… isn’t that a violation of their oaths? Isn’t a violation of their oaths an impeachable offense?

    Okay, that was 2 questions…

49. #49
    On March 9th, 2011 at 3:00 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 2:54 pm, Hiraghm said:

    Good questions. They have been gettng away with violating their oath of office since day one. Why? I don’t know, except, who will prosecute them? They are already in contempt of court in two cases, the drilling moratorium and the obamacare lawsuit. And they just stick up that middle finger. Who will fight them? The Attorney General of the U.S.? We have to get rid of ALL the roaches, not just a few.

50. #50
    On March 9th, 2011 at 3:02 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    We have to get rid of ALL the roaches, not just a few.

    That would include the ones who wear R jerseys as well….

51. #51
    On March 9th, 2011 at 3:34 pm, happyscrapper said:

    That would include the ones who wear R jerseys as well….

    Absolutely!! John McCain, Olympia Snow, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, many many more must go!

52. #52
    On March 9th, 2011 at 3:36 pm, bjc said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 3:02 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    *Amen to all of that; RINO’s, roaches, whatever you want to call them, they have come close to destroying this country; It is pitiful that in DC there is but a handful that will stand up to the destroyers from both parties; Jim DeMint and Michele Bachmann come to mind.
    *I say go BOLD; The GOP should get P-BO and the Dems to decide on either full repeal of Obamacare or the government shuts down indefinately; Then do it !!!

53. #53
    On March 9th, 2011 at 3:37 pm, ramblingman said:

    “Hey, this law will cost us too much.”

    “No problemo. We’ll give you a waiver.”

    “Hey, what about us.”

    “No problem. We’ll grant you, and the thousands in line behind you waivers because it’ll cost y’all too much. In fact, none of you will have to pay for this. I have this under control.”

    I’m not sure that Obama fully understands the term “Single Payer“.

54. #54
    On March 9th, 2011 at 3:42 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    I say go BOLD

    Concur.
    And they need to start with NOT raising the debt limit.

55. #55
    On March 9th, 2011 at 3:57 pm, bjc said:

    And they need to start with NOT raising the debt limit.

    *And if McConnell faulters in not keeping his party unified in cloture, then we will know they have punted to the presidential election; At that point, it may be time to go “Egypt” on those in DC; I’ll be there!

56. #56
    On March 9th, 2011 at 4:43 pm, RedDog said:

    …. and the crap hasn’t even hit the fan yet. This is why you don’t let pinheads drive cars or Liberals run a country.

57. #57
    On March 9th, 2011 at 4:57 pm, Uplander said:

    Someone has to point out that the Circus isn’t any fun when it hangs out 365 days a year. It needs to LEAVE and come back for a couple days nextyear.
    My apologies. I gave Reid the legitamacy of the Circus. I suppose Carnival is more appropriate. Geez, we might even see some Cowboy Poets and the sheep they write about.

58. #58
    On March 9th, 2011 at 5:11 pm, ramblingman said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 4:57 pm, Uplander said:
    My apologies. I gave Reid the legitamacy of the Circus. I suppose Carnival is more appropriate.

    Perhaps the non-PC term you are searching for is “Freak Show”

59. #59
    On March 9th, 2011 at 5:55 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    We need somebody from outside the District of Corruption.

    http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/537948/Cain-exploring-presidential-bid-in-Marshalltown.html?nav=5005

60. #60
    On March 9th, 2011 at 6:43 pm, ChapBix said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:34 am, mondamay said:

    If you go round and round on what Sen Reid says and votes, you will be twisted into a pretzel. Reminds of the child who is spun around and around and when he stops, he is too dizzy to stand.

61. #61
    On March 9th, 2011 at 10:54 pm, mondamay said:

    On March 9th, 2011 at 6:43 pm, ChapBix said:

    I was at work and distracted, and frankly, I messed up the post. It’s so much more convoluted than I said…

    Should have been more like: authored it in committee, voted for it, voted against, voted against, voted for, currently working to exempt his state.

62. #62
    On March 10th, 2011 at 10:49 am, cheapseat said:

    How much more quid pro quo does what our federal representatives do before we start charging them with bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors? Unions give money to democrats, democrats give taxpayer money to union projects. Senator x votes a certain way on HC cloture, her state gets exempted. Senator Y and Z get exemptions from HC rules, and they vote for HC bill. It seems Washington DC is has been bought and paid for, and needs to be run out of town on a rail.

63. #63
    On March 10th, 2011 at 11:34 am, babiesgrandma said:

    TigerLady said:
    This administration is a huge slight of hand.

    You are exactly right:

    This WHOLE ADMINISTRATION is a big 3-Card Monty sham.

64. #64
    On March 10th, 2011 at 12:25 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    It seems Washington DC is has been bought and paid for, and needs to be run out of town on a rail.

    Which is why we need someone from outside the District of Corruption

    http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/537948/Cain-exploring-presidential-bid-in-Marshalltown.html?nav=5005