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- He's an uber-turd, but what did he say now? -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 08:07 1
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#tcot is hysterical right now. "Gonna drink a bunch of bleach, now they have to treat me for free!" - Tim Jun 28, 08:04 1
- and had he done this before Obamacare he would have been treated for "free" as well. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 28, 08:06
8am Pacific time. My first Obama is the Anti-Christ posting - Bacon Jun 28, 08:00 2
- reply with "no he doesn't remind me of anyone in 50 Shades of Grey" -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 08:02
- it's the new Hitler. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 08:01
I will also say that on an immediate basis, this is good for Obama in the sense that he needed a win right now. - pmb Jun 28, 07:58 14
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  - Holder has been a thorn in his side, and the "private sector is doing fine" was an embarrassing gaffe -- nm - prayformojo Jun 28, 08:01
  - I think immigration had begun to help, but the economy slippage was taking a huge toll (along with his "the private sector is doing fine" comment). -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 08:01
- I hope you are right. But the right is going to use this to fire up their base - amoxy Jun 28, 07:59 10
  - That's fine. I think the right is as fired up as it's going to get regarding Obama. An increase in outrage from the right isn't going to move the - pmb Jun 28, 08:02 5
    - if anything, the louder they get, the more they push the center away. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 08:03 3
      - this is what happened in 2008, IMO. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 08:03 2
        
