Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments Even When NC Tries To Get It Right… Angela thank you so much for your perspective. My trans daughter also has an intellectual disability, and has a very high level of fear of interaction with anyone without a parent present. She’s very worried that someone will not like her and attack and kill her. Reading and hearing the righteous rage in your voice as you tackle a segment of society that wishes my daughter would disappear gives me a lot of hope. I admire you and look forward to your update from you discussion with your legislator. Anything that you learn of use to the rest of us is very appreciated. » Posted By funksands On June 29, 2021 @ 7:14 pm The Truth of the GOP Healthcare Bill – Kill The Poor to Profit The Wealthy [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDgjys1W0AE47Vx.jpg[/img] » Posted By funksands On June 30, 2017 @ 8:09 am There is a defensible position that the GOP could take “Hey we don’t think the government should be in the business of providing insurance to people. This whole ACA thing is a giant mess so we are going to make it simpler. Everyone in America gets to buy a super-cheap, super-simple catastrophic policy that will protect them against the worst disasters that could befall them” But that would interfere with: 1) Their obligations to the Healthcare Industrial Complex This argument would be a completely defensible position. I wouldn’t agree with it, but at least you could make a coherent argument around it. You could make a political and philosophical stand with it. But that would rely on the GOP having this goal. » Posted By funksands On June 28, 2017 @ 4:27 pm What Would Trumptopia Look Like? “Burnt steak and ketchup in every pot, a fracking rig in every yard… Trump 2020” » Posted By funksands On June 2, 2017 @ 4:39 pm Bi-Partisan Solution to Repeal of Obamacare Emerges No. No laughing. Only serious examination of critical issues here. Take it back. » Posted By funksands On January 11, 2017 @ 9:06 pm So, the disclaimer that the article was satire should be at the bottom. Got it. Thanks Joe. » Posted By funksands On January 11, 2017 @ 4:57 pm I was wondering who was storming my beaches… Thanks! » Posted By funksands On January 11, 2017 @ 4:52 pm Kes, I have a feeling we are all going to need regular checkups for that part of the anatomy over the next few years… » Posted By funksands On January 10, 2017 @ 6:26 pm Pink, I think that is a fabulous addition! » Posted By funksands On January 10, 2017 @ 6:26 pm Ad, that’s a good point about insurance co’s but uncertainty around the “doc fix” hasn’t driven physicians out of the industry. Not that the two entities are similar enough for credible comparison. » Posted By funksands On January 9, 2017 @ 6:29 pm Ad, in all honesty, this is how it could turn out. Announce that ObamaCare is repealed, replace it with nearly identical GOPCare, take a victory lap Everyone wins. The other scenario is that like the Medicare “doc fix” the deadline for repeal simply gets moved onto next year’s budget every year when the deadline looms. » Posted By funksands On January 9, 2017 @ 4:25 pm Thank you Ad. Must be hard to figure out how to replace your own idea with something that either doesn’t work or is somehow will be tainted as too socialist. Poor babies » Posted By funksands On January 9, 2017 @ 4:22 pm Joe, would it help if I moved the disclaimer “This is satire” from the bottom of the article to the top? I certainly understand and respect your pov on fake news and agree with it. However, what a cold and sterile world we would live in if satire is eliminated from public discourse. » Posted By funksands On January 9, 2017 @ 4:19 pm The Trump Survival Guide – Tips for Surviving the Next Two Years Joe, that’s pretty good analysis. I don’t personally know a lot of Trump voters, but have been hearing a lot of anecdotal stories about Trump voters that voted for him, knowing full well how full of crap he is, but seeing that as a positive, and not believing that he’ll do half the things he’s threatened to do. Very strange. » Posted By funksands On January 7, 2017 @ 7:01 pm Kalima/Ad There have been some very surprising interviews with Trump voters over the last couple of months. While anecdotal, they seem to shed some light on what Trump voters think. They believe he’s full of crap. It’s interesting. » Posted By funksands On January 5, 2017 @ 11:28 am Nirek no doubt it is nearly impossible to ignore him. Just keep telling yourself that your attention is his #1 goal. Eventually it may work. » Posted By funksands On January 5, 2017 @ 11:24 am Great advice!! 🙂 » Posted By funksands On January 5, 2017 @ 11:23 am BTW, big kudos to whomever designed the logo attached at the top of my story! Well done! » Posted By funksands On January 4, 2017 @ 8:30 pm Kes, he pushed back because the optics were indirectly bad FOR HIM not because he disagreed with their actions. They’ve already said that they’ll do it this summer and I expect him to not utter a peep. That said, he could surprise me. One hope for us may be that he is so focused on personal enrichment that he decides not playing ball with his party all the time is a better visual. Now that he has the ring, he doesn’t need to show any deference to party leaders or wise men. » Posted By funksands On January 4, 2017 @ 8:28 pm Ad, thank you so much. Unfortunately I’ve been forced to examine this by my poor wife who has been an emotional wreck since the election. There is so much personally at stake for our family that she is deeply afraid of the near future. She even has a “Stay Outraged” bumper sticker on her car. Since the election, she’s lost sleep, and is mentally exhausted by the last couple of months. He’s not even inaugurated yet, how does this help her fight him over the next 2 years? » Posted By funksands On January 4, 2017 @ 8:25 pm Kalima, Happy New Year to you too! We don’t need to despair just because we live in a neo-autocratic plutocracy. Just focus, take care of ourselves and work hard and I think we’ll all be surprised at the results down the road. » Posted By funksands On January 3, 2017 @ 7:32 pm Kes, to elaborate, Trump views winning the Presidency as goal 1. Goal 2 is personal enrichment. He’ll get to do so as long as he rubber-stamps whatever the GOP puts in front of him. And thanks for the kind words! » Posted By funksands On January 3, 2017 @ 7:29 pm No. No chance » Posted By funksands On January 3, 2017 @ 7:27 pm Kalima, that article you posted is an excellent companion to what I wrote. It may be impossible to ignore Trump w/o also losing track of him. What I do know is that our attention is what he desires most in the world. If we can withhold it then that is a small win. » Posted By funksands On January 3, 2017 @ 4:45 pm Thanks. It will take some time, but holding Trump and his hard-core fans to a standard that neither of them has any interest in is a lesson that we all need to learn. » Posted By funksands On January 3, 2017 @ 1:14 pm Election Night Thread – Super Tuesday III – 3-15-2016 This was a tough one. The last thing the GOP hierarchy needed was this tonight. » Posted By funksands On March 15, 2016 @ 7:11 pm I’d pay money to see that. HA! » Posted By funksands On March 15, 2016 @ 6:39 pm Bernie pulls ahead in Missouri!! Go Sea Biscuit! » Posted By funksands On March 15, 2016 @ 6:38 pm [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/VbvjcQp6cYYYE/giphy.gif[/img] » Posted By funksands On March 15, 2016 @ 5:39 pm Never mind. I just saw the % reporting numbers. Guess I shouldn’t panic with 1 or 2% reporting. lol » Posted By funksands On March 15, 2016 @ 5:35 pmComments Posted By funksands
2) Their desire to give more money to rich people….
3) …with 50 votes through reconciliation
4) Their view that poor people are undeserving anyway
When the goal is to funnel all of the wealth and power into fewer and fewer hands, you end up with crazy bullshit like this bill.
And therefore won’t do most of the crazy things he’s promised
And so they’ll get to keep the stuff they like while America gets great again.
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