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Waterloo!

POSTED: Monday, March 22, 2010, 4:35 PM

Jim DeMint couldn't escape if he wanted to. Looks like I picked the wrong weekend to quit blogging -- now that the Democrats see how good it feels to actually pass something, who knows what crazy thing they'll do next. Discuss! Me? I'm writing a book -- remember?

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:16 PM, 03/22/2010

Seriously- Nancy Pelosi walking outside with a Giant Gavel? Using reconciliation? Going against the will of the American people? The democrats never cease to amaze- yet the media who worshipped the anti war protestors- do not cover the protestors at the capital?

— Manny Trillo

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:47 PM, 03/22/2010

Swifty, cheer up. Costa Rica beckons you.

— montani semper liberi

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:54 PM, 03/22/2010

Great comparison, sloboat. Healthcare reform and flying planes into the WTC/the assassination of Kennedy are, exactly, the same thing. And seriously, cheapening the lives of thousands of Americans by equating their deaths to healthcare reform is a classy move. Really, very classy. What's next, shouting racial epithets and "baby killer?"

— Talking point sleuth

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:57 PM, 03/22/2010

I'd say its an apt comparison, the Dems are purposely allowing people w/o insurance to die for the next 4 years.

— RG

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:07 PM, 03/22/2010

The spectacle of watching the Dems laughing it up and toasting themselves with Champagne after disgracing themselves will remain in my mind for a long time. At least until November.

— ocjones

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:08 PM, 03/22/2010

oc, its always a hoot spending other peoples' money.

— RG

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:18 PM, 03/22/2010

"Really, very classy." . . . . . . Panic is setting in. The death panels won't be kind to freethinkers like swifty, you know. I hereby pledge whatever I can do to give him sanctuary until he can escape the country.

— montani semper liberi

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:20 PM, 03/22/2010

Thanks to the Democrats for passing this bill (no thanks to Republicans that did everything possible to block it's passage). It's entertaining to watch the extreme righties squirm in defeat.

— James TL

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:34 PM, 03/22/2010

"Waits for cancer surgery, among other ailments, will lenghten under Obamacare." . . . . . . Right, more folks will now be able to get treatment, but I always thought demand spurred supply. I bet swifty's investing in health care stocks as we speak.

— montani semper liberi

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:43 PM, 03/22/2010

notsoswift is certainly a master at making authoritative statements with nothing the least bit factual to back it up. Typical repug tactic. How in the world people having insurance will translate into more people dying, or waiting longer for cancer surgery, is beyond the realm of rational thought. Oh, but it sounds scary. And RG, did it occur to you other people's money already pays for almost every insured individual who gets seriously ill. If everybody received as much in benefits each year as they paid in premiums, insurance would bot have the funds to pay for the truly big bills. The whole idea of any insurance -- health, car, life, property and casualty -- is to pay the bills with other people's money. It's called pooling the risk. The difference now is that everybody will be part of that pool. And since there is no tax increase on 97.5% of the population, we can be pretty sure that swifty and RG won't be paying an extra cent. Last time I checked, no way McDonalds paid that well.

— Mr. Baseball

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