Peggy Noonan has a long rumnination on the basic competence of team Obama, noting that, like their boss, they have some experience and skill at communicating but not executing, and who could have seen that coming?
But the comic twist is this - rather than end the column at its conclusion, the web jockeys repeat the whole thing. Repeatring ideas for emphasis is a valuable rhetorical device, but this seems excessive, not to mention a valuable waste of pixels. One migh hope that a column on someone else's competence would be competently delivered, but the holidays are approaching and the B-team is taking over.
There is a conclusion, or at least an ending, in the middle there somewhere...
Well i've often how they mirror events over here;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/peter-oborne/10525639/How-many-more-times-can-the-Foreign-Office-get-it-so-wrong.html
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 03:57 PM
The Apollo (London) Theater collapse, could be really bad news interms of the number and severity of casualties.
Posted by: NK(withnewsoftware) | December 19, 2013 at 03:58 PM
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-12-19/rescue-underway-after-part-of-balcony-collapses-in-apollo-theatre-london/ is the story Jane mentioned.
Posted by: rse | December 19, 2013 at 03:59 PM
Apparently you can opt out of Obamacare and buy the insurance you want..http://blog.heartland.org/2013/12/you-can-opt-out-of-obamacare-and-heres-how/
Posted by: clarice | December 19, 2013 at 04:01 PM
I hate to bring this up, but in 1816 there was no summer. For 200 years it was, as the kids say, way cold.
Why is it that some benighted idiots think man has any control over the earth? This global warming fraud is simply a different form of human sacrifice to appease the gods.
The one thing it isn't, is science. Science says question everything.
Posted by: MarkO | December 19, 2013 at 04:04 PM
I feel really bad about Obenshain. What was the final tally of the recount? i really believe fraud was responsible for his opponent's so-called win. Ah Virginia,-you need to get your act together and listen to Janet
Every time there's a disputed election, the donks miraculously find some ballots that somehow weren't included in the original count and the gutless Repukes say "Well golly gee, I guess we got to count those" like a bunch of effing idiots. Juat one time I'd like them to stand up and say "Too damn bad; those suckers don't make the cut" and then see what happens.
Posted by: Captain Hate | December 19, 2013 at 04:04 PM
Clarice-- that is very clever by insurers to get customers who reject ObummerCare. Will the Obamanaiacs turn the screws on those people and collect fines? How is that good for Dems?
Posted by: NK(withnewsoftware) | December 19, 2013 at 04:07 PM
Remember, they can only collect fines from tax refunds. I haven't gotten one of those in years.
Posted by: Jane | December 19, 2013 at 04:09 PM
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | December 19, 2013 at 04:10 PM
I'd love to see both of those museums, matt. I love the well-bodied Bugatti's - rolling art.
Posted by: Beasts of England | December 19, 2013 at 04:10 PM
Huzzahh !
Assurant (Texas, of course) has an INDEMNITY policy (brilliant, original and creative) with SCHEDULED bennies. This is (gasp) the cusp of innovation, and is as vital as those minimum liability auto insurance policies which meet legal minimums.
"How much for an appendectomy?"
"$300 bucks, baby. Just what you paid for"
Posted by: healthy and gullible | December 19, 2013 at 04:11 PM
Exactly, Jane.
nsrciso, I stopped paying any attention to anything Noonan said after he first endorsement of Obama. Maybe she and Barbara Walters should start checking into retirement homes.
Posted by: clarice | December 19, 2013 at 04:13 PM
The question is why does Rupert deign to see any insight, on either his Gazette, and subsequently
on his channel, along with Kurtz, and a few others, his track record has not been so hot,
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 04:15 PM
maryrose-
not Janet, but this is the final verdict...
