"How's Political War Zone doing?"

Is that what PWZ stands for? I thought it was ------- With Zits.

And why the SS never investigated the guy on the roof, despite being told multiple times.

And why his attending physicians never had a press conference. (Name ANY OTHER TIME in our lifetimes when that's happened.)

And why folks at the hospital, already under HIPAA, had to sign NDAs.

"The architects of the program assumed that risk pools would be bigger than they turned out to be."

Amazing what happened, when Republicans removed the mandate.

#12

Please explain why an American flag was lowered into the background ...

... during an assassination attempt.

"I find it incredible anyone would claim it would bring healthcare costs down"

Maybe you should pick up a history book.

In the decade before Obamacare, inflation was 31%, while medical inflation was 131%, i.e., more than FOUR TIMES INFLATION. Trustees of medical insurance plans were freaking out over the trajectory. (I know; I was a Trustee of a medical insurance fund, and we were freaking out.)

What the ACA did, was bend the trajectory downward. That, combined with the after-effects of the Bush Bust and Bailout, lowered the inflation rate for multiple years, and gave a lot of Health Plans some breathing room.

As regulars know, I've been against the ACA since the start, but I've always said I'd give kudos if it addressed runaway medical inflation.

It did.

" The architects of the program assumed that risk pools would be bigger than they turned out to be."

Let's give credit where credit is due.

Republicans consistently refused to fix ANY of the flaws in Obamacare, for fear they'd be primaried.

By contrast, when it became apparent Republicans had screwed up wording in the tax code regarding farmers, Democrats voted to fix it immediately.

" Helium is a quintessential case of Dunning-Kruger."

But ... but ... but he was top in his class! Just ask him!!!

Either Gomer Comer doesn't know the difference between Medicaid and Medicare, or he's lying through his teeth.

Or, considering Comer ... both.

FTW, someone on Medicaid does NOT get coverage via the ACA. And the reason they're on Medicaid is because they have no assets.

Republicans want to add three days a week of transportation expenses to and from jobs, or to and from volunteer work ... for folks deemed too poor to afford medical premiums.

And all to justify borrowing trillions for tax giveaways.

" The 2020 election is universally recognized to have been stolen via Democrat voter fraud.".

When will the first piece of evidence be submitted to a court of law?

Because, to date, that amount is zero.

" Then what happened? Unwashed hordes, 20 million of them"

Is this where we pretend measles dormancy lasts for decades? Years? Months?

Why does every theory of yours rely on raging ignorance?

" 99% of people are poor because of ------ life choices."

Any actual proof of that claim, or are you using Republican Math?

" Economically, Trump is the most left-wing president in history."

What ... did he call himself a Socialist, once?

That's all it takes, amirite?

" dems want to add about another trillion to our debt"

You were silent when the Republicans wanted to add $5 trillion to our debt. AFTER they added $3 trillion to our debt.

Sit all the way down and shut the ---- up.

"Forget all this "what you believe you are"."

Sounds like BillJohnson's life mantra.

"Virulent Dem rhetoric has been non-stop amped up to 11 and you never say a damn thing about the people you are enabling who are doing it."

Thanks for proving my point.

One situation affects a few hundred on a blog. The other affects a few hundred million.

And, if you remember, I spoke up LOUDLY in YOUR defense when someone unfairly attacked you.

Forgotten already?

"I do not see a link for that quote."

That's because the bracketed part was the opinion portion.

And frankly ... spot-on.

" It just reveals me to be a hypocrite."

Yes.

Yes it does.

Same with every other screecher under Biden, silent when confronted with WORSE.

" If you did, it was quietly"

What a riot.

Tell me you have no defense for your enabling without using those specific words.

" If you vote for someone, then they say something stupid or harmful, you didn't sign a contract that obligates you to denounce it."

You did if you're already denouncing the same (or less severe) actions by the other party.

It's like Gunga Belle SCREECHING about censorship under Biden, yet staying dead silent while Trump ACTIVELY censors.

" you watch LYD all for the death of the president and encourage suicide and Ive never seen you say a word."

That's because I plonked him over a year ago.

And there's A WORLD of difference between a poster in a political chat room and an entire political party.

Got any other brilliant observations, Einstein?

" The cops fired up their lights and the Waymo pulled over automatically as the robo-cab operator trains its cars to do. "

Then ticket the trainer/programmer who clearly didn't teach the robot basic driving laws, like when U-turns are illegal.

" Seriously? There's no email or text number to send a ticket?"

I'm with you on this one. There's got to be someone owning, registering, and insuring these vehicles; ticket THEM.

" I have never called for violence of any sort"

You were just dead silent when those you enable called for it.

Basically a distinction without a difference.

"People on this site constantly misuse words like ... ."Nazi".

Well, what are you waiting for? Krystallnacht 2.0?!?

You've seen what's going on; you used to decry the tactics you now enable.

There's an historical word for that: collaborators.

" People on this site constantly misuse words like "fascism""

Not when they're talking about Trump.