Meade Dillon via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
January 20, 2017 at 1:44 PM
There are many plans, just not unity behind one plan.
The federal government meddling in our healthcare has so thoroughly jacked
it up that I would hope they would repeal not just the ACA but most of the
rest of it as well, stop trying to regulate it and let some market forces
come to bear.
I agree with a lot of what Karl Denninger says on his Market Ticker blog,
if the AG would simply enforce the existing laws that all other businesses
have to follow (e.g. publishing a price list, not colluding, prohibiting
changing the price of a good depending on the perceived wealth of the
buyer) then our healthcare costs would certainly drop like a rock.
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Max
Charleston SC
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January 20, 2017 at 1:39 PM
RE: the Obamacare repeal I feel somewhat vindicated now that the
Republicans clearly don't have a plan to replace it. They're foaming
at the mouth to "repeal and eventually replace" but to just repeal the
thing? Thats a really dumb idea. It'll take them a YEAR or TWO to come
up with a plan. What are people (and insurance companies and
hospitals/doctors/etc) supposed to do in that time? Or are they
figuring they're so great nobody will get sick for a couple years
while they get it figured out?
I've spent 4 years watching the Republican attempts at repeal saying
"Show me your plan". No plan has ever been forthcoming. I'm standing
with Rand Paul on this one...
-Curt
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!
While watching the inauguration, a friend who pays little attention to
national politics asked "Who's that, Nancy Peloski?" and then couldn't
understand why I guffawed so hard. That's my new nickname for her,
"Comrade Peloski".
What will be especially relishing is watching "Chuck-U" Schumer foam
at the mouth, powerless to stop the R-majority Senate after Dirty
Harry Reid changed the rules to allow a simple majority to override
the minority (used to be that 60 votes were required, now just 51 can
get the job done). Many warned that was a bad idea, now the dems will
get a full taste of just how bad that was. First up: obliterate
Obama-care! But for that one change, Obama-care might have lived on...
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Max
Charleston SC
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January 20, 2017 at 1:33 PM
While watching the inauguration, a friend who pays little attention to
national politics asked "Who's that, Nancy Peloski?" and then couldn't
understand why I guffawed so hard. That's my new nickname for her,
"Comrade Peloski".
What will be especially relishing is watching "Chuck-U" Schumer foam
at the
mouth, powerless to stop the R-majority Senate after Dirty Harry Reid
changed the rules to allow a simple majority to override the minority
(used
to be that 60 votes were required, now just 51 can get the job done). Many
warned that was a bad idea, now the dems will get a full taste of just how
bad that was. First up: obliterate Obama-care! But for that one change,
Obama-care might have lived on...
-------------
Max
Charleston SC
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Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
January 20, 2017 at 1:25 PM
Oh man, I'm back in the "can't listen to NPR anymore" camp. Even
Marketplace which has traditionally been a favorite. Every frickin
story is "Trump something something".
Actually I listened to "Word of Mouth" last night which was pleasant
as I was far enough north to pick up Vermont public radio. Fortunately
it was on late enough there weren't a bunch of "news" updates mucking
it up.
-Curt
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Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!
I am not particularly a Trumpster but will watch what happens with a
detached interest. I do find it somewhat intriguing.
One thing that seems will be different, even with pissing off the
congresscritters, is that he is a wheeler dealer (apparently). I never
saw BHO as much of a politician, engaging with other pols in Congress
unless they were just ideological partners on stuff that would have been
done whether he was engaged or not. Seemed like he basically outsourced
whatever to the Ds in Congress, and where stuff was too hard to work
politically he relied on EOs. Never did much of anything to work the R
Congress to get things done. He seemed to spend a lot of time whining
about stuff rather than dealing with it. Clinton and Reagan were
politicians, worked all sides and got stuff accomplished, for better or
worse. Bushes maybe to some extent. So it will be interesting to see
him applying the New York real estate/casino developer mode to these
guys. My sense is he will shake things up severely trying to buck the
entrenched interests, but if he uses the BHO "pen" to get some stuff
done that will wake them up. And if they want to do stuff they will
need DT to approve it. And I bet he has some vocal popular support for
it all, along with some extremely vocal and active opposition, that will
egg him on. It is going to be interesting.
I have noticed Chucky Shumer howling in outrage lately, I guess we will
have to listen to 4 years of that grating whining from him and Nancy P
too. Turnabout is gonna be a b*tch. They need to rehabilitate Anthony
"Little" Weiner and that will make a 3fer.
NPR have been having fits for the last 2 months, they are in full
meltdown today. The PBS "news" shows tonight will be draped in black
and there will be a lot of Weighty Intoning from Learned Commentators.
Half of it will likely be an Obama retrospective and coverage of their
departure and new vacation, along with grief counseling.
"May you live in interesting times"
--FT
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January 20, 2017 at 1:18 PM
I am not particularly a Trumpster but will watch what happens with a
detached interest. I do find it somewhat intriguing.
One thing that seems will be different, even with pissing off the
congresscritters, is that he is a wheeler dealer (apparently). I
never saw BHO as much of a politician, engaging with other pols in
Congress unless they were just ideological partners on stuff that
would have been done whether he was engaged or not. Seemed like he
basically outsourced whatever to the Ds in Congress, and where stuff
was too hard to work politically he relied on EOs. Never did much of
anything to work the R Congress to get things done. He seemed to spend
a lot of time whining about stuff rather than dealing with it.
Clinton and Reagan were politicians, worked all sides and got stuff
accomplished, for better or worse. Bushes maybe to some extent. So
it will be interesting to see him applying the New York real
estate/casino developer mode to these guys. My sense is he will shake
things up severely trying to buck the entrenched interests, but if he
uses the BHO "pen" to get some stuff done that will wake them up. And
if they want to do stuff they will need DT to approve it. And I bet
he has some vocal popular support for it all, along with some
extremely vocal and active opposition, that will egg him on. It is
going to be interesting.
I have noticed Chucky Shumer howling in outrage lately, I guess we
will have to listen to 4 years of that grating whining from him and
Nancy P too. Turnabout is gonna be a b*tch. They need to
rehabilitate Anthony "Little" Weiner and that will make a 3fer.
NPR have been having fits for the last 2 months, they are in full
meltdown today. The PBS "news" shows tonight will be draped in black
and there will be a lot of Weighty Intoning from Learned
Commentators. Half of it will likely be an Obama retrospective and
coverage of their departure and new vacation, along with grief
counseling.
"May you live in interesting times"
--FT
