I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Sorry to change the subject. My baby boy.

PS politics is mad here as well.

They are desperate to stop those exchanges.  Because, as we have already seen with a couple of states, the real numbers re cost and coverage are going to be very popular.  They can't lie about it anymore once it's out there and available for purchase.  The insurance companies have been gouging smaller employers and private individuals both.  When we have access to a side by side comparison of coverage and cost they will be forced to compete with each other.  And the numbers of customers in the exchange market will be too large to walk away from.  It's exactly why the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (which it is modeled after) works.  When a company gets too expensive or gets a reputation for denying claims, their customers switch to another company.  They know it's game over once the real info becomes public.

Waving at Athena!  Hope you are purring more comfortably now.  I wish you had some pills that made you feel that good too!  The only thing pain pills ever did for me was give me stomach pains ... never an ounce of whoopy.  Bummer isn't it.

Hi Bren!  Hope that headache has gone away.  Too bad the darn grass seems to grow overnight this time of year.  That was the only good thing about the drought ... at least we didn't have to mow all the time. 

Have enjoyed checking out the houses and flowers.  And cutie patootie grandsons and handsome 'baby boy' too   

It's all faked, CFC.  Faked stock market, faked reporting, faked polling.  Don't you know how Obama works by now?

According to TPM and the Crazylady:

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), a leading figure within the tea party movement and a 2012 Republican presidential candidate, announced in a video message released Wednesday on her website that she will not seek re-election next year in Minnesota's sixth congressional district.

Bachmann, who was set for another re-match against Democratic hotel magnate Jim Graves in 2014, insisted that the decision had nothing to do with her electoral prospects. She narrowly defeated Graves last year and, facing a number of campaign finance investigations into her presidential bid, was considered potentially vulnerable. Bachmann also denied that the campaign finance probes played any role in her decision.

"This decision was not impacted in any way by the recent inquiries into the activities of my former presidential campaign," Bachmann said in the video.

She'll still try to stay in the limelight as much as possible - but she's made a bundle off of her "work" in the government, so she's gettin' while the gettin' is good....

Add Info this a.m.

At this moment, Republicans have noses that even Pinocchio would be ashamed of, but they’re not only liars, they’re hypocrites too.

In their effort to smear and obstruct President Obama at every turn, Republicans have told lie after lie to advance their agenda. And a new study proves it, Salon reports.

A new study conducted by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University shows that Republicans lie three times more to the American people than Democrats do.

The study reveals that 32% of Republican statements have been rated ‘false’ or ‘pants on fire’ by Politifact, an organization that fact checks claims made by politicians and others. In stark contrast, only 11% of statements made by Democrats received the same ratings.

According to CMPA President Dr. Robert Lichter,

“While Republicans see a credibility gap in the Obama administration, PolitiFact rates Republicans as the less credible party.”

Indeed, for many months now, Republicans have been on the war path against the Obama Administration, attempting to somehow link the President to alleged scandals Republicans have been overblowing in an effort to convince Americans that the GOP has been credible all along. And really, Republicans have been trying to make anything a scandal that they can use against the President, which has been largely detrimental to their own popularity decline among Americans.

Earlier this month, a poll revealed that not only did President Obama see a rise in his approval rating, a record 59% of Americans view the Republicans unfavorably. Could it be that the fact Republicans lie more is a cause of their unfavorable rating? Surely it cannot be merely a coincidence?

At this moment, Republicans have noses that even Pinocchio would be ashamed of, but they’re not only liars, they’re hypocrites too. For years, Republicans have aligned themselves with the Christian Right, claiming over and over again to be true Christians who obey the Bible while liberals are supposedly godless heathens. As it turns out, lying violates the ninth commandment which forbids giving false testimony. How can Republicans claim to follow the Bible when they can’t even obey that simple command? It’s just something else in the Bible that Republicans ignore along with loving thy neighbor, feeding the poor, healing the sick, etc…

How many lies will it take before Americans banish Republicans from the political sphere for many hear to come? If the credibility study and favorability poll are any indication, not many at all. Instead of desperately making false claims on the airwaves in an effort to hurt Obama, Republicans would be wise to abandon their agenda and work with Democrats to pass bills Americans support, but since that’s unlikely, I await with anticipation for the next poll that shows that even more Americans hate Republicans and for the 2014 Election when that unfavorability translates into losses for the constantly lying GOP.

Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/05/29/republicans-lie-three-times-more-than-democrats/#ixzz2UgwvU5ac

ya know - you'd think that instead of panning the ACA, that they'd (Republicans) would embrace it.  After all, it was their plan.  You'd think they'd say something like "see how well our plan is working" "we told you this was the best way to go using free enterprise instead of a one payor system like YOU wanted."  They could have take this whole thing and made it a hugely positive thing for Republicans, but it appears that they'd actually prefer seeing the country go down in flames than agree with anything that anyone says who isn't one of "them".

Anyone with a single brain cell had to have known that we've been in recovery mode for quite sometime.  Now we are certainly seeing the recovery growing.  There are still too many without employment, still too many struggling, and still too many who are under water on their homes - or who lost them altogether - but the country is definitely moving in the right direction.

Conservative Republican POLITICANS are another breed altogether.  Hell, any breed of politican who puts politics before people and the running of government should be run out of town, escorted by hordes of pitchfork- and torch-carrying mobs.  

Amen to that.  I think the sad fact is that many are a loose cannon spouting "facts" not always correct or in evidence and seemed to be more interested in one-up-man-ship or impeaching or something of that ilk.  They present  often to me of being incapable of learning things or at least understanding.  Else-wise, they would make I think way less waves.

Jackie

I'm sure that conservatives are a mix of caring and uncaring people just like everybody else. 

The sad truth in my little part of the world is that the most conservative (Teabaggerish) people that I know personally are people who used low interest student loans, union benefits, affirmative action, government jobs and contracts, mommy and daddy's connections, etc. to gain well paying jobs.  But they are now happily willing to pull those same rugs out from under the next generation ... all to save themselves paying a few dollars more in taxes.  I do.not.like those particular people at all.

I've been lucky enough to never need any help so I guess I can't say on a personal level what any of my (few thankfully) very conservative family members would have done.    

Now for all my friends here ... this is talking about you all.

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Oh ... and I saw the new Star Trek movie ... loved it!!

ETA ... I agree with every word you wrote gardengumby.  That brand of religion involved in politics was bound to end badly.

Pip, I am so sorry. Sending hugs. Cherish the memory of precious furbaby.

On the sunnier side of the day...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/29/michele-bachmann-retiring-2014_n_3350598.html?utm_hp_ref=canada&ir=Canada

I have never heard of that breed.  I looked it up.  I see it is another beautiful long haired breed.  Beautiful but a lot of grooming, right?