>>>Herring, who ran on a pro-LGBT ''Equality Agenda'' as part of his platform for the state's top law-enforcement position, initially trailed Obenshain but took the lead following a re-canvass of votes that uncovered several tabulation errors in counties throughout the state, and, most notably, the omission of hundreds of absentee ballots from the state's 8th Congressional District, which includes large swaths of the Fairfax County, the state's most populous jurisdiction.<<<
all told it will be about a thousand vote win for Herring mostly (if not all) from Fairfax City and Fairfax County (close to gmu, but I didn't notice much on campus for the ag race). a note on this is that I've noticed a subtle shift in my slice of heaven in Loudon County...slowly changing to lavender...
Posted by: rich@gmu | December 19, 2013 at 04:16 PM
They might need Reese on an op like this;
http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/12/19/lawmakers-its-too-dangerous-to-try-to-snatch-snowden/
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 04:19 PM
Dave (in MA)-
was thinking it might have been a stock catalogue photo...but with the O administration, it was a party hack, always seems the right bet. faceplam.
Henry-
My condolences to you and your family for your loss.
*******
Semester over. Evaluation period begins. Made an A on my macro final, and an A in the class (when I went to pick up my exam, as the prof was going through the stack, saw a lot of 40s and 50s. YIKES!!!). 2 A's posted for the semester and one grade left to post (it should be an A, no less than a B regardless of how badly I did on the final project).
all told, personal circumstances and work are leaning towards not going forward; but my gpa and finances support continuing. I'm also having quite a bit of fun with it all.
Posted by: rich@gmu | December 19, 2013 at 04:24 PM
Maybe she and Barbara Walters should start checking into retirement homes.
I'm sure a female version of Dumb and Dumber wouldn't make it past the Whoreyweird gate keepers.
Posted by: Captain Hate | December 19, 2013 at 04:24 PM
maryrose-
I was in error...Fairfax City is in the 11th Congressional district. The ballots were found in Alexandria and Arlington (up near Janet).
VA 8...Jim Moran (D)
VA 11...Gerry Connolly (D)
Posted by: rich@gmu | December 19, 2013 at 04:30 PM
Obamacare is now in the arms of Krupp.
http://dailycaller.com/2013/12/19/obamacares-pajama-boy-was-accused-of-racism-anti-semitism/
Posted by: MarkO | December 19, 2013 at 04:31 PM
World Net Daily is a nesting place for loons.
Posted by: Danube on iPad | December 19, 2013 at 04:35 PM
You said it, DoT.
Congratulations, Rich.
Posted by: clarice | December 19, 2013 at 04:36 PM
>>>I hate to bring this up, but in 1816 there was no summer.<<<
Tambora explosion...moving on from the smod, to the svod.
Posted by: rich@gmu | December 19, 2013 at 04:38 PM
Is it any surprise that an Obamabot is a certified 4 door dweeb? These dweebs are so geeky they don't even realize how weird they really are, cuz they are surrounded by geeks every bit or even weirder than themselves. But it sure makes for hilarity when they run ads flaunting it and thinking they have accomplished something...
Posted by: Gmax | December 19, 2013 at 04:38 PM
Hard to believe Pajama Boy's comedy career didn't take off.
Posted by: jimmyk | December 19, 2013 at 04:39 PM
But the sky's the limit with his inadvertent comedy.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | December 19, 2013 at 04:40 PM
Pajama boy makes all of the Big Bang Theory geeks look positively butch in comparison.
Posted by: lyle | December 19, 2013 at 04:43 PM
Pajama boy is a dweeb not a geek and not a nerd. The Big Bang Theory has a comparable character in the comic book store guy who even they make fun of. They barely tolerate him.
Posted by: Stephanie looking forward to the bowl games | December 19, 2013 at 04:48 PM
anyone what to chime in: how is the Enroll America and Organizing for Action actions in door-to-door advertising even legal? how does it not violate there 501 status? does the material violate state laws, esp regarding selling insurance (state regulations and licensing)?
if everything else regarding the law has been wishful thinking and on the fly, I wouldn't be surprised if the legal basis for the advert campaign is just as flawed. (maybe the powerline guys will take a crack at it).
