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Memory Monday
Author: Raine
Date: 03/23/2015 12:43:39
Good Monday Morning.
Let's get this started by giving huge props to Velveeta for her Sunday Blog. Read it, Love it, share it!
Since we are going back in time, let's go further back - 5 years ago to be very specific. As Vice President Biden whispered… It's a big F*ckin' Deal.
Explanations are at the link.
So here we are five years later, and the ACA is more successful that even its supporters predicted. The economy is improving and things are getting better.
So of course, it means that this man has announced he wants to be President of the United States of America.
Let the silly season begin.
and 
Raine
Let's get this started by giving huge props to Velveeta for her Sunday Blog. Read it, Love it, share it!
Since we are going back in time, let's go further back - 5 years ago to be very specific. As Vice President Biden whispered… It's a big F*ckin' Deal.
If you’d told me five years ago that on March 23, 2015, the Affordable Care Act would exceed expectations on every possible metric, including reducing the nation’s uninsured rate by a third, I’d say “Obamacare” would look like a great success. And fortunately for the country, that’s exactly what’s happened.
Failed Prediction #1: Americans won’t enroll in the ACA
Failed Prediction #2: The ACA won’t meet its enrollment goals
Failed Prediction #3: Insurers will want no part of the ACA system
Failed Prediction #4: The economy will suffer terribly because of ‘Obamacare’
Failed Prediction #5: Even if Americans enrolled, they won’t pay their premiums
Failed Prediction #6: Even if people pay their premiums, the flawed ACA structure will send premiums soaring
Failed Prediction #7: The ACA won’t reduce the uninsured rate because it will only help those who already have coverage
Failed Prediction #8: The ACA will lead to a “net loss” on overall coverage
Failed Prediction #9: The ACA will lead to higher deficits and a weaker fiscal footing for the nation
Failed Prediction #10: Americans will end up hating the coverage they receive through the ACA
So here we are five years later, and the ACA is more successful that even its supporters predicted. The economy is improving and things are getting better.
So of course, it means that this man has announced he wants to be President of the United States of America.
I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! pic.twitter.com/0UTqaIoytP
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2015Let the silly season begin.
and Raine
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Comment by 
Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 13:04:00
Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 13:04:00
Hola Amigos!
Comment by 
BobR on 03/23/2015 13:09:45
BobR on 03/23/2015 13:09:45
Guten Tag! 
Comment by 
Raine on 03/23/2015 13:14:19
Raine on 03/23/2015 13:14:19
Good Morning! 
Comment by 
Scoopster on 03/23/2015 13:15:02
Scoopster on 03/23/2015 13:15:02
Ohayo gozaimasu~! 
Comment by 
TriSec on 03/23/2015 13:27:22
TriSec on 03/23/2015 13:27:22
I'm unclear on this. Ted Cruz is running for Prime Minister?
I'm also curious what Mr. Trump might have to say about it.
I'm also curious what Mr. Trump might have to say about it.
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 03/23/2015 13:30:35
trojanrabbit on 03/23/2015 13:30:35
I have a feeling the only one of the birthers who won't prove themselves to be raging hypocrites would be Orly Taitz.
Comment by Raine on 03/23/2015 14:03:19
It's going to be interesting to see them have to eat their words.
Raine on 03/23/2015 14:03:19
Quote by trojanrabbit:
I have a feeling the only one of the birthers who won't prove themselves to be raging hypocrites would be Orly Taitz.
It's going to be interesting to see them have to eat their words.
Comment by TriSec on 03/23/2015 14:09:43
TriSec on 03/23/2015 14:09:43
Oh, and the Globe had multiple editorials and opinionators urging our senator to challenge Hillary.
Sorry, no. I'd like her to finish one term as a senator before moving on...
Sorry, no. I'd like her to finish one term as a senator before moving on...
Comment by Raine on 03/23/2015 14:20:34
I would like her to remain Senator for a while as well, She is a great asset to the country as well.
Massachusetts deceives some stability with Senators for a while as well.