        in part. - znufrii Jun 28, 08:07
        
        that wacky lady who called Obama a Muslim in front of McCain did *alot* of damage to the GOP. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 28, 08:05
    - this -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 08:02
  - From that perspective, it was no-win for Obama either way. -- nm - ty97 Jun 28, 08:02 1
    - Good to see you here, btw. -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 08:03
  - legislating from the bench...by upholding a law duly passed by Congress? :) -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 08:00
  - they would do that regardless. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 08:00
Have we seen Romney's reaction? -- nm - amoxy Jun 28, 07:57 10
- People are still reading the law. Let's maybe relax some. -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 07:59 3
  - Oh I agree with you. It will probably be a couple of days until it is all sorted out - amoxy Jun 28, 08:00
  - it's been 45 minutes! hurry up! -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 07:59
  - The ruling, I mean. -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 07:59
- RomneyCare upheld! - Remlik Jun 28, 07:58
- *still computing* -- nm - Romneybot Jun 28, 07:58
- Did he way he was against it before he was for it before he was agaist it? -- nm - mara Jun 28, 07:58
- I hope he plays it off as "this is what i started in Mass." which will infuriate the tea party even more. -- nm - Tim Jun 28, 07:57
- did he make a stinky face? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 28, 07:57 1
  - I call it my 'Poo-poo' face. Thank you very much. -- nm - Mitt Jun 28, 07:58
Here's what cracks me up...it's estimated that those of us with health insurance pay (either personally, or our employers) an extra $1000/year to - Jim Jun 28, 07:52 3
- It's amazing. When you are blind to a party, and all they say and stand for. You stop thinking logically. - Bacon Jun 28, 07:57 2
  - It's almost like when you changed your name to Bacon...you began to stand for all that's right in the world. :) -- nm - Jim Jun 28, 07:59 1
    - Maybe Bacon is my superhero identity. Conservative Republican Spy by day, Liberal Crusader by night - Bacon Jun 28, 08:01
Bad news for Fall Sunday Night TV viewers: The NFL is moving its 4:15pm Sunday kickoffs to 4:25pm to reduce overlap with the 1pm games. -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 28, 07:52 5
- If games didn't take 3 and a half hours, this wouldn't be a problem. - spamlet Jun 28, 07:56 4
  - It's the instant replay...they need to get rid of it to shorten the games!!! - Jim Jun 28, 07:57 1
    - And halftime. Who needs it if it is not the Super Bowl? -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 08:06
  - more commercials, more money for Goodell. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 28, 07:57
  - right. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:56
Can't we just get Canada's health care system? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 28, 07:50 7
- No. Neither of us should be aiming for the others' system. There's better systems out there between the two. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 28, 07:54 3
  - well, I have fallen on the bad side of no insurance coverage. - groiny Jun 28, 07:56
  - good luck to the Party that tries to change Canada's system. -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 07:55 1
    - I think the debate going on in the US makes us appreciate what we have even more -- nm - Guigue Jun 28, 07:57
- No COPYING! -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 07:54
- Obama can flank the Publicans' play by submitting his own repeal & replace bill: single payor. -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:52
- Socialist! -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:50
Obamacare upheld? Turn to page 132. -- (link) - nubby Jun 28, 07:50 [youtube] 2
- Posted on June 21? -- nm - Guigue Jun 28, 07:56 1
  - Yep. He's been catching hell for making 4 different videos for different results. -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 08:08
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- explain further, please. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:51 1
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Having a great day today ABCD: Not a damn thing went wrong for me today until 10:45 am. What broke the streak? - prayformojo Jun 28, 07:48 7
- e) opened the box -- nm - zork Jun 28, 08:03
- Probably c but I'm hoping for d -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 07:50
- d -- nm - JaxSean Jun 28, 07:49
- a -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 07:49
- c -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:49 2
  - Chicken dinner -- nm - prayformojo Jun 28, 07:50 1
    - #prayformojoproblems -- nm - JaxSean Jun 28, 07:55
Am I right in believing that Congress will indirectly control the cost of the insurance mandate by virtue of controlling the tax? - Fuzzy Jun 28, 07:47 1
- not sure what that has to do with congress in the short term, as the tax was setup in the original law. but yes, it would - Truman Jun 28, 07:49
I love this comment. Truly I do. - Bacon Jun 28, 07:47 9
- Another GEM - Bacon Jun 28, 07:49 2
  - like ... Canada? -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 07:53
  - Jack you can have fun with this one. Point out all the legal flaws in this guys issue. - Bacon Jun 28, 07:51
- "Obama lied to the American people. Again. He said it wasn't a tax. Obama lies; freedom dies." - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:48 5
  - ~Joe lies. Joe liiiiiiiiies. When he cries.~ nm - ralph wiggum Jun 28, 07:59
  - That's not real. That can't really be a Palin tweet...is it? -- nm - Jim Jun 28, 07:50 2
    - I had to check - it is. -- (link) - Roger More Jun 28, 08:06 1
      - Also - maybe this shouldn't surprise me - but nearly every tweet responding to one of hers, whatever the subject, is mocking her. -- nm - Roger More Jun 28, 08:10
  - The jar is going to be overflowing by the end of the day -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 07:49
given the health care ruling, has your opinion here changed? (the pfm poll re: november) -- (link) - amanda Jun 28, 07:45 [Backboard] 8
- Unrelated to the ACA, I think Romney's advantage in SuperPAC money (see May numbers) is clear, and kinda scary. - con_carne Jun 28, 07:56
- Staying the same - prayformojo Jun 28, 07:53 1
  - you always are -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:56
- Still the same. Obama 95%. The less likable, duller candidate always loses. Especially when they nothing to run their campaign on. - Inigo Jun 28, 07:52
- About the same. This is already being spun as democrats raising taxes but this win plus Bin Laden is an impressive pairing. -- nm - Other David Jun 28, 07:47
- See below -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 07:47
- Yes. From 84.7% to 84.9%. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:46 1
  - sounds about right. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 28, 07:47
I love this statement from a Tea Party faction - znufrii Jun 28, 07:43 7
- I'm glad that the liberals at my workplace all basically sit in the same spot. - Kim Pine Jun 28, 07:45 4
  - If this ever actually happens, please make sure there is video -- nm - prayformojo Jun 28, 07:59
  - Haha! -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 07:53
  - Hee! -- nm - Other David Jun 28, 07:46
  - (this doesn't really have a thing to do with the tea party. I'm just terrible at posting.) -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 28, 07:46
- (The Tea Party doesn't care about fiscal issues.) -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:44 1
  - that they pretend to is a constant source of amusement, though -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 07:46
"In a ruling that may represent the death knell for American freedom (and the American free market)..." GEEZ DUDE. -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:43 2
- I am reading Fox Facebook comments and it sounds like there is going to be a mass suicide soon. - Bacon Jun 28, 07:44 1
  - seriously, you could buy Bery a new server for ST with all the money you're going to owe to the jar... -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 07:48
is there a way to overstrike in gmail? -- nm - amanda Jun 28, 07:42 1
- don't believe so -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:47
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- Here is the link... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:40
Even more shocking: Ebert loved "Ted". -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:38 1
- Also, Wilfred is back! - Mel Profit Jun 28, 07:40
My work has decided to start sending Orwellian subject lines in their emails... - Mel Profit Jun 28, 07:38
Here are some local facebook responses to the Fox 12 report about t he ruling. - Bacon Jun 28, 07:37 6
- you know, our president really needs to educate people on the penalty , ie the tax - Truman Jun 28, 07:46 2
  - I'm pretty sure that has been stated numerous times. People have selective hearing though -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:49 1
    - they it should be in every speech the man gives from here till election day, cause almost no one remembers. -- nm - Truman Jun 28, 07:50
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  - I have come full circle. I am now arguing and tweeking the conservative posters. I threw this zinger at them. - Bacon Jun 28, 07:40 1
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i know its all about scotus, but i remembered my quasi political question from yesterday. so i will wait until the fever reduces. -- nm - Truman Jun 28, 07:35
FWIW, I think this hurts Obama's chances of getting re-elected. - spamlet Jun 28, 07:34 24
- I think the opposite. I think it takes a major arrow out of Romney's quiver. The debate would have been framed that not only was Obama's signature - pmb Jun 28, 07:50
- This has been conventional wisdom among the pundits for some time -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 07:42 2
  - No. The conventional wisdom is that no matter what it was likely to be a wash for both sides. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:43 1
    - Okay, that is a pretty stupid thing to say -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 07:46
- I think I strike down would have hurt him more. It would have given the impression that he overreached with his power. -- nm - ty97 Jun 28, 07:38
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  - I admit, I did not see the mandate as a tax issue... it has been obvious to me for some time that the federal government needs to raise taxes, so... -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 07:43
  - I agree with the IM. It's good for his legacy, but not for November. - spamlet Jun 28, 07:40 9
    - I think winning may or may not help, but losing the case would have hurt significantly. -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 07:52 5
      - I think, at its simplest, "winning" is better then "losing" anything. It's positive on an almost subconscious level. -- nm - mara Jun 28, 07:59 1
        
