Category Archives: Democrats

Bummer: NC’s Kay Hagan Learning There Are Consequences For Votes

Namely, her vote for and support of the “Affordable” Care Act…well, until she realized that it was hurting her. And the pain keeps a comin’! (Politico) Incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) is near the top of national Republicans’ target list for 2014 — and a new poll shows her lead over her potential GOP challengers […]

Surprise: Ethonal Creates Environmental Problems

Can I color you shocked? Actually, I’m shocked that the Associated Press allowed this story to be published, and that WRAL here in Raleigh picked it up (but quickly buried it in the archives) The secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power push The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for […]

Say, What Defines Success For Obamacare?

That’s something The Politico’s David Nather asks Democrats have a general idea of what it would take to put the Obamacare rollout back on track. Fix the damn website, they say, and most of the other problems will take care of themselves. But will they? The problem is that neither the administration or the House […]

Debbie Downer: Dems Are Going To Like Totally Run On Obamacare!

In all fairness, you wouldn’t expect her to say “I expect most Democrats, especially those Senators who are vulnerable, to run as far from this legislation as they can” (Red Alert Politics) Obamacare is going to be an asset for Democrats in the 2014 midterm elections, according to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.). The Florida […]

Tarnished Nobel Prize: Obama Accused Of Crimes Against Humanity In International Criminal Court

Don’t these people know that Obama was just trying to make their lives better using college bull-session and community organizing inspired notions? (Daily Caller) President Obama has been accused of crimes against humanity in a new complaint submitted to the International Criminal Court, based in the Hague. Obama’s support for Egypt’s recently deposed Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated […]

Healthcare.fail VS WWII

I heard this one on Brett Baiers show yesterday, I believe it was, and figured it must be some sort of viral email going around. Yup, a friend forwarded it to me today, turned it into a graphic BTW, yet another supporter of Obama and the “Affordable” Care Act is shocked to learn that the […]

Obama Grasps For Some Sort Of Hotcoldwetdry Legacy

With everything else burning down around his ears, he’ll try a different route (The Hill) President Obama has a chance to craft a second-term legacy on climate change even as the rest of his agenda runs aground in Congress. Gun control legislation is dead; immigration reform is on life support; and reaching a fiscal deal […]

Say, How’s That ACA Enrollment Working In North Carolina?

In a word, “rocky” Rocky Start For North Carolina Health Care Exchanges North Carolina’s largest insurer is having its share of problems with the Obamacare website. Internal emails obtained by WNCN-TV show that Blue Cross Blue Shield show that only 1,000 people had filled out applications as of October 15th. In fact, only one person was able to […]

Bummer: Uninsured Not Checking Out Healthcare.fail

At least not at the moment (Politico) Less than a quarter of uninsured Americans who plan to get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges have been to an exchange website, a new poll shows. Asked if they’ve been to any government health insurance website since they were launched on Oct. 1, only 22 […]

White House To Issue “Sweeping” Mental Health Rules

Many were wondering on Thursday why HHS chief-incompetent Kathleen Sebelius was heading to Atlanta. Some wondered whether she would announce a delay for Obamacare. Nope (The Hill) The Obama administration will issue long awaited regulations Friday that require insurers to treat mental illness and addiction the same as physical illnesses, current and former lawmakers said. […]

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