John McCain is staggeringly pompous in an op-ed on Pravda.com. There, he claims to tell Russian that he is “more pro-Russian than the regime that misrules [them] today.” It goes without saying that the man who finished 894th out of 899 at the Naval Academy—McCain is not exactly bright—followed up with many instances of the pot calling the kettle black, in “Senator John McCain: Russians deserve better than Putin.”
The CBOafs On Delaying The individual Insurance Mandate
The CBOafs (The Congressional Budget Oafs) always grossly underestimate the costs to the private, productive economy of government programs. This is their mandate.
“On July 17, 2013, the House of Representatives passed ‘H.R. 2668: An act to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes.'”
H.R. 2668 would delay the implementation of several provisions related to the expansion of health insurance coverage established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Public Law 111-148 and the health care provisions of P.L. 111-152). Title I of H.R. 2668 would delay for one year the requirement that most residents of the United States have health insurance coverage by January 1, 2014. Title I also would shift by one year the schedule of penalties for people who do not comply with that mandate. In addition, title II of the legislation would delay for one year the imposition of penalties for certain large employers that do not offer health insurance coverage that meets the affordability standard defined in the ACA and two reporting requirements for certain large employers and health insurance coverage providers.
Just imagine the real savings generated by any delay of Health-Scare, if,
They CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 2668 would reduce federal deficits by roughly $36 billion over the 2014-2018 period and by roughly $35 billion over the 2014-20 23 period. Those budgetary effects would result entirely from title I. Title II would not affect direct spending or revenues since it essentially codifies changes announced by the Administration and subsequently incorporated into CBO’s baseline.
About a repeal of Obamacare we can only dream.
Ebony And Ivory Did Not Come Together In Perfect Criminality
During their reporting on the Navy Yard shooting in the capital, today, media made frequent mention of a white culprit, who was supposed to have assisted shooter Aaron Alexis.
For one hopeful moment, mass media seemed to have held out hope that the dastardly deed, in which 12 people were killed, was a product of a collaboration between a black and a white man.
“…the deputy mayor for public safety stated that one previously identified person of interest, who was previously described as white male wearing a tan military uniform, is no longer a suspect.”
Misidentified hastily by the likes of NBC’s Chuck Todd, poor Navy lieutenant Rollie Chance was soon ruled out as a suspect.
The New York Magazine confirms, however, that “Police continue to seek a black male between 40 and 50 years old with gray sideburns for questioning.”
Alas, media hopes were dashed. Ebony and ivory did not come together in perfect criminality.
Another Case Of Workplace Violence In Military (Yeah, Right!)
Barack Obama calls the Navy Yard shooting in the capital, today, “another mass shooting … on a military installation in our nation’s capital. It’s a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel.” It goes without saying that all those who’re part of the massive welfare system that is the US military—entire families are “enlisted” on the country’s payroll—are, in the president’s words, “patriots,” “protecting all of us”:
They know the the dangers of serving abroad, but today they faced the unimaginable violence that they wouldn’t have expected here at home.
In reply to a gun-control question, this dreadful cur of a man found the presence of mind to quip: “[We will] be investigating thoroughly what happened—as we do so many of these shootings sadly that have happened and do everything we can to try to prevent them.”
Note that the “Silent Conspirators in the Case Of Major Nidal Malik Hasan” are still at large. (Hint: Look at the role played by policy makers as well as that of the top brass of the US military.)
Nothing is likely to change on that front.