Posted by: rich@gmu | December 19, 2013 at 04:51 PM
Congrats Rich!
Pajama boy appears to be Chico Delainky on twitter. Or at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Posted by: Jane | December 19, 2013 at 04:52 PM
He said it alright...
...but he never means it.
Looner attraction.
Posted by: Threadkiller | December 19, 2013 at 04:53 PM
Good job, rich!
Posted by: Beasts of England | December 19, 2013 at 04:56 PM
I think he could be either a gaywad or a dorkwad, but it's hard to tell which.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | December 19, 2013 at 04:58 PM
I'm surprised he's not a writer for Bill Maher,
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 05:07 PM
Dufus and douchenozzle work also.
Posted by: Gmax | December 19, 2013 at 05:08 PM
I wonder what the tie-in to the Colorado Obamacare Sluts & Drunks campaign will look like? I can't see Ethan really enjoying an encounter with the brosurance keg-standers and I'm pretty sure the Obamaslut would give him cardiac arrest when she walked in the door.
Rich,
The laws doesn't matter much with Obamacare at the Custer-Titanic-Alamo-Hindenberg threshold. The fact they've already initiated the "repeal is too expensive" campaign before the end of the initial refusal to sign up period gives a good indication of the scope of the failure.
Posted by: Account Deleted | December 19, 2013 at 05:09 PM
I was in error...Fairfax City is in the 11th Congressional district. The ballots were found in Alexandria and Arlington (up near Janet).
VA 8...Jim Moran (D)
VA 11...Gerry Connolly (D)
Yeah, there's no chance at ALL of funny business in a district filled with Jim Moran voters. No, siree.
Posted by: James D. | December 19, 2013 at 05:15 PM
Sunday, 9 eastern, FNC: Firing Line 1967. WFB Jr. Interviews Ronaldus Maximus.
Posted by: Danube on iPad | December 19, 2013 at 05:19 PM
Ha!
Andrew Malcom tweets:
"Today’s Favorite %#&-*@\ new word “lalochezia”—Emotional relief derived from uttering profanity, as in &%$! or @*]+\^^#@ Feel better?"
Got it? Lalochezia. A word I will be embodying every time I have to listen to Gaylord Focker.
BTW, I have been to many a pantomine at the Appolo theater during Christmas season. Sad and I pray deeply for those injuured. Grand old building which is probably the problem "old".....
Posted by: 2Jack is Back4! | December 19, 2013 at 05:20 PM
Reid rips off the American taxpayer again.
http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/70495197023/harry-reid-takes-your-tax-money-for-his-insurance-my
Check the comment.
Posted by: pagarnow | December 19, 2013 at 05:27 PM
And the cheese stands alone: http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/senate-dems-defy-obama-on-iran-20131218
Posted by: clarice | December 19, 2013 at 05:28 PM
>>>
I think he could be either a gaywad or a dorkwad, but it's hard to tell which.
Posted by: Dave (in MA)<<<
douchebag...le sigh.
I will freely admit I thought it was a soft g- advert for the not g- demographic and that it was a stock photo...for consumption here in my slice of heaven (they "support" the community but really really don't want to know about it or have them around)
...
Posted by: rich@gmu | December 19, 2013 at 05:30 PM
Rick-
>>>The laws doesn't matter much with Obamacare<<<
my first mistake is thinking it did (the other was there and their...)
>>>thanks everyone<<<
Posted by: rich@gmu | December 19, 2013 at 05:32 PM
Question of the day:
A&E is running a Duck Dynasty marathon tonight. Do you tune in to show support for the show or do you boycott A&E and the show and does the drop in viewership leave the reason for the drop subject to a claim of victory by GLAAD and provide cover for A&E's decision to put Phil on hiatus? All those calling for boycott need to measure their move.
Posted by: Stephanie looking forward to the bowl games | December 19, 2013 at 05:33 PM
--Pajama boy is a dweeb not a geek and not a nerd.--
Swirly em all; let God sort em out.
