The real irony is that Gruber was most explicitly correct about the Democrat congress members that voted for the bill without reading it; they are the essence of stupidity. It had no Republican supporters and had to be slipped through on-the-sly by Reed and Pelosi. Be careful who you send to Congress!

After the Obama (re)election, I told Democrat friends, "Well you got what you wanted. Let's see in a couple of years if you really want what you got!"

In some way, I think he is referring to some of the people in Congress. As Pelosi famously said "We have to pass the bill to see what's in it". And the majority of the Democrats admitted to NOT reading the bill but voted for it anyway... so I say the stupidity of the American people honestly lies with the Democrats and the MSM.

I actually thought Romney was right to state what he said about the 47%. It was correct and there was no real evidence to the contrary. In fact there was evidence to back him up! Shame he got blasted for stating something true.

You make me think of a Rush song from Test for Echos.. Lyrics go:
Half the world hates, what half the world does every day
Half the world tries to be the other half.

not necessarily in that order! Great song though!

That's about when I headed for the computer. I just had to post it. :-P

Gowdy is smart enough to know that any attempt to repeal the law outright will be vetoed. I think that there are two rational tacks: 1) let the Supreme Court demolish the law by identifying the subsidies at the Federal Exchange as illegal (the law is explicit and Gruber noted that it was deliberately written that way to "squeeze the states"), and 2) denude it piece by piece.

Unfortunately, until a new, more rational President takes office this will be the best we can get. (...and that's "pudding", not "putting" although perhaps your version makes more sense)

Repeal will have to come in 2017, unless we can get the Supreme Court to strike it down. At least this time the Court will not have to worry about Obozo's threat to pack the court -- without a majority in the Senate he won't be able to.

But a repeal bill now would be just like an impeachment bill now -- dead on arrival.

Fortunately the Big O isn't a very good golfer, then.

Thanks, I didn't notice until you pointed it out. We need more mouse cowards.

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I have to admit that the Magic Fingers do occasionally slip leaving the keyboard a Freudian mess.

+1 ;-S

Is that like Gouda? Mmmm.... tasty... ;)

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