        Huh. I think you have a point there. "Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser." Patton si -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 08:01
      - It would have fired up the Democratic base and taken the air out of some of the GOP had it been overturned. -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 07:58 2
        
        No, the Democratic base is divided (hey what else is new), because so many of them wanted single payer, something that is now less likely than ever -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 08:09
        
        I really don't think so. - pmb Jun 28, 08:06
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      - And yet, other than the mandate, all individual components were quite popular. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:44 1
        
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  - And just like with Obama coming out in favor of marriage equality, I think we'll see a shift in public approval polling on healthcare. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 07:40 2
    - I could see this. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 28, 07:41 1
      - Everyone loves a winner. -- nm - Other David Jun 28, 07:45
  - right. And it's a big setback for Romney. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:38 2
    - That's my opinion (FWIW). Hard for Romney to disparage they very plan he enacted im Mass as governor. -- nm - TWuG Jun 28, 07:39 1
      - He doesn't need to, the SuperPacs will -- nm - ty97 Jun 28, 07:40
- meh. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:37
Are the belly dancers belly dancing in celebration or in dismay? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 28, 07:34 4
- he didn't say. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 07:36
- Belly dnacers dance to dance, silly. -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 07:34 2
  - I just didn't know what side they were on -- nm - prayformojo Jun 28, 07:35 1
    - they switch back and forth, really fast. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 07:36
Woo to the fucking hoo! Okay, Mr. President, get your ass out there and *sell* this damn plan so you don't get - TWuG Jun 28, 07:32 6
- Meh, it only solves half the problem, and solving the other half (spending less on healthcare) is complex and politically unpopular. -- nm - Commander Roger More, DSO Jun 28, 07:35 3
  - Yes, but these steps forward get us closer to doing that. A reversal would have taken us pretty far away from doing that. -- nm - TWuG Jun 28, 07:36
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    - It's a nice side effect - and TWuG's point above that without the mandate you wouldn't be able to tackle costs is probably correct. - Commander Roger More, DSO Jun 28, 07:48
- its a you win/ you really lose thing. he won, but now his opponent also won and can use this as a rallying cry. - Truman Jun 28, 07:34 1
  - Dude, there is literally no position the President can take that the Republicans can't spin an opposition to - TWuG Jun 28, 07:38
wonders when some will start to discuss impeaching members of the supreme court. -- nm - Truman Jun 28, 07:32 2
- Well, I've seen several opinions recently about calling for Scalia to resign. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:33 1
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George W. Bush!!!!! - Bacon Jun 28, 07:31
In opening his statement in dissent, Kennedy says: "In our view, the entire Act before us is invalid in its entirety." -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:30 3
- Entirely. -- nm - Andie Jun 28, 07:36
- well, some0one is a drama queen... -- nm - Truman Jun 28, 07:31 1
  - I secretly think he wears ladies underwear... - Mel Profit Jun 28, 07:37

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