Posted by: Ignatz | December 19, 2013 at 05:35 PM
Stephanie,
I have never watched Duck Dynasty but I am probably one of only a few here who actually owns a Duck Commander call (1972 Burnt Hedge). Maybe henry or iggy has a duck call also.
I am off to the school Christmas play where Frederick is one of the 6 Geese Laying and 10 Lord's Leaping as well as playing a duet of Jingle Bells with his friend who is on clarinet.
Later.
Posted by: 2Jack is Back4! | December 19, 2013 at 05:40 PM
Careful ig. I'd submit that posting on a political blog on the net qualifies as a nerdy activity. Which by no means means that many of us may not be nerds, too. Engineers, programmers, writers? Avid readers? Eschewers of ET and mainstream programming?
Out and Proud. Nerds and geeks of the world unite!
Posted by: Stephanie looking forward to the bowl games | December 19, 2013 at 05:41 PM
A duet of Jingle Bells! damn, we need audio to make this post relevant.
Posted by: Gmax | December 19, 2013 at 05:43 PM
gawd. more affluenza.
Posted by: little lord fauntleroy | December 19, 2013 at 05:44 PM
I own several old Duck Commanders, JiB. And some Faulk's, and a few Rich-N-Tones, and some...
Posted by: Beasts of England | December 19, 2013 at 05:48 PM
I own one. Given to me years ago and damned if I know what name it is.
Funnily not a big show watcher as my husband is and I'm usually along for the listen, but I'm all for supporting the majority against this thought police, minoritys feelings got hurt, Christian bashing BS.
Posted by: Stephanie looking forward to the bowl games | December 19, 2013 at 05:48 PM
So Flipper says Clemson will beat Ohio State, at the Superbowl, discuss the plausibility or lack there off, of such an eventuality,
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 05:53 PM
Superbowl? For colleges?
I'm confused.
Or flipper is.
Posted by: Stephanie looking forward to the bowl games | December 19, 2013 at 05:55 PM
It's safe to watch the show if you're on cable/satellite, Steph. TV ratings aren't gathered by the NSA.
Yet
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | December 19, 2013 at 05:58 PM
-- Maybe henry or iggy has a duck call also.--
Calls, yes. Duck commanders, no.
Posted by: Ignatz | December 19, 2013 at 06:01 PM
I did however watch Duck Commander on one of the fin and fur channels long before they were ever picked up by the fastidious A&E fussbudgets.
My wife wanted the Robertson's to adopt her because they had so much fun.
Posted by: Ignatz | December 19, 2013 at 06:04 PM
Orange Bowl.
Posted by: Danube on iPad | December 19, 2013 at 06:12 PM
Pet peeve, spoilsport Kyle Smith, doesn't like 'Lone Survivor' apparently not because it isn't faithful to the book, but because it is, I ordinarily wouldn't trust most handlers of it, but Peter Berg who did the Kingdom, really captured the evil of what we were facing,
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 06:17 PM
This is what the First Things symposium warned about more then a decade ago;
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/12/19/new-mexico-supreme-court-says-state-must-recognize-gay-marriages-as-a-matter-of-equal-protection/
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 06:25 PM
Ahhh. Orange bowl. Got it. Went to the damned thing once and now I get emails weekly exhorting me to come back. It was 30 degrees with a 20 mph wind and I spent the second half in the car listening on the radio. And Tech got blown out and the Who halftime show was the suxxor. Besides, Why would I want to go if my team wasn't in it?
Anyways. I'll go with Clemson, too. And give 4 points.
Posted by: Stephanie looking forward to the bowl games | December 19, 2013 at 06:26 PM
Well I heard on the tele, really the Who 'toad the wet sprocket' that year,
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 06:29 PM
But all those individuals ARE equally protected...they may get married if they want. A man cannot marry a man, because that isn't marriage. Marriage IS something.
This is about redefining a word.