Raine on 03/23/2015 14:20:34
Quote by TriSec:
Oh, and the Globe had multiple editorials and opinionators urging our senator to challenge Hillary.
Sorry, no. I'd like her to finish one term as a senator before moving on...
I would like her to remain Senator for a while as well, She is a great asset to the country as well.
Massachusetts deceives some stability with Senators for a while as well.
Comment by trojanrabbit on 03/23/2015 14:32:50
She's much more valuable where she is. Unless the people wake up and vote out the warmongering obstructionists there is little sense wasting her talents in the White House.
trojanrabbit on 03/23/2015 14:32:50
Quote by Raine:Quote by TriSec:
Oh, and the Globe had multiple editorials and opinionators urging our senator to challenge Hillary.
Sorry, no. I'd like her to finish one term as a senator before moving on...
I would like her to remain Senator for a while as well, She is a great asset to the country as well.
Massachusetts deceives some stability with Senators for a while as well.
She's much more valuable where she is. Unless the people wake up and vote out the warmongering obstructionists there is little sense wasting her talents in the White House.
Comment by Raine on 03/23/2015 14:42:47
This is an interesting article to Counter the Globe's piece trying to push Warren.
To be quite honest, I love Warren and would be happy to support her, but I respect her enough to believe her when she says she is not running. Anyway, the article.
Raine on 03/23/2015 14:42:47
Quote by trojanrabbit:Quote by Raine:Quote by TriSec:
Oh, and the Globe had multiple editorials and opinionators urging our senator to challenge Hillary.
Sorry, no. I'd like her to finish one term as a senator before moving on...
I would like her to remain Senator for a while as well, She is a great asset to the country as well.
Massachusetts deceives some stability with Senators for a while as well.
She's much more valuable where she is. Unless the people wake up and vote out the warmongering obstructionists there is little sense wasting her talents in the White House.
To be quite honest, I love Warren and would be happy to support her, but I respect her enough to believe her when she says she is not running. Anyway, the article.
Again and again, the activists jumped to their feet, cheering on such promises as breaking up big banks, reining in Wall Street’s “reckless gambling†and addressing the country’s “gross concentrated wealth.â€
They might have been listening to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), whose populist crusade on income equality, health care and Social Security have prompted legions of liberal Democrats to try to draft her into a bid for the presidency.
But the speaker was Martin O’Malley, the former Maryland governor who spent the weekend stumping across Iowa.
As O’Malley positions himself to challenge Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination, he is competing for support not only with the former first lady and secretary of state but with Warren, a onetime Harvard law professor whose devotees haven’t given up on a White House bid despite her repeated pledges that she is not running.
Comment by 
wickedpam on 03/23/2015 14:44:30
wickedpam on 03/23/2015 14:44:30
Morning 
Just running through, out running around today. I'll check in later 
Just running through, out running around today. I'll check in later
Comment by Raine on 03/23/2015 14:52:20
I hadn't seen the second one!! 
HE's quite the planner, huh?
Raine on 03/23/2015 14:52:20
Quote by trojanrabbit:
tedcruz.com
tedcruzforamerica.com
HE's quite the planner, huh?
Comment by Scoopster on 03/23/2015 15:06:56
Scoopster on 03/23/2015 15:06:56
I... don't know what to make of this. 
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Comment by clintster on 03/23/2015 15:28:48
clintster on 03/23/2015 15:28:48
Comment by Raine on 03/23/2015 15:32:27
Hi Clint!
That is sad news.
Raine on 03/23/2015 15:32:27
Quote by clintster:
Sad, but tangentally related to Momma news: AJ Pero, drummer for Twisted Sister, has died.
Hi Clint!
That is sad news.
Comment by Scoopster on 03/23/2015 15:32:42
Scoopster on 03/23/2015 15:32:42
Comment by Raine on 03/23/2015 15:42:54
Raine on 03/23/2015 15:42:54
I have to say, listening to the callers on the show, I am really shocked that so many people don;t believe Clinton should be primaries. 
Comment by Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 15:49:56
This is the best typo in the history of my company. "Back ho."
Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 15:49:56
This is the best typo in the history of my company. "Back ho."
Comment by Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 15:51:43
Aaand there goes my productivity for the day!
Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 15:51:43
Quote by Scoopster:
I have discovered Wu-Tang Finance, and nothing will ever be the same. Word is born, yo.
Aaand there goes my productivity for the day!
Comment by Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 15:52:11
Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 15:52:11
Comment by Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 16:43:11
Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 16:43:11
Comment by trojanrabbit on 03/23/2015 16:45:08
"Liberty" "University"
trojanrabbit on 03/23/2015 16:45:08
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:WElcome to the freak show!
That clown car is going to start filling up.
"Liberty" "University"
Comment by Scoopster on 03/23/2015 17:00:10
Scoopster on 03/23/2015 17:00:10
Polls in the Granite State show overwhelming support for new legislation naming Rep. Warren Groen New Hampshire’s official state moron.
It was during recent debate on a bill drafted by Hampton Falls fourth-graders to name the red-tailed hawk official state raptor that the Rochester Republican distinguished himself as a true right-wing birdbrain.
Comment by BobR on 03/23/2015 17:20:37
link please - I am sure there is more fun to read wherever this came from
BobR on 03/23/2015 17:20:37
Quote by Scoopster:Polls in the Granite State show overwhelming support for new legislation naming Rep. Warren Groen New Hampshire’s official state moron.
It was during recent debate on a bill drafted by Hampton Falls fourth-graders to name the red-tailed hawk official state raptor that the Rochester Republican distinguished himself as a true right-wing birdbrain.
link please - I am sure there is more fun to read wherever this came from
Comment by Scoopster on 03/23/2015 17:22:24
It's a satire piece. Oh how I wish it were real!
Scoopster on 03/23/2015 17:22:24
Quote by BobR:Quote by Scoopster:Polls in the Granite State show overwhelming support for new legislation naming Rep. Warren Groen New Hampshire’s official state moron.
It was during recent debate on a bill drafted by Hampton Falls fourth-graders to name the red-tailed hawk official state raptor that the Rochester Republican distinguished himself as a true right-wing birdbrain.
link please - I am sure there is more fun to read wherever this came from
It's a satire piece. Oh how I wish it were real!
Comment by TriSec on 03/23/2015 17:32:47
TriSec on 03/23/2015 17:32:47
So, Jacoby Ellsbury hurt himself in spring training? He's usually SO durable...
Comment by Raine on 03/23/2015 18:01:56
Raine on 03/23/2015 18:01:56
EarlG is SO good at making these memes!
Comment by 
livingonli on 03/23/2015 18:37:52
livingonli on 03/23/2015 18:37:52
Good day, folks. I wonder how crowded it will get in the GOP clown car.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 03/23/2015 18:40:49
Will in Chicago on 03/23/2015 18:40:49
Hi! I hope that everyone is well! (I am on spring break this week after a very hectic week.)
As for Ted Cruz, I have to ask how he thinks he can win the primaries with right wing rhetoric and then try to appeal to undecided voters in the general election
As for Senator Warren, I believe that she would be a great candidate. I suspect that she will remain in the Senate, seeking to build a progressive movement and help candidates I would hope that we see a vigorous debate among the Democrats leading up to the nomination.
As for Ted Cruz, I have to ask how he thinks he can win the primaries with right wing rhetoric and then try to appeal to undecided voters in the general election
As for Senator Warren, I believe that she would be a great candidate. I suspect that she will remain in the Senate, seeking to build a progressive movement and help candidates I would hope that we see a vigorous debate among the Democrats leading up to the nomination.
Comment by Raine on 03/23/2015 19:50:12
How is the job going, Will?
Raine on 03/23/2015 19:50:12
Quote by Will in Chicago:
Hi! I hope that everyone is well! (I am on spring break this week after a very hectic week.)
As for Ted Cruz, I have to ask how he thinks he can win the primaries with right wing rhetoric and then try to appeal to undecided voters in the general election
As for Senator Warren, I believe that she would be a great candidate. I suspect that she will remain in the Senate, seeking to build a progressive movement and help candidates I would hope that we see a vigorous debate among the Democrats leading up to the nomination.
