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If President Obama had...

by Chalky

Aug 1, 2017

...said the White House was a dump, we'd be peeling conservatives off the ceiling.

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Chatting with some members before a recent round of golf, he explained his frequent appearances: "That White House is a real dump." (A White House spokesperson denies this occurred.) Trump is often at his most unguarded among the people ...See More

First Golfer: Donald Trump's relationship with golf has never been more complicated

Donald Trump is never more at home than he is on the links. But, as with everything in the life of a President, his relationship with the game—and the

Bob R/CA Make America Great Again - Impeach Trump

Aug 1, 2017

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He said if we voted for Clinton...

by Chalky

Aug 1, 2017

POTUS would be under investigation for years. He was right.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-lawyer-exclusive-idUSKBN1AH5F9?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

Exclusive: Former Justice Department official joins Mueller team

A former U.S. Justice Department official has become the latest lawyer to join special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, a spokesman for the team confirmed.

Reuters | reuters.com

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Media Suddenly 'Discover' That ObamaCare Is In Deep Trouble

by EasTexSteve

Aug 1, 2017

Now they tell us. After spending months pumping out stories about how great ObamaCare is, the news media are now admitting that, lo and behold, ObamaCare is unsustainable. What's changed?

On Saturday, The New York Times ran a big story that began this way: "Republicans have failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Now, can it...See More

With Repeal Off The Table, Media Suddenly 'Discover' That ObamaCare Is In Deep Trouble

Health Care: Now they tell us. After spending months pumping out stories about how great ObamaCare is, the news media are now admitting that, lo and behold, ObamaCare is unsustainable. What's changed? On Saturday, The New York Times ran a big story tha

Investor's Business Daily | investors.com

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Bob R/CA Fun stuff, from the blog that told us that Stephen Hawking would have died if he was British and had to rely on UK socialized medicine.

Aug 1, 2017

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EasTexSteve So, now you consider the New York Times a blog?

Aug 1, 2017

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Looks like the dems are going to lose more voters

by EasTexSteve

Aug 1, 2017

GRAPEVINE —Eighteen counties in Texas, including Tarrant County, have entered into new pacts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that allow local officers to enforce federal immigration laws, officials said Monday.

One Texas city — Carrollton — also is party to such an arrangement, called a 287(g) agreement. With 19 local e...See More

18 Texas sheriffs sign up to join forces with federal immigration officers

GRAPEVINE —Eighteen counties in Texas, including Tarrant County, have entered into new pacts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that...

Dallas News | dallasnews.com

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EasTexSteve Really? that didn't seem to stop a huge number of illegals from voting. I didn't notice that any "foreign intrusion" created any illegal votes for Trump.

Aug 1, 2017

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Bob R/CA I can't comment on your fantasies.

Aug 1, 2017

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Judiciary Votes to investigate Clinton, Comey and Lynch

by EasTexSteve

Aug 1, 2017

At long last there is a chance that some kind of investigation will be held into the crimes committed by high level Democrats not just in the run up to the election, but also spreading further back to the "Russian Uranium" scandal.

Judiciary Committee Republicans voted 16 to 13 to start gathering documents with a view to assigning a second...See More

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Heavens to Betsy...

by Chalky

Jul 31, 2017

Such stupidity in this administration.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/07/31/politics/white-house-officials-tricked-by-email-prankster/index.html

#GodBlessOurCountry -- because buffoons are running it.

White House officials tricked by email prankster

A self-described "email prankster" in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials, including an episode where he...

CNN | cnn.com

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This is beyond surreal

by Bob R/CA

Jul 31, 2017

How much of this criminal behavior will Republicans put up with? The party that screamed "Lock her up!" turns out to be totally soft on crime. #CrookedDonald #TrumpCrimeFamily

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-dictated-sons-misleading-statement-on-meeting-with-russian-lawyer/2017/07/31/04c94f96-73ae-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story...See More

Trump dictated son’s misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer

Some advisers are worried that the president’s direct involvement leaves him needlessly vulnerable to allegations of a coverup.

Washington Post | washingtonpost.com

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Chalky This happened onboard Air Force One. If administration staff is leaking this much information now, imagine how much they'll spill when under oath.

Jul 31, 2017

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Good news for people who hate choosing!

by Tim Finnegan

Jul 31, 2017

In over 1300 counties, people will not have to worry about choosing their Obamacare health insurance provider. That's how many will have only one insurer in the exchange.

Almost 50 will have it even worse and have no insurance options.

But hey, at least the average premium has gone up 21.6%.

When will both sides work toge...See More

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Bob R/CA Your response is demonstrative of how the Republicans - and especially Trump - really don't care about fixing healthcare and the people who critically rely on it.

The carriers have explicitly stated one reason that premiums go up is because there is disruption in the marketplace, for example, when Trump proclaims he's not going to pay the ...See MoreYour response is demonstrative of how the Republicans - and especially Trump - really don't care about fixing healthcare and the people who critically rely on it.

The carriers have explicitly stated one reason that premiums go up is because there is disruption in the marketplace, for example, when Trump proclaims he's not going to pay the bill for the coverage of poor people, like he did this week. Make no mistake - Trump's antics this week are forcing YOUR premiums to rise.

The average premium has increased ZERO dollars for the third year in a row, for people who have subsidies. I don't know if you have subsidies, but think about what that means - for people who were least able to afford health insurance (and didn't qualify for Medicaid) their insurance premiums increase zero for three straight years. Now you may not think that's important, but I'd suggest by the way you keep insisting rates ARE exploding, that you recognize exactly how important that is. Now multiply that importance by the fact that these people are the most unable to afford premium increases.

Yeah, you're starting to get it.

The Democrats have an idea to insure that EVERY marketplace has at least one carrier in their exchange. It's called the public option. And the public option will be competitive, if for no other reason because in group plans, economy of scale kick in, and the public option will likely end up with more insured than any other single carrier.

Finally, the early rate of premium adjustment was primarily because some carriers entered the marketplace and set their premiums too low. According to analysts, that "shock" to the system (by some, not all) has worn off, because the carriers now better understand the different markets, and the number of healthy patients entering is more predictable.

Note again that the number of healthy insured affects the rates for everyone. When Trump refuses to run promotional campaigns that the government has run to ensure enrollment during the open enrollment, again, his antics are DIRECTLY increasing your costs.

That is not leadership. I can't understand why you think that's good for you, or why you would support someone who would hurt you for his own benefit. Psychologists call this co-dependency, and I've never understood it. I guess understanding has nothing to do with it, though, so I won't ask you to explain.

Hang in there, Tim. The adults are going to pick up the pieces when Trump finishes his natural term, or is run out sooner in disgrace. We'll probably survive Trump. And things will get better. Hang in there, Tim.

Jul 31, 2017

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EasTexSteve The real joke in all of this is that you think the dems in congress passed obamacare because they were looking out for the little guy. In reality, they only passed obamacare so they and their employees and families could get the 73 percent subsidy that was put in the bill specifically for them.

And, you thought only poor people got a subsi...See More

Jul 31, 2017

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