I want to be charged as a juvenile after I rob the 7-11...but I can't because I am not a juvenile.
I want a Sr. citizen discount when I go to the movies...but I can't get it because I am not a Sr. citizen.
Posted by: Janet - the districts lie fallow, while the Capitol gorges itself | December 19, 2013 at 06:32 PM
I think this was the biggest fumble since they greenlighted cop rock;
http://twitchy.com/2013/12/19/camille-paglia-our-pc-nation-has-become-utterly-fascist-and-utterly-stalinist/
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 06:34 PM
Even Bialystok gets found out eventually;
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/12/19/germany-under-investigation-for-their-green-energy-policies/
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 06:51 PM
Smallest violin;
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/workers-far-less-happy-in-federal-government-than-private-sector-report-finds/2013/12/18/18c2007a-6759-11e3-8b5b-a77187b716a3_story.html
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 06:54 PM
Phil didn't compare homosexuality to bestiality. Idiots.
Posted by: Sue | December 19, 2013 at 07:05 PM
If only it would be true
Posted by: Jane | December 19, 2013 at 07:05 PM
Stephanie, from your lips to God's ears. Our goddaughter and her husband are Clemson graduates and utterly nuts football fans, and her FIL has one of the tailgating sites right next to the stadium. The kids have done Halloween as Clemson football players - too funny.
Posted by: MaryD | December 19, 2013 at 07:08 PM
When Republicans reacquire their necessary power for personal satisfaction, mebbe they can rename DHS as Department of Homo inSecurity.
Posted by: blubbertarian | December 19, 2013 at 07:08 PM
Jane,
I believe the full Barry quote, which the WH redacted for the Enquirer article, was,
"Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I'll go eat some worms."
Posted by: Ignatz | December 19, 2013 at 07:11 PM
The best thing about that story is that narcissists never ever ever get over humiliation.
Posted by: Jane | December 19, 2013 at 07:13 PM
This is kinda funny & crude. On FB there is a status going around that says -
212-210-1400
Call A&E and tell them that Phil has the RIGHT to prefer a vagina over a man's anus.
Posted by: Janet | December 19, 2013 at 07:14 PM
Janet,
Is it a fine or tax and not a mandate?
Posted by: MarkO | December 19, 2013 at 07:15 PM
It's a coin toss, whether they can't discern that Sue, or they don't care.
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 07:23 PM
"Went to the damned thing once "
Went to it on Jan. 1 1961. Saw Joe Bellino and the Mids lose to Mizzou, 21-14.
Posted by: Danube on iPad | December 19, 2013 at 07:28 PM
lol
We should all have such a right, dammit.
Posted by: Extraneus | December 19, 2013 at 07:28 PM
I think I will wait in vain for someone to challenge these dopes' talking point about "we went through the same thing with Medicare" we most certainly did not. And Medicare (a) only applied to people over 65, and (b) did not adversely affect anyone.
Posted by: Danube on iPad | December 19, 2013 at 07:33 PM
The National Inquirer speaks truth to power.
Especially where democrats are concerned.
Should we have a JOM bowl pool this year? Everyone can post their predictions on the site and I'll tally them in a spreadsheet. Everyone can plan even if they don't really watch football. Put a little skin in the games and have some fun.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Middle Tennessee vs. Navy Dec. 30 11:45 a.m. ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech Dec. 30 3:15 p.m. ESPN
Valero Alamo Texas vs. Oregon Dec. 30 6:45 p.m.
