Last night I saw a truck with a light-up display of Mariannette Miller-Meeks as a green-faced Grinch. Who did that? –RB, Iowa City The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) did that. The DCCC — pronounced “D triple-C” by political types — announced in an email on Wednesday that it was “launching a new billboard campaign […]
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Iowa insurerer created under the Affordable Care Act finds itself in dire financial straits
Under supervision of the Iowa District Court, the Iowa Insurance Division (IID) took control of CoOpportunity Health’s assets last month after declaring the Iowa insurer…
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Wire: North Carolina State Senator hits Nazi-USSR-terrorist trifecta of Obamacare hyperbole
We’re actually a little sympathetic to North Carolina state Sen. Bob Rucho, who twattered this over the weekend. Metaphors are hard, and sometimes when…
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Wire: Fox’s Jon Stossel applies science to Obamacare, says ladies should pay more since they’re always faking it
Fox Business Network’s resident Libertarian troll John Stossel dropped by the Murdoch Morning Mishegas today to explain to human snot otter Steve Doocy that…
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American Reason: Is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of legislation?
On the first of this month, health care exchanges facilitated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were brought online. How might changes from ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare…
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Wire: Ted Cruz bravely joins Senate in passing bill He yammered against for 21 hours
(via Wonkette) 21-hour not-quite filibuster, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Alberta) warned that “Any senator who votes [to allow debate on the House continuing resolution to fund…
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Wire: Sarah Palin threatens senate run if Obamacare isn’t defunded
(via Wonkette) Sarah Palin’s ghostwriter really liked that “forget Syria, let’s bomb Obamacare” metaphor a couple weeks back, so they must have figured, why let it go?
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Wire: MSNBC’s Chuck Todd explains media don’t need to show you no stinking facts on Obamacare
(via Wonkette) On MSNBC Wednesday, Chuck Todd patiently explained that it’s not the media’s job to correct lies about the Affordable Care Act, because what…
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Wire: Georgia Insurance Commissioner proudly explains how he’s screwing up Obamacare to help everyone
(via Wonkette) Ralph Hudgens, the insurance commissioner for the great state of Georgia, recently bragged to a meeting of Republicans, “Let me tell you…
