Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[Munson]

[Tomahawk]

Windy City wants to be a mile high

[shorebird]

That's why the lifetime term is so important. The court is supposed to answer to the constitution, not to politics. Whether you like or dislike "Obamacare," the court's ruling makes legal sense. If you dislike it, vote for people who you think will reduce the span of it.

I mean... We had to know there would be bitching on one side and joy on the other today, but ultimately throwing blame around is pointless. Besides, there are a lot worse things the government spends money on than healthcare.

I feel neither joy nor anger. I'm just happy that we can (hopefully) move on from this as a constant topic of conversation. I'm broadly in favor of the ACA but not in love with it as a solution to the healthcare problems in this country and still don't understand how we can have such ludicrously expensive service when other countries provide better service for a lower cost. Whatever. 3 farging years of this. Enough.

I feel one reason for the high cost of healthcare is the fact that this has become a sue happy nation. Got a problem or disagreement? Get a lawyer. Malpractice insurance is unbelievably high for any doctor. It's not the whole reason, but it's a pretty big part of it. Most doctors in other countries aren't in that type of situation.

[Munson]

No doubt that TORT reform and opening competition across state lines should have been a part of the health care bill....I just have a problem with the GOP pushing those as the only two solutions that will fix everything. They'll help, but the industry needed to be regulated.

[shorebird]

Yup, the industry is paying the price for huge settlements. The cost of malpractice insurance can end up putting a lot of doctors on yearly notice.

[Tomahawk]

Fred Malek: GOP Politico, Romney Supporter, Dog Roaster, and Bigot

This guy is pure trash and should probably be executed to death.

[rjs246]

Uh. Wow.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

goldmine piece in the post this morning for the obama camp 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/romneys-bain-capital-invested-in-companies-that-moved-jobs-overseas/2012/06/21/gJQAsD9ptV_print.html


and now axelrizzy is crushing romney on this coneference call with reporters...legit attacks that might finally carry some weight with americans and hurt romney

Romney to seek Washington Post retraction
By DYLAN BYERS |
6/27/12 1:04 PM EDT

Mitt Romney campaign representatives will meet with The Washington Post today to seek a formal retraction of its June 21 report that Bain Capital invested in firms that specialized in outsourcing American jobs, POLITICO has learned.

The representatives will meet with executive editor Marcus Brauchli and other senior Post staff at 2 p.m. today at the Post's offices in Washington.

The group intends to argue that the Post's allegations against Bain Capital and the firms in question are either incomplete or inaccurate, sources familiar with the meeting say. Specifically, the group will argue that the Post misinterpreted the SEC filings it examined for its report and failed to adequately account for the support these firms gave to U.S. exports or U.S. businesses through foreign hiring. The campaign raised similar objections to the story prior to its publication.

(UPDATE: Washington Post will not retract outsourcing story)

The group has prepared defenses for each firm mentioned in the Post's article — including Chippac, Corporate Software, GT Bicycle, Modus Media, SMTC Corp., and Stream International — on a case by case basis.

"The Post's editors take all complaints seriously and are always willing to listen to concerns and look into them," Post spokesperson Kris Coratti told POLITICO, when asked about the meeting. She did not provide any further details.

Romney campaign officials did not respond to repeated requests for an interview or confirmation.

In its examination of SEC filings, the Post found that Romney's private equity firm Bain Capital was an early investor in firms that specialized in outsourcing. "Bain played several roles in helping these outsourcing companies, such as investing venture capital so they could grow and providing management and strategic business advice as they navigated this rapidly developing field," wrote Tom Hamburger, the author of the article. (Romney campaign officials declined to comment on Bain's record of investing in outsourcing firms under Romney.)

Publicly, the Romney campaign has been slow to respond to the article. Meanwhile, President Obama's campaign has turned it into a central part of its campaign strategy, releasing ads in in Iowa, Ohio and Virginia that use the Post story to paint a portrait of Romney as would-be outsourcer-in-chief.

"The Washington Post has just revealed that Romney's companies were pioneers in shipping U.S. jobs overseas," the ads say.

In its defense, Romney campaign officials have argued that the Obama campaign is confusing "outsourcing" with "offshoring," an argument that President Obama has criticized in recent campaign speeches.

Post says get farged:

WaPo will not retract 'outsourcing' story
By DYLAN BYERS |
6/27/12 3:33 PM EDT

The Washington Post will not retract their June 21 report about Bain Capital's investments in firms that specialized in outsourcing American jobs, POLITICO has learned.

"We are very confident in our reporting," Washington Post spokesperson Kris Coratti told POLITICO following a meeting between the Post's executive editor Marcus Brauchli and Mitt Romney campaign representatives, who had sought a retraction from the paper.

The Romney campaign would not discuss the meeting. "It was an off-the-record private meeting so I don't have anything for you on that," campaign press secretary Andrea Saul told POLITICO.

[Rome]

A southern governor refuses to obey a lawful federal mandate whose legitimacy was confirmed by the Supreme Court.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/louisiana-gov-bobby-jindal-refuses-implement-obamacare-despite-152429092.html

Right on, Bobby!  This guy would be so farging proud!!

[ice grillin you]

what is happening to the middle of this country?....its mind boggling

[Diomedes]

there is too much boggling going on around here

shtein better not be contagious

[Rome]

what is happening to the middle of this country?....its mind boggling

It's not really.  It's perfectly normal and it's been going on for thousands of years.  The comfortable majority is under attack and its response is to stomp out dissent.

[phillymic2000]

A southern governor refuses to obey a lawful federal mandate whose legitimacy was confirmed by the Supreme Court.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/louisiana-gov-bobby-jindal-refuses-implement-obamacare-despite-152429092.html

Right on, Bobby!  This guy would be so farging proud!!

wow, sounds so much like our White House not obeying the supreme court's decision on the Arizona stop and check law. yay!!

[Munson]

Uhh...what? The Supreme Court struck down every part of that law except for the part that already happens more or less on the Federal level. The only difference is Arizona expands it a little bit, to the point where they'll get sued the minute they falsely accuse a brown person of being an illegal and the Supreme Court will be hearing that case when it happens.

[phillymic2000]

Uh, they still upheld that part. And the White House said they will not help.