National University Holiday Texas Tech vs. Arizona St. Dec. 30 10:15 p.m. ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Boston College vs. Arizona Dec. 31 12:30 p.m. ESPN
Hyundai Sun Virginia Tech vs. UCLA Dec. 31 2 p.m. CBS
AutoZone Liberty Rice vs. Mississippi St. Dec. 31 4 p.m. ESPN
Chick-fil-A Duke vs. Texas A&M Dec. 31 8 p.m. ESPN
TaxSlayer.com Gator Georgia vs. Nebraska Jan. 1 Noon ESPN2
Heart of Dallas North Texas vs. UNLV Jan. 1 Noon ESPNU
Capital One Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Jan. 1 1 p.m. ABC
Outback LSU vs. Iowa Jan. 1 1 p.m. ESPN
Rose Bowl Game VIZIO Michigan St. vs. Stanford Jan. 1 5 p.m. ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta Baylor vs. UCF Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Allstate Sugar Alabama vs. Oklahoma Jan. 2 8:30 p.m. ESPN
AT&T Cotton Missouri vs. Oklahoma St. Jan. 3 7:30 p.m. FOX
Discover Orange Clemson vs. Ohio St. Jan. 3 TBD ESPN
BBVA Compass Houston vs. Vanderbilt Jan. 4 1 p.m. ESPN
GoDaddy Arkansas St. vs. Ball St. Jan. 5 9 p.m. ESPN
VIZIO BCS National Championship Florida St. vs. Auburn Jan. 6 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Just cut and paste and add your scores and I'll grab them and put in the spreadsheet.
Who's in???
Posted by: Stephanie | December 19, 2013 at 07:36 PM
You guys might have the Constitutional right to pick Clemson in the Orange Bowl, but you are hurting my feelings.
TM should suspend you from JOM, at least until after the game.
Posted by: Buckeye | December 19, 2013 at 07:38 PM
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/slideshow?widgetid=99139&clienttype=generic&mobilecgbypass&utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffercd712&utm_medium=facebook
Posted by: Threadkiller | December 19, 2013 at 07:39 PM
Oh, Lord, Stephanie. I might be able to randomly circle a team name, but come up with a score too?
Too sports clueless to even attempt that. But, y'all have fun and I will amuse myself reading along to see how everybody does. (Pretty sure Sue will be in this pool!)
Posted by: centralcal | December 19, 2013 at 07:41 PM
I didn't list the games before Dec 30 as the bowl season doesn't really get into full swing until close to New Year's, but we can include them as well if you want.
The games start Saturday, but I'm not sure anyone even knows enough about some of the teams to make a prediction... Buffalo?
Anyways here are the pre-Dec 30 games, too.
Gildan New Mexico Washington St. vs. Colorado St. Dec. 21 2 p.m. ESPN
Royal Purple Las Vegas Fresno State vs. USC Dec. 21 3:30 p.m. ABC TBD
Famous Idaho Potato Buffalo vs. San Diego St. Dec. 21 5:30 p.m. ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Dec. 21 9 p.m. ESPN
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg East Carolina vs. Ohio Dec. 23 2 p.m. ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii Boise St. vs. Oregon St. Dec. 24 8 p.m. ESPN
Little Caesars Pizza Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green Dec. 26 6 p.m. ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Utah St. vs. Northern Illinois Dec. 26 9:30 p.m. ESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman Marshall vs. Maryland Dec. 27 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Texas Syracuse vs. Minnesota Dec. 27 6 p.m. ESPN
Fight Hunger BYU vs. Washington Dec. 27 9:30 p.m. ESPN
New Era Pinstripe Rutgers vs. Notre Dame Dec. 28 Noon ESPN
Belk Cincinnati vs. North Carolina Dec. 28 3:20 p.m. ESPN
Russell Athletic Louisville vs. Miami Dec. 28 6:45 p.m. ESPN
Buffalo Wild Wings Kansas St. vs. Michigan Dec. 28 10:15 p.m. ESPN
Posted by: Stephanie | December 19, 2013 at 07:43 PM
NO. Just pick a winner, circle em style. Easy peazy.
Cut and paste or just list your winners of each bowl and I'll do the rest.
(BTW, can you tell I'm running out of things to do - I'm still cooking but the table is running out of room to hold it all) ;)
Posted by: Stephanie | December 19, 2013 at 07:46 PM
Yes that seemms like a weak card.