How is the job going, Will?
Comment by TriSec on 03/23/2015 20:11:54
TriSec on 03/23/2015 20:11:54
I regret that I have entered a nest of vipers today. Tangling with a RWLM on a veteran's site over the signs and seals of the confederacy (aka enemies of the Union). So far, I have been amused. I expect it may be mere minutes until the name- calling begins.
Comment by BobR on 03/23/2015 20:20:52
Lemme guess - the stars and bars aren't a racist symbol, states rights, southern way of life, blah blah blah...
close?
BobR on 03/23/2015 20:20:52
Quote by TriSec:
I regret that I have entered a nest of vipers today. Tangling with a RWLM on a veteran's site over the signs and seals of the confederacy (aka enemies of the Union). So far, I have been amused. I expect it may be mere minutes until the name- calling begins.
Lemme guess - the stars and bars aren't a racist symbol, states rights, southern way of life, blah blah blah...
close?
Comment by Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 20:23:41
Actually, no, The Texas Sons of the Confederacy is suing Texas on 1st Amendment grounds over the state denying them a SoC vanity tag for sale in Texas (Yes, you read that right, Texas). Part of their argument is Texas celebrates a state holiday called "Confederate Heroes Day" and there is Confederate swag for sale in the state capital building gift shop.
Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 20:23:41
Quote by BobR:Quote by TriSec:
I regret that I have entered a nest of vipers today. Tangling with a RWLM on a veteran's site over the signs and seals of the confederacy (aka enemies of the Union). So far, I have been amused. I expect it may be mere minutes until the name- calling begins.
Lemme guess - the stars and bars aren't a racist symbol, states rights, southern way of life, blah blah blah...
close?
Actually, no, The Texas Sons of the Confederacy is suing Texas on 1st Amendment grounds over the state denying them a SoC vanity tag for sale in Texas (Yes, you read that right, Texas). Part of their argument is Texas celebrates a state holiday called "Confederate Heroes Day" and there is Confederate swag for sale in the state capital building gift shop.
Comment by Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 20:26:46
Mondobubba on 03/23/2015 20:26:46
Comment by Raine on 03/23/2015 20:37:45
Raine on 03/23/2015 20:37:45
Shadenfreude CROOOOZ style! HE gonna lose his health insurance!!!
Cruz has previously said that he receives his health insurance through his wife's Goldman plan and has boasted about not needing to receive government health care benefits.
It's unclear what health care plan the Texas senator will choose while his wife is on leave from Goldman. Cruz's spokespeople didn't immediately return requests for this information.
Lawmakers generally are required to receive insurance through Obamacare unless they're able to obtain coverage from another source. Cruz has built a political brand by vocally opposing that system. If he were to go on the congressional health care plan, he could encounter plenty of criticism.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 03/24/2015 03:13:24
The job is going well, and I worked with students to create their school's first student newspaper I am working hard, but making progress. It was just that last week was insanely busy.
I am waiting on some letters of reference and will check locally and out East. (I may need to see about borrowing a couch, as a long term sub does not make much Or find an Extended Stay America..)
Will in Chicago on 03/24/2015 03:13:24
Quote by Raine:Quote by Will in Chicago:
Hi! I hope that everyone is well! (I am on spring break this week after a very hectic week.)
As for Ted Cruz, I have to ask how he thinks he can win the primaries with right wing rhetoric and then try to appeal to undecided voters in the general election
As for Senator Warren, I believe that she would be a great candidate. I suspect that she will remain in the Senate, seeking to build a progressive movement and help candidates I would hope that we see a vigorous debate among the Democrats leading up to the nomination.
How is the job going, Will?
The job is going well, and I worked with students to create their school's first student newspaper I am working hard, but making progress. It was just that last week was insanely busy.
I am waiting on some letters of reference and will check locally and out East. (I may need to see about borrowing a couch, as a long term sub does not make much Or find an Extended Stay America..)