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Posted: **Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:38 am**

GORDON wrote:Obama issues 15 recess appointments.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36067527/ns/politics-white_house/

Most transparent and open government in history!

"I simply cannot allow partisan politics to stand in the way of the basic functioning of government," Obama said in a statement.

Wow, yeah. Your ideas always sound better when no one's there to disagree.

Posted: **Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:58 pm**

TheCatt wrote:wrt #2: It's been $1.25 billion so far. The issue was that basically companies could double count certain expenditures for retirees twice towards tax write-offs. The law makes it so that they can only deduct it once.

That doesn't change the fact that it's going to cost them an ass load of money.

My grocery store used to double my coupons. Now they don't. I'm out more money.

Posted: **Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:15 am**

"And now a taste of things to come ..."

As difficult as it was, passing the health care bill is only "a critical first step" in overhauling the system so that it "works for all Americans," President Obama told NBC's Today show.

Fuck only knows what the other steps are.

Posted: **Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:09 pm**

Nationalizing all the hospitals.

Posted: **Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:07 pm**

TPRJones wrote:Nationalizing all the hospitals.

I'm just waiting for the next influenza virus to hit. Even if it's only slightly worse than the average cold, I just want to see the numbers skyrocket.

Posted: **Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:18 pm**

I've been hearing that a lot of doctors plan on quitting if health care is actually nationalized... I don't know how much of that is bluster and hype, though.

Posted: **Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:59 pm**

Remember how all the liberals moved to Canada when Bush won his second term? And all the republicans followed them because of Obama?

Yeah.

However, I do expect we'll see med school enrollments plummet. But then the feds will get desperate, and will start paying the way through for anyone able to do it. And when the success rates are crap they'll start relaxing standards to keep from having the whole system collapse under the collective failure of it all. Then, of course, there'll be a bunch of incompetent doctors around and the whole system will collapse under the collective failure of them all. On the bright side the feds will make it illegal to sue any of their doctors for malpractice, so there's that much at least; everyone they maim will have no recourse.

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Posted: **Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:50 pm**

The MSM declares war on everyone tho hates Obamacare.

Nice little summary.

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And... "Like a page out a time machine..." ?

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:37 am**

Racist Tax?

The MSM seems to be mocking the guy who said this, but technically he's got a point.

And why replace the 5 percent taxes on cosmetic surgery and botox treatments with this one anyway?

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:33 pm**

Stimulus money spent in Democratic districts over Republican districts at a 2.5:1 ratio.

Yep, the era of petty politics is certainly over.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post....DY0MzE=

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:49 pm**

A trip in the Way Back machine to 2005... when dissent was legal.

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Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:28 pm**

Money shot 4:05 in

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:18 pm**

That is truely a page out of a time machine.

Posted: **Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:48 am**

I remember when Bush's 5.6% unemployment was a disaster for the economy, and proof that he was incompetent for the job.

I also remember the warnings that unless Obama's stimulus was passed, unemployment could be over 9%.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.htm

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Posted: **Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:02 am**

Dear kids,

Get an education:

Total, 25 years and over
7.3 8.2 8.3 8.3
Less than a high school diploma
13.8 15.2 15.6 14.5
High school graduates, no college
9.1 10.1 10.5 10.8
Some college or associate degree
7.3 8.5 8.0 8.2
Bachelor's degree and higher
4.4 4.9 5.0 4.9

Posted: **Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:15 am**

Only goes up to Bachelor's degrees?

Posted: **Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:33 am**

Malcolm wrote:Only goes up to Bachelor's degrees?

"and higher"

But yeah, they dont break out professional or master/doctoral degrees.

Posted: **Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:41 am**

I remember when Bush's 5.6% unemployment was a disaster for the economy, and proof that he was incompetent for the job.

I also remember the warnings that unless Obama's stimulus was passed, unemployment could be over 9%.

Well, let's be honest, they're still blaming Bush, and they will continue to do so as long as they think the public believes it.

Posted: **Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:19 pm**

Leisher wrote:
I remember when Bush's 5.6% unemployment was a disaster for the economy, and proof that he was incompetent for the job.

I also remember the warnings that unless Obama's stimulus was passed, unemployment could be over 9%.
Well, let's be honest, they're still blaming Bush, and they will continue to do so as long as they think the public believes it.

The next 2.5 - 6.5 years?

Posted: **Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:06 pm**

Malcolm wrote:
Leisher wrote:
I remember when Bush's 5.6% unemployment was a disaster for the economy, and proof that he was incompetent for the job.

I also remember the warnings that unless Obama's stimulus was passed, unemployment could be over 9%.

Well, let's be honest, they're still blaming Bush, and they will continue to do so as long as they think the public believes it.

The next 2.5 - 6.5 years?

Exactly.

After that, I think even they know it'd be a stretch to continue blaming Bush.

I don't think Bush did anything in office that will have a lasting effect, ala The New Deal.

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