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 07:57 PM
DD asswipe;
"We weren't singing the Blues"
The underworld level of awareness is telling. Does he even know where the Blues came from? I suspect, even if he does, he wasn't singing them and that's all that matters.
Duck you.
Posted by: oops. did he say that? | December 19, 2013 at 07:57 PM
Careful ig. I'd submit that posting on a political blog on the net qualifies as a nerdy activity.
I'm going to go out on a limb here, so to speak, and assert that anyone whose job mainly involves chainsaws and big trees is immune from the nerd label, regardless of how he spends his free time.
Posted by: jimmyk | December 19, 2013 at 08:00 PM
I circled my picks, but it got all messed up when I scrolled down...
Posted by: Beasts of England | December 19, 2013 at 08:01 PM
Having seen bits and pieces of Thor, I realize why I didn't bother to actively seek it out,
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 08:06 PM
Breaking news!
WSJ: Obama will allow millions to purchase bare-bones insurance plans
Link is to mobile/WSJ subscriber-only article, which I am not... It starts:
The Obama administration will allow millions of Americans whose insurance policies had been canceled to purchase bare-bones plans next year.
Twitterverse appears to be just stunned. No lefties or juiceboxers have made a peep.
Posted by: AliceH | December 19, 2013 at 08:07 PM
Now that is damn funny, Beasts!!!
Hahahaha!!!
Posted by: Threadkiller | December 19, 2013 at 08:07 PM
WH Drops another bomb on the insurers, who are probably as surprised as anyone.
The Obama's leave for their 17-day vacation tomorrow.
Posted by: AliceH | December 19, 2013 at 08:09 PM
'winning the future' does that work,
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 08:11 PM
A bit more shows at WZ -
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/12/19/white-house-to-allow-americans-to-purchase-outlawed-health-plans/
Posted by: Janet | December 19, 2013 at 08:12 PM
Jane,
Obama has access to the actual BOzocare numbers. The National Enquirer piece might have some truth to it based upon those numbers rather than current polling. He's been close to this low in polling before. I can easily see him becoming very stressed and even more frenetic as the scope of the BOzocare failure becomes impossible to disguise.
Posted by: Account Deleted | December 19, 2013 at 08:14 PM
However banal, and arrogantly ignorant Robertson wishes to be, that's his business. He doesn't need the money or the headache to put up with having his tender and endearing pov besmirched.
I pledge that, however atavistic and sectored Robertson becomes; no matter how many more Caveman grunts he manages to vocalize, I will defend his Neanderthal Civil rights and his right to expectorate in public with my life. I do hereby swear.
Posted by: oops. did he say that? | December 19, 2013 at 08:15 PM
Government by royal decree.
Posted by: Ignatz | December 19, 2013 at 08:18 PM
When is someone going to challenge the authority of this jerk to just make and change laws at his own whims?
Posted by: jimmyk | December 19, 2013 at 08:20 PM
I'm glad the JEF is screwing with the law again. That's what executives do, right? Remember when signing statements were a threat to our Constitution?
Posted by: Beasts of England | December 19, 2013 at 08:20 PM
And does he have a clue? What happens to people who have already signed up for new policies? And to the insurance companies who priced out policies based on the pool of applicants they were likely to get, and now will get a possibly very different pool? This fool has no clue about how businesses and markets function, big surprise.
Posted by: jimmyk | December 19, 2013 at 08:23 PM
Rich, thanks... The Memorial Meeting went very well, our extended family showed up in force.
Duck calls, yes. Mine are Illinois River flyway sourced, not from the commander.
Pajama boy from WI Madison? Probably slept in them in the Capitol during the initial occupation... I'll check with nieces on what term his fellow students use for him when I get back home tomorrow. Seems like a guy you would invert a port-a-potty for if he was in it.
Posted by: henry | December 19, 2013 at 08:24 PM
That's what I figured henry, he evinces great stupidity, in that interview for the Herald,
Posted by: narciso, | December 19, 2013 at 08:27 PM